Ritz Paris appoints Laurent Herschbach as General Manager – after a 26 years career at the iconic luxury hotel. Herschbach joined Ritz Paris in 1997 as a Receptionist, having held several positions within the luxurious property during his career.
Since 2021, Ritz Paris has been making headlines with a new strategic branding implemented by Natalie Bader Messian, member of the board. Natalie Bader Messian has been working to open the Ritz Paris to local life, to Parisians.
'The Ritz does not belong just to its clients. It belongs to everyone,”
Messian said.
Natalie Bader Messian, a luxury executive who has helmed brands including Clarins and Fred, is currently helping the Ritz Paris to burnish its brand and diversify its revenue streams. A collaboration with Los Angeles-based lifestyle label FrameBut that’s just the tip of the iceberg. A new Switzerland-based entity, Ritz Enterprise SA is developing a host of Ritz-branded products, ranging from tableware to toys and gourmet food, and on Oct. 6th opened its first shop-in-shop at the department store in Doha, Qatar.
“The word ‘ritzy’ is part of the American vocabulary,”
she marvelled. Although she was a newcomer to the hotel industry, the executive was undaunted by the challenge of tackling a new field.
ABOUT RITZ PARIS
The Ritz Paris is a hotel in central Paris, overlooking the Place Vendôme in the city's 1st arrondissement. A member of the Leading Hotels of the World marketing group, the Ritz Paris is ranked among the most luxurious hotels in the world.
The hotel was founded in 1898 by the Swiss hotelier César Ritz in collaboration with the French chef Auguste Escoffier. The hotel was constructed behind the façade of an eighteenth-century townhouse. It was among the first hotels in Europe to provide an en suite bathroom, electricity, and a telephone for each room. It quickly established a reputation for luxury and attracted a clientele that included royalty, politicians, writers, film stars, and singers. Several of its suites are named in honour of famous guests of the hotel including Coco Chanel, and the cocktail lounge Bar Hemingway pays tribute to writer Ernest Hemingway. Beginning in 2012, the 159-room hotel underwent a four-year, multimillion-euro renovation, reopening on 6 June 2016.
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