The History of the AICR
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The History of the AICR |
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Presidents Welcome |
1964 René Jayles, Front Office Manager of the Carlton in Cannes They are soon joined by Jean Boeri, Front Office Manager of the Hotel de Paris, Monte Carlo and Henri Allavena of the Hotel Martinez, Cannes. 1965 Their Parisian counterparts convene to found the Amicale of Paris of which Gérard Colbert, Front Office Manager of the Hotel Ritz, Paris is elected first President. The two amicales adopt the logo designed by Jean-Paul Desmarestz. The statutes are adopted and registered at the prefecture of Paris. From the outset eminent hoteliers accept the position of Honorary President of each of the two amicales. For the ACR Côte D’Azur, Maître Paul Augier, President-Director-General of the Hotel Negresco in Nice. For the ACR Paris, Mr Lucien Barrière, President-Director-General of hotels and casino of Deauville. 7 – 8 September Mr Lucien Barrière invites the ACR Paris to a week end at the Hôtel Normandy at Deauville. They decide to create a national amicable. 1966 Madame Paul Augier lavishly welcomes to her Negresco the assembly composed of the Amicale Nationale des Sous-Directeurs et Chefs de Réception des Grands Hotles de France, under the effective presidency of the Secretary of State for Tourism, Mr Pierre Dumas. Registration of new statutes at the prefecture of Paris. Clause Lemercier, Resident Manager of the Hotel George V in Paris, becomes the first President of the ACR, and Mr Louis Colonelli, Director of the same hotel its first Honorary President. 1967 The ACR Paris, under the new presidency of René Carle, Front Office Manager of the Plaza Athénée, numbers 53 members; the Côte D’Azur under the presidency of René Jayles, Front Office Manager of the Carlton in Cannes, 25 members. Jean Potfer, Director General of La Réserve de Beaulieu becomes the second Honorary President of the Côte D’Azur. 1969 The ACR Paris now numbers 60 members and a new president, Guy Moreau, Resident Manager of the Hotel Ritz. The Côte D’Azur twin, 40 members and the same president, René Jayles. The French ACR seeks to export the amicalist spirit overseas. Contacts are made with Germany, Italy, Belgium and Switzerland which bore fruit in 1973 with the foundation of the Amicale Suisse, by Claudio Guida and Otto Berger. 1973 The first International President is elected, Otto Berger, Front Office Manager of the hotel Bellevue Palace in Bern. Jean-Paul Desmarestz modifies the logo. Jean Armleder, visionary of international hotel industry becomes the first Honorary President of the AICR. 2nd International Congress in Cannes Pierre Weill, Resident Manager of the Hotel Ritz in Paris, is elected President. 1974 Germany, in the era of the Iron Curtain, founds her Amicale, Gert Prantner, Front Office Manager of the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg becomes the first President. 1977 3rd International Congress in Genève 1979 Franz Hofer, Director of Hotel Aukamm in Wiesbaden, is elected President. Austria under the impetus of Franz Hofer joins the ranks of the AICR with Alfred Konvicka at its head. Italy and Belgium hesitate regarding joining the AICR. Some independents from San Remo and from Brussels are affiliated to the Côte D’Azur. 1981 Election of Franz-Josef Brühl, Front Office Manager of the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg as President? 1983 Election of Marc Hemmer, Front Office Manager of the Hotel Bellevue au Lac in Zurich as President. 1985 1987 David Campbell remains President. Delegation attends from United Kingdom and observers from Spain, Portugal and Italy. 1989 David Campbell, President. United Kingdom join with, at her head, Annie Boslem, Front Office Manager of the Royal Garden Hotel in London. Reception for Congress attendees held by the Mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac. 1990 1991 Claudio Guida, Resident Manager of the Hotel Beau Rivage, Geneva, is elected new President. Message of welcome from Prime Minister John Major. Launch of new sections
New statutes and internal rules implemented for the use of sections. 1992 The ‘Trophée David Campbell’, competition for the best receptionist is created by Tim Chaning-Pearce and Marcel Elbaz. The AICR logo undergoes its third transformation with the incorporation of the globe. 1993 Claudio Guida is re-elected President for the third time. Creation of the Czech section, President: Karel Stepan, Director of Rooms, Hotel Inter-Continental of Prague. Henri Maria pioneer of the AICR becomes Honorary President of the Côte d’Azur Amicale. Alain-Dominique Perris is made International Honorary Member. Marcel Elbaz is named Honorary President 1995 Graham Bamford, Resident Manager of the Hyde Park Hotel in London, becomes President. Italy joins, President Francesco Dibitetto, Front Office Manager, Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan. Frank J. Klein, President of the Hotel Ritz, Paris is named Honorary President in company with Claudio Guida. Final of the Trophée David Campbell in Vienna. Germany takes the title. 1996 Catherine Kozak, Front Office Manager of the Hotel Royal Windsor is the first President. 1997 Graham Bamford is unanimously re-elected President. Dev Sharma, representing Switzerland, wins the Trophée David Campbell 1998 Nathan Logan, representing Singapore, wins the Trophée David Campbell 1999 Vaclav Vitek is elected President Vanessa Bourguard, representing Switzerland, wins the Trophée David Campbell 2000 Anika Dehne, representing the United Kingdom, wins the Trophée David Campbell 2001 Klaus Kabelitz, House Manager at Claridge’s in London becomes President Janine Muhl, representing France (Paris), wins the Trophée David Campbell 2002 Aisha Ahmad, representing Singapore, wins the Trophée David Campbell 2003 Klaus Kabelitz , now General Manager at The Berkeley in London, is re-elected president Edmund Lim-Chong, representing Switzerland wins the Trophée David Campbell Estonia joins the Amicale with Kristel Viding as their first President 2004 Alexandra Edel, representing Switzerland, wins the Trophée David Campbell 2005 U.A.E. joins the Amicale with Azar Saliba as their first President Michael Stenner, General Manager at the Three Sisters in Tallinn, becomes president 2006 Presidium meeting in London Verena Fox, representing France - Paris, wins the Trophée David Campbell 2007 18th International Congress in Tallinn Micheal Stenner, General Manager at the Three Sisters in Tallinn is re-elected President. Karene Lim, representing Singapore, wins the Trophée David Campbell 2008 Presidium meeting in Dubai |