Twelve months ago, it seemed self-evident that 2021 would become a much better year than 2020. Unfortunately, the reality we faced was different. Despite that, certain things took a turn for the better during the year, and the possibility for many EuroCHRIE members to [...]

Fifteen wonderful years have passed since I joined École de Savignac, and I feel the time is ripe for me to take on new professional challenges.I will leave my position on 14 January 2022 to join the Ferrandi team at the beginning of March 2022 [...]

"Are you sure I really don't need to wear a mask?" The question dominated my mind as I entered the breakfast room of the Comwell hotel on Monday 27  September, the first day of the 2021 EuroCHRIE conference. I felt delinquent but, simultaneously, extremely [...]

Prof. Willy Legrand asks experts to provide feedback on why COP26 matters.Two weeks of negotiations in November 2015 led to the Paris Agreement. The culmination of 20 years of discussions, concessions and compromises. I attended COP21 in Paris as an observer. Renewed optimism was felt [...]

22 Sept 2021 - EuroCHRIE Challenge 2020 & 2021 - Awards Speech - Heidi Anaya

Dear EuroCHRIE Members, I am excited and honored to be carrying the EuroCHRIE flag forward as your 2021-22 President. The past 18 months have been strenuous for everyone, but with vaccinations progressing, there is finally light at the end of the tunnel, even if [...]

Thorsten Merkle will take up his position at the Institute of Facility Management (IFM) in November 2021 and will become head of the Hospitality Management & Services competence group from January 2022. In his new role, he will organise and supervise research projects in the [...]