Constantin (Cris) MICUȚ - a manager and consultant with over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry and related fields such as air transportation, travel agencies, etc. - joined Trend Hospitality Consulting & Management in 2006, being responsible for the development of numerous hotel, restaurant, and club projects under well-known international brands such as Ramada, Hilton, Radisson, Marriott, IHG, Benihana, Hard Rock Cafe, and others in Romania and neighboring countries Moldova and Bulgaria. He is currently an independent consultant. Since 2005, he has also been the director of the Royal Institute of Hospitality Management in Romania – a collaboration with the École hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland, which has provided postgraduate programs in Romania for the training of future hotel, restaurant, club, and spa managers, etc.