[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Located in the heart of Lausanne, the Beau-Rivage Palace offers a unique panorama over Lake Geneva as well as the overlooking Alps. Ranked among the best hotels in Europe, this 5-star hotel features 168 rooms, 34 suites and junior suites. It is home to 4 different restaurants, including […]
Rosewood has chosen to return to the classic cornerstones of French luxury by placing a butler in each of its rooms. No need for an automatic curtain system to close the curtains—this will instead be left to your butler. Clients who have grown used to international hotels will learn to rediscover the pleasure of being […]
I recently had the chance to discover the wonderful Ritz-Carlton Hotel during my latest visit to Shanghai. The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai is one of the most elegant 5-star hotels in the Financial District, evoking all the glamour of 1930s Shanghai in a modern tower in the Lujiazui finance zone. The Ritz-Carlton Shangai elevates every experience with […]
Interview with Reiner Heilmann, GM of Hotel Sacher On my most recent trip to Vienna, I had the pleasure of discovering Hotel Sacher, a luxurious institution central to the local history and culture of Vienna. True to its name, Hotel Sacher is famous for being the birthplace of the traditional Viennese delicacy, the Sachertorte, a […]
Hôtel de Crillon, created in 1907, is one of the oldest luxury hotels in Paris, along with Le Meurice and le Ritz. On July 5, 2017, its doors reopened once again following 4 years of renovation work. France is a nation whose luxury hotels have gone on to inspire the creation of hotels in the […]
True to its name, the Sofitel Legend the Grand Amsterdam is one of Amsterdam’s most legendary 5-star hotels, dating back since 1578. Having welcomed such guests as the de Medicis back in the day, the hotel is deeply anchored in the history of Amsterdam. Today the hotel is operated under the Accor Sofitel label, allowing […]
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 some extraordinary hotel brands. One of these was the Ritz-Carlton in Kyoto, Japan. Nestled along the banks of the Kamogawa river and featuring spectacular views of the Higashiyama Mountain, the Ritz-Carlton Kyoto offers the classic Ritz-Carlton service […]
I met with Maria Razumich-Zec, General Manager of The Peninsula Chicago. Mrs Razumich-Zec joined the Peninsula Group as General Manager of The Peninsula Chicago in 2002 and was promoted to the position of Regional Vice-President – USA East Coast in 2007, with regional responsibilities covering The Peninsula Hotels in Chicago and New York, and Quail […]
I discovered the Ryokan Collection, the world’s first consortium of luxury ryokans, which are traditional Japanese inns and small luxury hotels. These small, family-run inns, many of them clustered in hot spring towns throughout Japan, have, over the centuries, developed Japan’s special art of hospitality, called omotenashi. Today, there are over 50,000 ryokans throughout Japan […]
I attended the ILTM Conference in Cannes, where I had the occasion to discover some extraordinary hotel brands. 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 around the world. One excellent example of […]
I attended the 2017 edition of the ILTM Conference in Cannes, where I had the occasion to discover some extraordinary hotel brands. 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 around the world. […]
I met with Offer Nissenbaum, the Managing Director of Peninsula Beverly Hills. Mr. Nissenbaum has held this position since December 2007, before which he was Regional Vice President of Operations for the NYC-based Omni Hotels, overseeing eight properties on the East Coast. Most recently, Offer received the coveted “Hotelier of the Year” Award by Virtuoso, […]
I attended the ILTM Conference in Cannes, where I had the occasion to discover some extraordinary hotel brands. 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 around the world. One excellent example of […]
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. During the conference, I was eager to discover how different brands chose to approach the issue of […]
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 theme that is particularly dear to my heart is sustainability and wellness. Let’s not forget that, […]
Small Luxury Hotels is a collection of luxury boutique hotels around the world bound by a common desire to provide each guest with a one-of-a-kind experience. They are distinctive in the highly competitive nature with which they select the hotels that they welcome into their portfolio; every year, over 1,000 hotels apply, and only around […]
Traveling and Selecting a Hotel Interview with Margaux Pellegrino, Area Director of the Indian Ocean and Head of Jet Tours’ ‘Signature Collection Exception’ I recently had the pleasure of taking part in a press trip organized by Jet Tours in Scotland. I was thus able to discover all the steps involved in preparing a travel […]
Please find here bellow my interview with Kapil Chopra, the CEO of OBEROI hotel. Please note that he quits the company to become full time entrepreneur. How do you envision the hotel of the future, in 5 or 10 years? How are you preparing the new generation of hotels? The hotel of tomorrow is going […]
