In the valley, we knew better his brother, Pierre-Emmanuel, who, with Crédit Agricole, took over the Taittinger champagne, after selling the family group to U.S. investment fund Starwood. However, Frantz, is also a lover of Chamonix, where the family has a residence for 60 years. But in family matters, was always known as "Mr. Hotel". From 1979 he directed the Group Span, 1 billion euros in turnover... And, when a year ago, the Hotel Mont-Blanc, a landmark of the tourism in Chamonix, 150 years of existence, was put in the market by the Franco-Swiss Best-Mont-Blanc, inevitably, his interest was awake With his wife Jamila, Frantz Taittinger has met some family members and finally decided to buy last week, this four star hotel in decline and whose activity was down nearly 15% since the crisis. Objective: To renovate this facility of forty rooms and provide a level of luxury service. His son Tariq and his companion, in late February, should take the management of Mont Blanc Hotel. From the seller side, Blaise Anghern, president of Best-Mont-Blanc welcomes this transaction that will do good to his group, eager to refocus on its facilities three star range. The amount of the transaction remains confidential.
