Richard Appelbaum, CEO of Divan Group, one of Turkey's leading companies in tourism and food&beverage sectors, was awarded with “Eurhodip Award” by Eurhodip, which brings together many tourism, hospitality and gastronomy schools in Europe and the world every year. “I am happy to add yet another international award to the collection we have,” said Appelbaum, who received the award from Luis de Lezama Barañano, Eurhodip President, at the Eurhodip 2019 Istanbul ceremony held by Vatel Istanbul in Istanbul this year.

Eurhodip 2019 Istanbul organization, during which Divan Group CEO Richard Appelbaum was awarded with “Eurhodip Award”, was hosted by Vatel Istanbul, which has a long-established background in hospitality education, in Istanbul on 16-20 October this year. Organized under the slogan” Let's Build Bridges Together", Eurhodip 2019 Istanbul gathered professionals from around the world under the same roof. The Eurhodip Award was given to Richard Appelbaum, CEO of Divan Group. Eurhodip has more than 2019 tourism schools from various countries around the world as its members. At Eurhodip 2019, participants discussed the future of hospitality and shared new ideas on the matter.

Noting the importance of Eurhodip Organization for our country, Divan Group CEO Richard Appelbaum said at the award ceremony: “I am proud to be part of such an important organization held in Istanbul, one of the most important centers of world tourism. I would like to thank Vatel Istanbul and especially to the Eurhodip team for bringing us together and holding such an excellent event in every sense to gather sectoral representatives. I am delighted at being awarded with “Eurhodip Award” during this event. In availing myself of this opportunity, I would like to thank the distinguished jury members.” Read Less