Andrzej Szymczyk
Development Director, Poland and Eastern Europe
IHG Hotels & Resorts
Andrzej Szymczyk is Development Director for Poland & Eastern Europe at IHG®, one of the world’s leading hotel companies. He is responsible for leading and growing IHG’s portfolio through franchise and management agreements.
Andrzej has over 19 years of extensive international experience in the hospitality industry across various hotel departments, especially in large hotel groups as well as independent hotels covering a large variety of property types. He is well positioned to help owners optimise their asset and recommending the most appropriate brand and design solutions for their properties.
Participates in the sessions:
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Tourism is back on track. Are hotels too?
- Which segments of the hotel market will experience the most growth in the near future – will it be urban, resort, economy, upscale or upper upscale, or perhaps luxury hotels?
- Lease agreements in the hotel market are becoming increasingly popular. Will they push franchises and management contracts out of the market?
- The lack of bank financing has created a supply gap in the hotel market as developers have stopped building new facilities. How has limited access to financing affected the transaction market and the development of hotel businesses?
- Is the Polish market attractive to new brands and operators? What are the development plans of hotel chains and investors in Poland?
- Trends in travel and tourism and their impact on the hotel sector.
- Crete or Sopot – which of the two did tourists choose? Are Polish hotels still competitively priced in the European tourism market?
- What is the current situation in the hotel sector? Has the market rebounded after the pandemic lockdowns, and how is it developing?
