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
- Yousra Grima24. April 2025Yousra Grima
Receptionist, ibis Styles Lille Centre Grande Place - France
- Fiona Jabri24. April 2025Fiona Jabri
Head Waitress, ibis Paris Coeur d’Orly - France
- Nino Burjaliani17. April 2025Nino Burjaliani
Talent & Culture Business Partner Georgia and The CIS - Tbilisi (Georgia)
- Yuri Menel1. April 2025Yuri Menel
Shift Leader, Novotel Milano Nord Ca Granda - Italy
- Guillaume Blanchard17. March 2025Guillaume Blanchard
Executive Chef, Mövenpick Mansour Eddahbi - Morocco
- Romy Schwarz10. March 2025Romy Schwarz
General Manager, ibis Berlin Mitte - Germany
- Imane Hartal5. March 2025Imane Hartal
SPA Manager, Mercure Rif Nador - Morocco
- Halima Chelkha4. March 2025Halima Chelkha
Assistant Housekeeping Manager, Mercure Rif Nador - Morocco
- Nia Mzareulishvili11. February 2025Nia Mzareulishvili
Food & Beverage Manager, ibis Tbilisi Stadium - Georgia
- Tiago Dias10. February 2025Tiago Dias
Food & Beverage Manager, ibis Styles Lisboa Centro Liberdade - 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
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