INNA
KHOSTIKYAN
GENERAL MANAGER AT
REPUBLICA HOTEL YEREVAN
Ms. Inna, Could you please tell us about your
journey to the hotel and hospitality industry?
t’s a long journey, that’s for sure. I started it
absolutely unexpectedly back in 2003 when
I was a student. It was a small hotel, called
Hybusiness Hotel. But since that moment
I clearly realized that this is what I want to be
busy with for a long time! It was love from the
first sight! Then 9 consecutive years followed at
Armenia Marriott Hotel, holding different posi-
tions. In 2014 I joined Republica Hotel Yerevan
pre-opening project as a General Manager. It
was a great creative experience. Even after 5
years, I have the same enthusiastic feeling: we
do not stop creating, enhancing, planning new
projects. The hospitality industry is my passion
for more than 18 years and many more to come.
I enjoy each aspect of it every single day, despite
all the challenges the industry may face.
Nearby Republica Hotel on Amiryan street
and closer to Republic Square there are several
hotels that have different concepts. What do
you think about the competition in Armenia and
what are the specifications of your hotel?
he first thing I would like to state is that the
competition in Yerevan today is very open-
minded and cooperative as it has never been
before. And it’s a great achievement of all of
us in the market since that helps to figure out
obstacles and challenges together. The proof
of that is the re-establishment of the Armenian
Hotel Association in the mid of this year. That
means that the hotels are in healthy competition
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