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12 March 2012 - Ludek Louda has been appointed Director of Sales & Marketing of InterContinental Prague, taking over from Jiri Benes, effective 21st February 2012. Ludek Louda, 52, has valuable experience in the hotel business and extensive experience in travel and aviation industry in Central & Eastern Europe. He started his hotel career as Director of Sales & Marketing in 2002 at the Holiday Inn Prague Congress Centre (IHG). He has worked for travel agency Detur as Country Manager of sales & marketing responsible for Turkey, Tunisia and Greece. In 2005 he came back to the hotel industry and since that time Ludek hold DOSM positions in different 5* hotels, especially in Russia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan and Turkey - Regional Sales Manager at the Renaissance Moscow, Director of Sales at the hotel Renaissance Atyrau, Director of sales & marketing at the Holiday Inn Samara, Director of sales & marketing responsible for Baltic States, Poland, Germany, Belarus and Russia at the Le Meridien Vilnius – Hotel & Golf Resort. His last position was DOSM at the Corinthia Nevsky Palace St. Petersburg. In his new role, Ludek will report directly to Alexander Schreiter, General Manager of the InterContinental Prague. Ludek Louda was born in Prague where he graduated from University of Economics. He speaks English, Russian and Czech. He is interested in studying hotel and respective market development. He loves oriental cuisine. His hobbies are discovering unknown places, downhill skiing, historical literature and movies. About InterContinental Prague Hotel InterContinental Prague has the prime location in the Prague down town. Offers to its guests 372 luxurious guests´ rooms, including 32 suites, 2 restaurants: Zlata Praha and Primator, Duke´s Bar & Café, garden café Enjoy43, relaxation center Health Club&Spa InterContinental, 190 surveilled underground parking plots. For Congress or Conference organizers offers 13 meeting rooms and a wide range of services and facilities for both the business traveller and the holidaymaker. About IHG IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organisation operating seven hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites®. IHG also manages Priority Club® Rewards, the world’s first and largest hotel loyalty programme with over 63 million members worldwide. IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns over 4,400 hotels and more than 658,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories, and has more than 1,100 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG expects to recruit around 90,000 new people worldwide across its estate over the next few years and is committed to gender balance throughout its business. We aspire to continue retaining a minimum of 25% female representation on the Board. InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. Visit www.ihg.com for hotel information and reservations and www.priorityclub.com for more on Priority Club Rewards. For our latest news, visit www.ihg.com/media, www.twitter.com/ihgplc or www.youtube.com/ihgplc. |
Contact: Petra Kazdova
Public Relations Manager Personal Assistant to Alexander Schreiter, General Manager INTERCONTINENTAL PRAGUE Parizska 30 110 00 Prague 1 Czech Republic Tel: +420 296 631 090 Mob: +420 724 519 327 e-mail: [email protected] |