10.11.2015

On 10 November 2015, the AEB Finance & Investments Committee and the AEB Hotels & Tourism Working Group held the joint open event “Accommodation and Hospitality at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™”.

During the event the audience had the opportunity to get first-hand information on accommodation and hospitality at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. The event also served as a platform to share ideas and experiences. Jaime Byrom, MATCH Services AG, and Paul Whelan, MATCH Accommodation 2018, answered numerous questions regarding team and referees accommodation, tenders for hotels, transportation and catering, national and FIFA regulations, visa related procedures, ticket distribution and purchase, security and safety at games, etc.

The event was moderated by Stuart Lawson, Chairman of the AEB Finance & Investments Committee, EY, and Armin Eberhard, Chairman of the AEB Hotels & Tourism Working Group, General Manager, Renaissance Moscow Monarch Centre Hotel. The welcome speech was made by Ruslan Kokarev, AEB COO.

The presentations can be found HERE.

L–R: Paul Whelan, General Manager Russia, MATCH Accommodation 2018; Jaime Byrom, Executive Chairman, MATCH Services AG; Armin Eberhard, Chairman of the AEB Hotels & Tourism Working Group, General Manager, Renaissance Moscow Monarch Centre Hotel; Stuart Lawson, Chairman of the AEB Finance & Investments Committee, Executive Director, EY.

Please see the photoreport on our facebook page.