Real Madrid in Turin: Ancelotti, Zidane and the Golden Palace archive
Historical images from the hotel management archive / Archives historiques de direction hôtelière / Fotografie storiche dell’archivio alberghiero.
The 2014–15 Real Madrid squad also included Cristiano Ronaldo and goalkeeper Iker Casillas. Their presence in specific images from this archive has not been verified.
Pope Francis in Turin — Original Photographs, 2015
Four original photographs document the Popemobile passing in front of the Golden Palace hotel in June 2015. The accompanying image with a handwritten dedication is a separate document.
Carlos Almagro’s editorial archive: memories of a hotel general manager, leadership, international projects, culture, innovation and hospitality.
New features: AI and hotel operations · Music at Golden Palace Turin · Hotel openings in Madrid · Culture and hotel leadership.
Further editorial features: Milan and Assolombarda · International leadership · Documentary preview · Professional archive · Luxury hotel performance.
Luca Parmitano and Lanzarote
Original photographs from Haría, Lanzarote. Read article →
Illustrated historical archive
Hotel Asset Torrejón inauguration
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Pope Francis, Turin 2015
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FITURTECH 2007 — Hotel innovation
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Petit Palace — Madrid hotel projects
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New documentary evidence | October 2026 historical archive
Photographic archive · Events and professional relationships
Articles & Professional Memories
Petit Palace Londres: culture and a new approach to management
Memories of a hotel project connected with culture, including Fernando Fernán Gómez, José Saramago and the PRISA Group.
Read article ↗AEHM and ITH: cooperation and tourism innovation
Institutional collaboration with Madrid’s hotel sector and the launch of the ITH technology forum at FITUR.
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Two projects in one: Luchana and Génova
A story of hotel planning and development, drawn from the Art & Hotels professional archive.
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Memories of a General Manager
Reflections on teams, service, leadership and guest experiences across Spain, Italy and France.
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Hospitality leadership: the value of service
Leadership built on people, operational judgement, creativity and personal attention to guests.
Read article ↗International projects: Madrid, Turin, Paris
A professional journey through hotel openings, positioning strategies and international hospitality markets.
Read article ↗Memories of a General Manager
This collection brings together first-hand memories and contemporary records from a career in hotel operations, commercial development and destination relationships. The chronology ranges from the opening of Hotel Asset Torrejón in Madrid to European travel-trade meetings in London, the Golden Palace years in Turin and later encounters across international luxury hospitality. Photographs, press cuttings, event registrations and professional correspondence are presented as different types of evidence: a personal recollection can explain the circumstances of an encounter, while an original document supports a specific date or involvement. The aim is to preserve the history of the people, teams and decisions behind each project, not to turn every memory into an unsupported business claim.
Hospitality leadership and service
Hospitality performance begins with the quality of decisions made by people. It depends on attentive reception and concierge teams, dependable housekeeping, thoughtful food and beverage service, strong commercial handovers and an operating culture in which problems are solved before they become recurring complaints. These service disciplines must be connected to economic performance: the cost of customer acquisition, contribution from ancillary departments and the long-term value of guest relationships. The Cornell Center for Hospitality Research’s 2017 analysis of Total Hotel Revenue Management offers a useful research framework for this wider profit perspective. My professional experience is distinct from, and not presented as a credential awarded by, Cornell.
International projects: Madrid, Turin, Paris
My professional journey across Madrid, Turin, Milan, London, Barcelona and Paris links hotel openings, marketing representation, luxury service and business-to-business partnerships. The Asset Torrejón inauguration illustrates public-facing hotel development; the Golden Palace archive reflects international sporting hospitality; ETOA City Fair demonstrates industry relationship-building; and the FITURTECH record documents early interest in hotel technology. Today’s competitive environment makes this combined operational and commercial outlook increasingly relevant. The OECD’s Tourism Trends and Policies 2026 emphasises resilience, AI, digital skills and value creation for destinations.
Multimedia, interviews and contact
Historical media archive
The published photographic collection now contains original images of hotel openings, team arrivals, professional meetings, guestrooms, event presentations and historical documents. Featured images and in-article galleries are selected according to the time, place and subject of each account. Where an image is illustrative rather than direct evidence of a particular event, the caption makes that distinction explicit. Files from the personal archive are retained separately from website-ready copies; photographer attribution and publication permissions are reviewed where relevant. Editorial references and historical dossiers remain accessible through the individual articles, while AI-generated scenes are not used as proof of an event.
Press contact
Professional contact is available through carlosalmagro.eu and LinkedIn.
Carlos Almagro · Hospitality Leadership
Published articles
Explore the press archive
Photographic index of published articles. Some cover images are illustrative; see each article for its historical attribution.
