Copos' hotels, 3.8% higher turnover after six months

Ana Hotels, a company controlled by George Copos, will derive 20 million euros (73.3 million RON) in turnover this year, up almost 9% against last year. Ana Hotels owns the five-star hotel Crowne Plaza in Bucharest, the Europa and Astoria hotels in Eforie Nord, as well as three-star hotels Sportul, Bradul and Poiana in Poiana Brasov mountain resort. Businessman George Copos also controls the Hilton hotel in the Capital, whose results are not included in those reported by the group. Hilton is under the ownership of Athenee Phoenix Group, where Ana Hotels is a majority shareholder. In the first half of the year, the company posted turnover worth 8.7 million euros (32 million RON), up 3.8% against the first six months of 2007. “We think we will meet our target this year, given that the second half of the year includes the peak months for seaside hotels (July and August i.e.), as well as the good months for hotels in mountain resorts, with November and December being very good months,” said Dragos Negoita, PR and communication manager of ANA Holding. The biggest contribution to the turnover of Ana Hotels comes from Crowne Plaza, with over 50%, followed by Europa.