"César Ritz" graduate Katarina Rust - Sales ManagerThe German Olympic Federation (DOSB) chose the Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center as the official site for the German House. Compared to the House of Switzerland, the concept is slightly different: it is not open to the public. It is essentially a platform for the official sponsors to promote their products and for the German athletes to meet the media and Olympic officials. Every day the official press conference takes place at 11:00 am. The German TV stations ARD and ZDV both have studios for the sport shows and many live interviews. The famed Waldi und Harri talk show with Harald Schmit here daily. 
Obviously this is great exposure for the Kempinski Hotel. "César Ritz" graduate Katharina Rust came to Beijing in 2005 in the Front Office Department. She is now Sales Manager and has been working on the coordination of this venture for the last two years. The public areas, some of the function rooms, the garden and even the Chinese restaurant have been set-up to serve the needs of the German delegation. The hotel was built in 1992 with 526 rooms, 170 apartments/offices and 7 F&B outlets, including the famed Braühaus-Biergarten. Paulaner beer is brewed right there and guess what, the menu includes sausage, sauerkraut and potato salad. There is also a bakery and deli which is very popular with the ex-pat community: welcome to Little Germany!
Pictured below is Lars Wismer Project Manager for the HoG. He is married to "César Ritz" graduate Claudia Winkelmann whose brother Christoph is also an alum.
The TV studio for the Waldi und Harri show
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