Sommet Education and UNWTO: Hospitality Challenge Online Events
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ –Â World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Sommet Education launch Hospitality Challenge Pitch â a series of online discussions with UNWTO experts and tourism leaders, revealing some of the winners of the ‘Hospitality Challenge,’ the solidarity initiative created by the two partners. They will share insights on the state of tourism and hospitality, and the prospective solutions to restart tourism.
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The ‘Hospitality Challenge’ was launched to foster the recovery of the hospitality industry through innovative projects submitted by entrepreneurs, start-uppers, students, career changers and anyone passionate about the industry. Among almost 600 applications received from all over the world, 30 top finalists have been granted a full-board scholarship for Master programs, MBAs, and other specialized programs in Hospitality, Culinary and Pastry Arts a
Dezeen promotion: an abandoned wine factory converted into a hotel by Athens architects K-studio has been named Ultimate Winner of the AHEAD Global Awards in a livestream broadcast on Dezeen today.
Built within the derelict structures of an abandoned wine factory on Greece s western Peloponnese coastline, the Dexamenes Seaside Hotel took home the highly coveted AHEAD Global Ultimate Accolade as well as the Creative Conversion Award.
Untouched since the 1920s, the wine factory s existing buildings were sensitively preserved by design practice K-studio while interventions that would complement their brutality were added.
On site, the studio were presented with two concrete blocks that were divided lengthwise into two rows of 10 storage tanks. These tanks became the identical hotel rooms arranged in a linear plan with their openings towards the adjacent beach.