Event specialist

Eventexperte - Otto Duranti

Otto J. Duranti
Owner and Managing Director


Swiss Federal Diploma in Hotel Management HF/SHL
Diploma in Event Management FH/HSW

Event specialist - Otto Duranti

With over 35 years of experience in the catering, events, and tourism industry, as a Swiss-certified hotelier and restaurateur HF/SHL, I am truly passionate about organizing events with precision, creativity, and heart.

Together with my well-established network, I organize events that move people—personally, professionally, and with that certain something.

Whether it’s a business event, incentive or anniversary, I am committed to ensuring that your event not only works, but also makes an impact and inspires.

Thanks to my many years of experience in the national and international event and tourism business, I know the key factors for success:

  • efficient planning
  • perfect partners
  • strong locations
  • absolute customer focus

Career and experience

  • Commercial apprenticeship at the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company in Lucerne
  • Cooking apprenticeship at the 5* Grand Hotel National Lucerne
  • Higher technical college with diploma from the Swiss Hotel Management School Lucerne HF/SHL
  • Further training in hotel management, business administration, and gastronomy
  • Federal wine trading license A from the Wine Engineering School Wädenswil
  • Diploma in Event Management at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Business HSW with thesis entitled “Truffle Incentive Piedmont”
  • Further training in sales and marketing, event and destination management, communication, and tourism

Most recent management positions prior to founding the company in 2005

  • National Sales Director Switzerland at the ACCOR Hotels Group (Sofitel – Novotel)
  • Product Manager Business and MICE Marketing for the Convention Bureau Lucerne and Central Switzerland at Lucerne Tourism AG
  • Senior Sales Manager for Bürgenstock Hotels & Resort

Member of national and international wine and gourmet fraternities
Member of the European Wine Knights Order (OEVE)
Officer Commander of the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs (the world’s oldest international gourmet club)

  • Member of Mondial des Gourmet Dégustateur (International Association of Gourmets and Beverage Experts)
  • Knight (honorary member) of the Gesellschaft zu Reblüten Luzern (Lucerne Wine Brotherhood)
  • Compagnon de la Confrérie du Guillon (Vaud wine brotherhood)
  • Officier-Sabreur of the Confrérie du Sabre d’or (International Champagne Brotherhood)