Hospitality real estate specialist Christie & Co has made two key appointments for Central Europe.
Manuel Strasser has been hired as a consultant in the firm's transaction department in Austria, while Sophia Koltze has been brought into the advisory and valuation services team in Munich.
Said Lukas Hochedlinger, managing director Central & Northern Europe: 'In the course of the recovery of the hotel industry, new investors and operators have actively entered the market.
'Concepts are being revised and hotel developers are again examining more and more new projects. This also increases the demand for professional hotel consulting and transaction support. We are therefore delighted to add Sophia and Manuel to our pan-European team of hotel experts in terms of quality and expertise.'
Strasser started as consultant investment & letting in the Christie & Co Vienna office in March 2022, with the responsibility to build relationships with hotel owners and support them in hotel transactions. His focus is on Austria as well as Central and Eastern Europe.
Before joining Christie & Co, Strasser gained his first international work experience at Hilton hotels and the hotel software company Gastfreund. During internships at Badrutt's Palace Hotel in St. Moritz and Schloss Fuschl near Salzburg, he also gathered insights into the luxury hotel market.
Koltze joined Christie & Co in April 2022, as junior consultant in the advisory & valuations services team in Munich. Her role includes supporting consulting projects such as feasibility and acquisition studies, location and market analyses, as well as hotel valuations.
