Ivona Meissner

Director, Hotel Development Austria & Central Eastern Europe at BWH Hotels Central Europe

More than 30 years of experience in the hotel and tourism sector in Austria and CEE, an enthusiastic hospitality expert in managing sales/marketing, revenue management, quality assurance, consulting and hotel development related affairs.

Since January 2020 as Director of the Hotel Development of BWH Hotels Central Europe in Vienna, responsible for the growth of the three global brand families with 19 hotel brands including WorldHotels, Best Western Hotels & Resorts and SureStay Hotels for the region covering Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia.

From 2016 until 2020 as Director of the Regional Office of BWH Hotels Central Europe in Vienna, with her team, she was responsible for the support of affiliated hotels, customers, cooperation partners, associations and other institutions as well as for the hotel development in Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia.She has been working for BWH Hotels Central Europe since 2007 in various management positions. As Chief Operation Manager and Authorized Officer from 2010 until 2012, she was in charge of the target of the business policy, economical organization, strategy, development of concept and controlling.

From 2013 until 2015, in her position as Chief Executive Officer, she was also a delegate in all European and International Best Western Hotels & Resorts committees.