Iconic memories

Anna Pakulniewicz, Eurobuild CEE: I see that Marriott is now expanding in a big way in the Baltic States. Janusz Mitulski, Marriott International: Yes, indeed. When I joined company in 2015, Marriott had no representation in the Baltics. Today we have three operating hotels there: one in Tallinn – the Telegraaf Hotel, which is part of the Autograph Collection, while the other is the 190-room Courtyard by Marriott in Vilnius, along with the recently opened 239-room AC by Marriott in Riga, which is a conversion of the former Albert Hotel. In addition we have a Moxy hotel under construction in Kaunas, which is likely to be the first Moxy to open in the Baltics. What’s happening in Ukraine? We opened our first hotel in Ukraine last year – Aloft Kiev, which is in a very good location in the city centre, close to the stadium. In terms of the development pipeline we can see the potential for bringing our brands to the three main cities – Kyiv, Odessa and Lviv. What