Palazzo Sasso's GM Receives Highest Honor at Luxury Travel Expo
LAS VEGAS, NV, December 16, 2009 - Luxury Travel Advisor has awarded Palazzo Sasso's General Manager, Aaron Kaupp, with the honor of “Top General Manager of a Luxury Hotel/Resort Worldwide” at the Awards of Excellence Conference, December 2009, held in Las Vegas.
Kaupp was first nominated alongside a very prestigious group of hoteliers, including David Morgan Hewitt, The Goring Hotel, London; Francois Delahaye, Hotel Plaza Athenee, Paris; Franka Holtmann, Le Meurice, Paris; Ed Steiner, One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos; Ali Kasikci, Montage, Beverly Hills and Geoffrey Gelardi from The Lanesborough, London. “I could not be more humbled to have accepted this award when placed besides these esteemed and experienced colleagues…all of whom I have viewed as a mentor. I am completely honored,” says Kaupp.
The nominations are determined by a committee of travel advisors whom have graced the covers of the Luxury Travel Advisor since its inception. Included in this mix are Bob Malmberg, The Malmberg Travel Group, Priscilla Alexander, Protravel International, Barbara Gallay, Linden/Frosch Travel; Kimberly Wilson Wetty and Jennifer Wilson Buttigieg, Valerie Wilson Travel; Anne Morgan Scully, McCabe Bremer Travel; Martin Rapp, Altour; Malaka Hilton, Admiral Travel; Peter Carideo, CRC Travel; Wido Schaefer, The Travel Store; Nancy Strong of Strong Travel and many other influential voices in the travel community. The voting is done by the qualified readers of Luxury Travel Advisor magazine.
Palazzo Sasso and Kaupp have persevered through a difficult economy with grace and poise. In the spring the hotel announced its “Amenity Choice Program” giving guests that book certain room categories to choose a bonus amenity, complimentary. In the early summer the hotel opened “Sasso by the Sea”, a private villa that sits steps from the water's edge, allowing hotel guests to have “beach access.” In late August, Rossellinis, Sasso's two-starred Michelin restaurant, was awarded “The Best Culinary Experience” by Virtuoso at its conference, also in Las Vegas, August 2009.
About Palazzo Sasso Palazzo Sasso is a stunning five star hotel on Italy's famous Amalfi Coast. It was built during the 12th century as a palace for royalty. It opened as a hotel following World War II but closed during the 1970s. The hotel reopened in July 1997, following a $20 million renewal. The hotel has 32 rooms and 11 suites and boasts a staff to guest ratio of 2 employees per room. Palazzo Sasso is home to Rossellinis', a two Michelin stars restaurant, and two other restaurants serving unique and delicious, unforgettable food.
Kaupp came to Palazzo Sasso from another five-star property in Italy, Palazzo Magnani Feroni in Florence, which he opened for the owner in 2001. Kaupp has been with Palazzo Sasso since August 2006.
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