“Lifetime Achievement Award”
Ιnternational Hospitality Investment Forum-2023
Honorary award to Stavros Andreadis & Andreas Andreadis for their contribution to the hospitality industry
The prestigious institution of the IHF awards leaders and protagonists of the international hotel industry
The iconic IHF Lifetime Achievement Award is given to leaders who have turned the hospitality industry on its head with their work and left a legacy for future generations. Previous winners have been industry leaders such as David Kong, former CEO of Best Western Hotels & Resorts; Sol Kerzner, founder and former chairman of Kerzner International Holdings Limited; Bill Marriott, chairman emeritus of Marriott International; and Isadore Sharp, founder and chairman of Four Seasons.
This year’s award ceremony took place during the forum with the central theme “Fortune Favours the Bold” with the participation of more than 2,000 distinguished hospitality professionals, owners and investors. The International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) is a member of the Questex Hospitality Group, which is a benchmark and meeting point for leaders of the hotel industry from around the world.
“It is a great honour to receive the “IHIF Lifetime Achievement Award” and to stand alongside prominent leaders and pioneers in the tourism industry. The Sani/Ikos story is the result of a lifetime of dedication, collective effort and passion for hospitality. Since the creation of Sani Resort 50 years ago and subsequently the pioneering Ikos Resorts model, our family business has expanded to top Mediterranean beachfront locations, offering guests unique experiences and quality, warm service. This venture, with the support of the Group’s Co-CEO and Co-Managing Partner, Mathieu Guillemin, achieved record performance and led to the 2022 alliance with GIC, the Singapore investment fund and one of the world’s largest investors. We are proud to prove, through our dynamic growth, that the luxury hospitality sector is one of the most innovative and attractive sectors of tourism for investors.” said Messrs. Stavros Andreadis and Andreas Andreadis, receiving the honorary award.
Alexi Khajavi, Group President of Questex Travel and Hospitality, said: “The IHIF Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to individuals who have made a lasting impact on the hospitality industry. The achievement of Stavros and Andreas is truly impressive. The creation and development of brands Sani Resort & Ikos Resorts which are considered industry-wide standards for the attention to detail they demonstrate, are the ultimate reflection of their hard work. Congratulations!”
The model Sani/Ikos: Case study of vertically integrated hotel management in the world. Model for autonomous development and operation.
Sani started as a classic family business in Halkidiki in the 1970s. With Stavros Andreadis as Chairman and Andreas Andreadis as CEO, it has evolved into the fastest growing hotel group in the Mediterranean, with privately owned all-inclusive luxury resorts and a pioneering model of vertical operation as owner, developer and operator at the same time, for the first time in the world. In 2015, a group of shareholders and Mathieu Guillemin created the Sani/Ikos Group and with the support of international investment groups, they led the Group to quadruple its size and assets in seven years. The successful strategy was confirmed during the pandemic period, when the Group showed remarkable resilience and strong financial performance.
In 2022, Sani/Ikos Group entered into an agreement with Singapore’s GIC investment fund, a transaction valued at €2.3 billion, the largest deal in the tourism sector in Europe since the pandemic. Today, the Group has 12 resorts that are model units with significant added value for all stakeholders – the state, the business, the employees, the local communities, the investors – through major investments in building strong brand values, uniqueness, quality, infrastructure, human resources and innovative sustainability programs with international recognition. Andreas Andreadis and Mathieu Guilleman are at the helm of the company with Stavros Andreadis as Honorary Chairman.
For the next five years, the Group’s investment plan exceeds €900 million. euros to upgrade existing hotels and expand the Ikos brand in the Mediterranean with two more luxury all-inclusive resorts. The plan will create over 2,900 new jobs in the region by 2025.
Stavros Andreadis and Andreas Andreadis – Significant contribution to the promotion of Greek tourism
Stavros Andreadis played an active role in collective bodies of the Hospitality and Tourism Sector and served as President of SETE – Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises – social partner – for eight consecutive years (2001-2008). In 2013, Ernst & Young named him “Greek Innovative Entrepreneur of the Year”. Dr. Andreas Andreadis, has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers and from 2011-2017, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SETE, while he was the initiator of Marketing Greece and INSETE, two non-profit organizations for the official promotion of the Greek travel industry through the cooperation of public and private entities. Stavros Andreadis and Dr. Andreas Andreadis remain Honorary Presidents of SETE.
Σχετικά με τον Όμιλο Sani/Ikos
Ο Όμιλος Sani/Ikos είναι ένας καινοτόμος, δυναμικά αναπτυσσόμενος ξενοδοχειακός όμιλος, με συγκροτήματα πολυτελείας σε μοναδικούς παραθαλάσσιους προορισμούς της Μεσογείου. Μέσω των εμπορικών σημάτων του Sani Resort και Ikos Resorts, αναπτύσσει και λειτουργεί πάνω από 3.450 δωμάτια και σουίτες σε 12 ιδιόκτητα ξενοδοχειακά συγκροτήματα στην Ελλάδα και την Ισπανία, τα οποία συγκαταλέγονται στα κορυφαία resorts πολυτελείας παγκοσμίως. Ο Όμιλος έχει εξασφαλίσει νέα επενδυτικά έργα δυναμικότητας σχεδόν 1,000 δωματίων, σουιτών και βιλών για την επέκταση της μάρκας Ikos στην Ελλάδα (Κρήτη) και την Πορτογαλία (Αλγκάρβε), που προγραμματίζεται να λειτουργήσουν το 2025, ενώ νέοι προορισμοί βρίσκονται στα σχέδια. Στόχος του Ομίλου Sani/Ikos είναι να συνεχίσει την ανάπτυξη των εμπορικών σημάτων Sani Resort and Ikos Resorts στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό, προσφέροντας απαράμιλλη φιλοξενία στους επισκέπτες του και δημιουργώντας προοπτικές ανάπτυξης για τους ανθρώπους του, σημαντικά οφέλη για τα οικοσυστήματα που περιβάλλουν τα ξενοδοχεία του, αλλά και αξία για τους μετόχους του. Πρωτοπόρος σε θέματα βιώσιμου τουρισμού, ο Όμιλος έχει αναπτύξει ένα φιλόδοξο στρατηγικό πλάνο αειφορίας (ESG), ενώ είναι μέλος του Οικουμενικού Συμφώνου των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για τις επιχειρήσεις (UN Global Compact). Περισσότερες πληροφορίες: https://www.saniikos.com/
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