PARIS Paul Bernie, a British entrepreneur backed by Fontainebleau Ventures, joined Bernard Levy-Provengal, former deputy director of the IMHI, in launching HotelNetBusiness, the first Internet platform designed entirely for independent hoteliers.
HotelNetBusiness will offer European independent hotels, beginning in France, a new multi-supplier on-line buying system, an international job exchange forum and access to on-line management tools and selected Internet partners. (2/21/01)