People are the heart of hospitality
Hospitality is a people business and it matters because it has heart. Heart of Hospitality celebrates the moments and lives of people who make this industry so special – our Heartists®, the world of hospitality and beyond, curated by Accor.
Those who work in the industry do so for many reasons, most commonly because they simply like people. They care about the craft, the experience and the service because it matters. It matters to our guests and therefore it matters to us.
Hospitality is the epitome of diversity, bringing together people from all backgrounds, from all walks of life, from all over the world. It is an industry full of passionate, creative and talented people some of whom have worked in the industry their entire life, others who fell into the sector and fell in love with it. Whatever their background, their stories are connected by their talent, love and care for what they do.
Here we celebrate their work, their stories, their heart.
Heart of Hospitality Stories
- Tiago Dias10. February 2025Tiago Dias
Food & Beverage Manager, ibis Styles Lisboa - Portugal
- Irene Garcia Menendez10. February 2025Irene Garcia Menendez
Banqueting Sales Executive, Novotel Paris Est - France
- Jitendra Yadav5. February 2025Jitendra Yadav
Night Team Leader, ibis Styles London Southwark - United Kingdom
- Artur Cruz29. January 2025Artur Cruz
Maintenance Manager, Mercure Porto Centro Aliados - Portugal
- Monica Ciaccio27. January 2025Monica Ciaccio
Front Office Team Member, Novotel Milano Linate - Italy
- Ionela Constantin20. January 2025Ionela Constantin
Executive Chef, Mercure Bucharest Unirii - Romania
- Fabio Mascetti15. January 2025Fabio Mascetti
Maître D', Novotel Milano Malpensa - Italy
- Othmane Benjelloun20. December 2024Othmane Benjelloun
Restaurant Manager, Novotel Marrakech - Morocco
- Olivier Eyriac9. December 2024Olivier Eyriac
Maintenance Manager, Novotel Bordeaux Lac - France
- Laura Wahl4. December 2024Laura Wahl
Reservation Manager, Mövenpick Hotel Berlin - Germany
- Danuta Jabłońska26. November 2024Danuta Jabłońska
Deputy Food & Beverage Manager, ibis Warszawa Centrum - Poland
- Imane Elkhamlousy20. November 2024Imane Elkhamlousy
Receptionist, Novotel Marrakech (Morocco)
- Mouad Tehraoui20. November 2024Mouad Tehraoui
General Controller, ibis Marrakech Centre Gare - Morocco
- Emmanuel Pauliat14. November 2024Emmanuel Pauliat
Executive Chef, Pullman Tbilisi Axis Towers - Georgia
- Melanie Smit25. October 2024Melanie Smit
Reservations Representative, Novotel Rotterdam Brainpark - The Netherlands
It’s not a job, it’s a way of life, it is in our DNA.
Vanessa van der Vaart, General Manager at Novotel Den Haag City Centre