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The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Federico Gonz\u00e1lez, chairman of the Radisson Hotel Group.<\/b><\/p>\n
Federico Gonz\u00e1lez spends 250 days a year away from home.<\/p>\n
But the 55-year-old Spaniard does not have to worry about finding a place to stay as he trots around the globe.<\/p>\n
The boss of the 1,400-location strong Radisson Hotel Group does, however, admit that he can be a huge distraction for the staff when he books in somewhere.<\/p>\n
“If the CEO comes, it’s a nightmare for them, everyone tries to be nice, but actually, it distracts them from helping the other customers.”<\/p>\n
In the top job for the past two years, a recent business trip saw him staying in St Petersburg for three days, Moscow for two, Shanghai for two, and Bangkok for one. <\/p>\n
The only two cities where Radisson hotel staff do not face the distraction of him booking a room is Madrid and Brussels, as he maintains homes in both capitals. Madrid is where he was born and raised, while the company has its headquarters in Belgium. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n