A nice car? No, that is too simple. A fast car? Yes, definitely! A unique car? Good question … perhaps still too simple. The idea behind the premium car brand Infiniti was to create an entirely different kind of car for an entirely different kind of driver, and this idea is proven to be successful. They looked deeply into the rich Japanese heritage, especially the Japanese aesthetic known as ‘Adeyaka’, a concept containing the notions of grace and vibrant sensuality,

1. Who are you? I’m Darjono Husodo, the owner and director of Antiq Hotel, a small family run boutique hotel located in the old town -historic part of Ljubljana, Slovenia. 2. What do you like about what you do? I like to see our guests enjoy their stay with us and realise they’ve had a wonderful experience in our city. 3. What don’t you like about what you do? I don’t like the low season, but rejecting guests when we

1. Who are you? My name is Petra von Kazinyan, and I was born on March 2nd, 1976 in Gelnhausen, Germany. After finishing my studies at the Goethe-University in Frankfurt/M., I moved to Vienna where I’ve been living and working since then. In the recent past, I participated in various exhibitions in Austria and abroad; in 2009, I was nominated for the “item-art prize for painting” in Ulm, Germany, I took part in group exhibitions in Frankfurt/M. and St. Christoph,

1. Who are you? Florian Weitzer – I am 35 years old and I´m managing 3 hotels in Graz: lifestyle design hotel daniel, Hotel “Das Weitzer” and “Grand Hotel Wiesler” 2. What do you like about what you do? I like to have the wide range of challenges instead of being focused on routine job. 3. What don’t you like about what you do? To deal with the sort of people who are not open minded, accounting and authorities. 4.

1. Tell us about yourself? Julian Payne, General Manager of Threadneedles Hotel, 69 bedroom 5 star boutique property in the heart of The City of London. Husband to Catherine and Father to Christopher who is 6 years old. 2. Tell us about your daily life at work and what you like about it? Everything, the Staff, the Guests, Every day is different. Working with other Passionate Individuals to create a high quality environment. 3. Tell us about your daily life

“At eight” restaurant recently celebrated its first birthday as the hotel was opened on November 6th, 2008. It was perfect timing that in the same week the new “Gault Millau”, Austria´s most important and really famous gourmet guide, was presented. Of course, there was hope that “at eight” restaurant would get an award, but still it felt like a surprise when the message came in that at eight was awarded with one toque. The happiness of the whole restaurant team

“We stayed at The Ring, an elegant five-star boutique hotel with young and helpful staff that prides itself on being the last word in casual luxury.” The Sunday Express pays Vienna a visit and recommends The Ring