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Navigating Hospitality Industry’s 2024 Challenges

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Martina Maly-Gaertner

MRICS

COO, Member of the Board, UBM Development

Martina joined the Managing Board of UBM Development AG as COO in September 2021. She is responsible for the areas of hotel development and operation, human resources, interior design and insurances.

As part of her international career, Martina Maly-Gaertner has been accountable for the hotel portfolio and strategy development of Arabella Hospitality with its head office in Germany as COO since 2018. Prior to that, she led the European-focused tourism consulting and hotel development company Michaeler & Partner in Vienna as Managing Director for 8 years. In addition, she has 10 years of operational hotel management experience in America, the Middle East and Europe with internationally recognised hotel chains.

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