Claus Sendlinger
CEO & Founder
Design Hotels™
Sep
A Visionary Mind
Claus Sendlinger began his career in the travel industry in 1987 with the founding of an agency specializing in sports and music events. Four years later he began Travel Trends, a tour organizer for high-end, authentic travel experiences. In 1993, Sendlinger established Design Hotels™, an early hospitality pioneer in the areas of guest experience, personalization, recognition, localization, sustainability, and beyond. By limiting the Design Hotels™ portfolio—by going deeper not wider—Sendlinger has created over the past two-plus decades a brand whose member hotels are recognized as among the most unique in the world. In November 2012, he was honored at the European Hotel Design Awards for outstanding contributions to the industry. In 2013 Design Hotels™ received AHGZ’s Special Award, a highly esteemed prize from one of Germany’s top hospitality publications.
Claus Sendlinger
CEO & Founder
Design Hotels™
Jamie Caring
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Mirkku Kullberg
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Surfer & Entrepreneur
Guy
Dittrich
Journalist
Serge Dive
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Beyond Luxury Media
Lex Empress
Singer & Songwriter
Josh
Fehnert
Food & Travel Editor
Monocle
David Flueck
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Laurent Haug
Entrepreneur
Wim Hof
"The Iceman"
Serdar Kutucu
Executive VP Brand & Strategy
Design Hotels™
Christian Malcher
VP Commercial Operations
Design Hotels™
Laura Nolte
VP Brand, Marketing
& Communications, EHPC
Brian Povinelli
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Marriott International
Ben Pundole
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Martin Raymond & Chris Sanderson
Co-Founders
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Markus Schreyer
Vice President The Americas
Design Hotels™
Jayson Seidman
Owner
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Alexandre Tannous
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