GHP Story

Global Hospitality Partners (GHP) is a dynamic consulting company specialized in hospitality. It was founded in 2024 by Michael Manz.

At that time, all three partners had already been working together for some years in the Hospitality industry, each of them developing their own knowledge and know-how in different areas of the business. Talking about their future, they realized they had accumulated an extensive understanding of the industry and business management, they were covering a wide range of operational and managerial aspects of the business as well and, above all, they had developed a strong and clear vision of the future of the industry. It became obvious that it was time for a new challenge: creating their own consulting firm.

In addition to their broad expertise, having on board two members of the well-known Manz family, one of the last Swiss private hotel owners, which has been successfully operating hotels for over 120 years, guaranteed access to an impressive network of influent experts, owners, investors and operators within the hospitality sector.

Today, Global Hospitality Partners stands on solid foundations, coming from a long-lasting Swiss Hospitality tradition, while developing innovative, effective, profit-oriented and tailored solutions for each of its client.

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Michael Manz is managing partner of Global Hospitality & Partners, which he founded with Alexander Manz i in 2010.

From 2000 to 2004, he worked for Manz Privacy Hotels Group as a member of the Management team responsible for monthly operational reports and planning and supervising renovations. From 2006 to 2010 he was Chief Finance Officer of the company, responsible for all real estate investments.

Michael is Chairmen of the board of ASW (a small world – ASWN:SW), a company listed on the Swiss stock exchange as well as member of the board of Hotver Hotel Group in Ecuador, which manages 7 hotels in that region. He has an MBA degree from SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan, Italy. He speaks five languages fluently: German, English, Italian, French and Russian, as well as advanced Spanish and basic Chinese.

In his free time, Michael enjoys skiing, chess and cooking. He is married and has three children.

Dario Bertucci is managing partner of Swiss Hospitality & Partners, which he founded, with the Manz brothers, in 2010. Since then he has been managing and contributing to several projects in the domains of hospitality construction, finance and operations.

From 2007 to 2010, he worked for Manz Privacy Hotels Group as a member of the management team, he was responsible for different refurbishment, accounting and IT projects. Prior to this experience, Dario had covered a multitude of roles, ranging several industries and across multiple countries (GE Healthcare, Unicredit, Eurobet, Artel).

Dario has an MBA degree from SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan, Italy. He speaks three languages fluently, English, Italian and French, and communicates well in German and Spanish. He also holds a PMP certification from the Project Management Institute.

In his free time, Dario enjoys skiing, long distance running and cooking. He is married and father of one child.

Alexander Manz is managing partner of Global Hospitality & Partners which he founded with Michael Manz in 2010. He is also President of the Board and Managing Partner of Swiss Hospitality Collection, an association of Swiss hotels with shared interests.

From 2000 to 2004, he worked for Manz Privacy Hotels Group, where he was a member of the Management team responsible for Sales & Marketing. During this time, the Manz Privacy Hotel Group increased its sales by over 50% and positioned itself as one of the leaders in strategic revenue management in hospitality in Switzerland. From 2006 to 2010, Alexander was Chief Marketing Officer of the company, responsible for all issues related to sales, marketing and PR.

Alexander has an MBA degree from SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan, Italy. He speaks four languages fluently: German, English, Italian and Russian, and also speaks advanced French and Spanish, and basic Chinese.

In his free time, Alexander enjoys skiing, swimming and traveling. He is married and has two children.