2022 EHL Hospitality Business School, Lausanne Certificate of Graduation (honorary) 2009 Lifetime Achievement Senses-Spa Award Goldene Kugel - Golden Globe ITB / Internationale Tourismusbörse Berlin 2005 European Hotel Manager of the Year 2003 Independant Hotelier of the World 2002 Milestone Swiss Tourism Award for Lifetime achievement 1997 Freiheitspreis Universität St. Gallen HSG der Max Schmidheiny Stiftung various Awards as hotelier of the year in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Bilanz, Bertelmann Hotel Guide etc. and the Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA) Honorary member Hotellerie Suisse Waldorf-Astoria distinguished Allumni, NY