Xavier Destribats, Chief Operating Officer at The Americas at Kempinski Hotels Xavier Destribats oversees operations in The Americas, a fast-growing region of strategic significance for Kempinski, as a Member of the Management Board of Kempinski Hotels SA. In this role, Xavier has dual responsibility: on the one hand, strengthening the company’s position and building momentum in […]
Ralph Radtke, a man with nearly 40 years in the hotel industry across 15 different countries to his name, is a sizeable reference guide for this industry. Following a noteworthy career path as General Manager of Sofitel, Director of Operations in Accor Hotels in Luxembourg and a nomination to Vice President across 15 Sofitel hotels […]
Neil Jacobs is the CEO at Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas. With over three decades of experience in the operation, development and transactional side of hotels and spas, Neil is passionate about wellness, sustainability, inventive design, food and experiential travel. What are some upcoming projects for this year? We have lots in wellness. We launched an […]
Matthew Upchurch is a travel industry visionary with a lifetime of experience in numerous sectors of the field; he has led Virtuoso to become the top luxury travel network in the world. Matthew was named to the American Society of Travel Agents Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Cruise Lines International Association Hall of Fame in […]
Langham Hospitality Group is a hotel branch of Great Eagle Holdings, one of the leaders in real estate advertisement in Hong Kong. With more than 30 luxury addresses spread across major cities over 4 continents, Langham Hotels define themselves by their authentic service, innovation and design. Mr. Warman was the CEO of LHG between 2014 and […]
I recently had the privilege of meeting with Sir Rocco Forte, the paterfamilias behind the luxury hotel group under his name: Rocco Forte Hotels. He helped me discover the unique art of welcoming at Rocco Forte Hotels. How do you define the art of welcoming at Rocco Forte? To start with, it’s the attitude of […]
It will be up to the Rosewood Hotel brand, little-known in France, to deliver its expertise to its hotel staff and to its clients. The brand was born in 1979 in the United States and eventually led to a collection of around 20 establishments that continues to grow in number each year. The collection also […]
I attended the 2017 edition of the ILTM Conference in Cannes. Over the course of the program, I sought out numerous hoteliers and hospitality experts to discover the latest emerging themes and challenges in the luxury hotel industry. One theme that has fascinated me over the years is the subject of digital technology. It is […]
At the latest ILTM event in Shanghai, I had the privilege of discovering and stay at the Ritz-Carlton Pudong, which is unquestionably one of the city’s finest hotels. Opened in 2010 during the Shanghai World Expo, the Ritz-Carlton Shanghai offers an ideal location in the heart of the city, topped off by a spectacular panoramic […]
I attended the 2017 edition of the ILTM Conference in Cannes, where I had the occasion to discover exciting developments in the luxury hotel world. Luxury hotel brands often play a fine gamble between maintaining a core brand identity through a historically iconic collection while seeking to reinterpret and translate that identity into new locations […]
I attended the 2017 edition of the ILTM Conference in Cannes, where I had the occasion to discover exciting developments in the luxury hotel world. Luxury hotel brands often play a fine gamble between maintaining a core brand identity through a historically iconic collection while seeking to reinterpret and translate that identity into new locations […]
I attended the 2017 edition of the ILTM Conference in Cannes. The conference brought together some of the world’s leading hoteliers and experts in hospitality to collectively work through the biggest themes and challenges facing the industry. One issue that I have been very passionate about over the years is the subject of sustainable development […]
I attended the 2017 edition of the ILTM Conference in Cannes, where I had the occasion to discover exciting developments in the luxury hotel world. Luxury hotel brands often play a fine gamble between maintaining a core brand identity through a historically iconic collection while seeking to reinterpret and translate that identity into new locations […]
I attended the 2017 edition of the ILTM Conference in Cannes. Over the course of the program, I sought out numerous hoteliers and hospitality experts to discover the latest emerging themes and challenges in the luxury hotel industry. Below you will find my interview on the subject with Markus Mueller, Vice President of Global Marketing […]
Below you will find my interview on the subject with Christian Westbeld, General Manager of the Raffles Hotel Singapore. Christian has had an enviable career in hospitality that has taken him from MGM in Macau, the Peninsula in the Philippines, several cruise lines, the Raffles brand in Dubai, Beijing, and finally to the current Raffles […]
I attended the 2017 edition of the ILTM Conference in Cannes. Over the course of the program, I sought out numerous hoteliers and hospitality experts to discover the latest emerging themes and challenges in the luxury hotel industry. One theme that has fascinated me over the years is the subject of digital technology. It is […]
I recently participated in the ILTM Shanghai conference and exhibition on luxury hospitality. Conferences are not only an excellent way to discover the latest trends and discourses in the luxury hotel sphere; they are also an exciting chance to encounter new brands from across the globe in a short matter of time. One hotel brand […]
I attended the 2017 edition of the ILTM Conference in Cannes. Over the course of the program, I sought out numerous hoteliers and hospitality experts to discover the latest themes and challenges facing the luxury hotel industry today. One challenge that emerged from the conference was how hotel groups chose to approach increasing competitive pressures […]
I attended the 2017 edition of the ILTM Conference in Cannes. Over the course of the program, I sought out numerous hoteliers and hospitality experts to discover the latest emerging themes and challenges in the luxury hotel industry. One theme that has fascinated me over the years is the subject of digital technology. It is […]
I attended the 2017 edition of the ILTM Conference in Cannes. Over the course of the program, I sought out numerous hoteliers and hospitality experts to discover the latest emerging themes and challenges in the luxury hotel industry. One theme that has fascinated me over the years is the subject of digital technology. It is […]
I attended the 2017 edition of the ILTM Conference in Cannes. Over the course of the program, I sought out numerous hoteliers and hospitality experts to discover the latest emerging themes and challenges in the luxury hotel industry. One theme that has fascinated me over the years is the subject of digital technology. It is […]
