ATP tennis tournament St. Petersburg Open 2013 took place on previous week. Latvian Ernests Gulbis captured the singles title while the Spanish team David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco have triumphed in the doubles. For a whole week TOHOLOGY had a chance to observe this sports event. You can find review of the most interesting moments in our special report.
Introduction
Autograph sessions
Off-court activity
A St. Petersburg Open off-court activity took place in the Grand Hotel Europe. Mikhail Youzhny and his son Maxim joined the hotel chef Glen Cooper and his assistants for a cooking session. They made ravioli and their Russian equivalent pelmeni.
Tournament's final
Leisure
As part of the cultural program of the St. Petersburg Open 2012 tournament, Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg hosted a culinary competition with the participation of current doubles champions Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins.
International MICE Geography Show – annual event for the leading players of the MICE industry – was organized by the Russian Association of Business Travel for the fifth time in Moscow. TOHOLOGY visited the event at the Ritz-Carlton, Moscow hotel and prepared photography review.
How often do we pause to think about people behind luxurious service and miracles performed backstage beyond the STAFF ONLY sign? In a new monthly series we will have a coverage on issues related to building a team and pursuing a career in hotel industry. Our first release is dedicated to HR managers: What part a hotel HR manager plays?
International Amadeus Partners Event took place in Skolkovo innovation centre for the second time and brought together top management of Amadeus and leaders of the aviation and tourism business from 20 countries. The main topic of the conference was a paradigm shift in the tourism and aviation industry, the introduction the New Distribution Capability, and a deep-dive into the strategy of digital transformation for successful growth.