Copos posts 26 million euros in revenues from seven hotels

George Copos, the owner of seven hotels with 1,000 rooms part of the Ana Hotels company, posted 26% decline in turnover in RON last year, the steepest decline of his hotel business in recent years. "Last year I had more than 110 million RON (26 million euros) in turnover from Ana Hotels, 26% less in RON than in 2008, one of the best years of the company," Copos said. Ana Hotels posted 41 million-euro turnover in 2008, more than half of which generated by the five-star Hilton and Crowne Plaza hotels, which the businessman owns in Bucharest. He also owns Europa and Astoria in Eforie Nord, as well as Sportul, Bradul and Poiana in Poiana Brasov. George Copos, the backer of the Rapid Bucharest football team, still managed to end the year in the black as far as his hospitality industry business is concerned, after having also made profit from the electrical engine manufacturer Ana Imep based in Pitesti. The businessman did not say exactly how much the profit was worth.