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Written by: Klára Smolová
Photo: Věroslav Sixt, Aleš Vlachovský

Diplomatic Carmen - 9.9.2004
Thematic parties are always popular. Vienna International, owner of several top hotels in the Czech Republic, chose "Carmen" as a theme. Although apart from the employees only a few wore costumes, the ambience in hotel Diplomat was pleasantly "hot".

Eric van Daal (let), general manager, Savoy Hotel, and
Kristina Kopáčková, general director, Hana Tours Praha

Karel Procházka (left), general director, Guarant, and
Jaroslav Veselý, general director, ProMoPro

Gernot Riha (left), general manager, Loipersdorf Hotel in Austria, and
Vladimir Gjuras, chairman of the board, Vienna International

Fresh breeze - 15.9.2004
The network of Czech Centers abroad was originally culturally oriented, but now they have begun to combine business, culture, and the travel industry. Representatives of the sectors met in the Čzernín palace of the ministry of foreign affairs at a gala evening moderated by Marek Eben.

Cyril Svoboda (left), minister of foreign affairs, with screenplay writer and actor Zdeněk Svěrák

Actress Jana Švandová, Jakub Horáček (middle), consultant, and Jaap Aardse, managing director, Ardsco

Jana Horáčková, marketing manager, Czech Centers, Petr Bohumínský (middle),
commercial manager, KOH-I-NOR, and Oldřich Brýža, film director and director of TvF

Run, baby, run - 19.9.2004
Another of the Prague International Marathon series - Mattoni Grand Prix - brought world champions to town, as well as many amateurs, to compete on 5 km (women) and 10 km (men) courses.

Gabriele Guzzo, marketing director, Karlovarské minerální vody,
awards the winner of the Women's run, Kenyan Carolin Kilel Cheptonui


Armin Zerunyan (left), general manager, Hotel Hilton, and
Carlo Capalbo, general director of Prague International Marathon

Miroslav Ševčík (left), director of Liberal institute Prague, with Petra Voláková, TV moderator

Pavel Maurer (left), publisher of Grand Restaurant, and Gabriele Guzzo

Gabriele Guzzo (left) and actor Dalibor Gondík with his son

Ready to move in - 23.9.2004
Orco Property Group built its success on the renovation of old buildings into modern luxury developments. Residence Pachtův Palác at the Old Town is definitely the peak of their work - as was evident during the viewing tours at the opening party.

Kamil Kosman (left), divisional director of real estate & mortgage finance, Česká spořitelna,
Jean-Franćois Ott, CEO, Orco Property Group, and
Walter Hampel, sales director for Central and Eastern Europe, Hypo Real Estate Bank International


Kamil Kosman (left), Milorad Miškovič Miško, sales and marketing director, Real Estate Karlín Group

Steven Davis (left), vice president, Orco Property Group, and Evan Lazar, attorney and co-chairman, Salans