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Blog Category: Interviews

One-to-one interviews with hotel GMs and industry experts who love to share their knowledge is what you will find in this section.

Amanda Hyndman, gracefully departs from Mandarin Oriental Bangkok

An Interview with Amanda Hyndman by Michelle Chaplow April 2017 – updated July 2018 Anyone who has stayed at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok will tell you that this is no ordinary historic hotel – indeed, it’s widely considered to be the best hotel in the world. A...

The Mariposa Hotel Malaga, under new management by two French women entrepreneurs

The Mariposa Hotel Malaga, formerly Room Mate Lola, under new management by two French women entrepreneurs Two young Parisian sisters, Audrey and Amelie Pignol, both trained and qualified at the Glion Institute of Higher Education in Montreux (Switzerland), one of the...

Hotel Inglaterra, Seville – A hotel a 150 year history – Interview with General Manager Manuel Otero

Interview with General Manager Manuel Otero By Michelle Chaplow Fifty years of hotel history is considered a sufficient pedigree to gain access to prestigious institutions such as The Most Famous Hotels in The World ® and Historic Hotels Worldwide ™ . The Hotel...

Interview with Luxury Brand Consultant Jean Marc Colanesi

Interview by Michelle Chaplow Jean Marc Colanesi is a French brand consultant specializing in luxury markets. He combines his professional work with lecturing at two Spanish marketing educational institutes, ESIC Business & Marketing School and ICEMD (the...

Talking hotel photography with Rene Zimmer, GM of Finca Cortesin.

By Rebekah Thompson. Rene Zimmer, General Manager of Hotel Finca Cortesin, was featured in “Top 10 German Hoteliers Working abroad”. Finca Cortesin has received numerous awards and accolades from the likes of Conde Nast Traveller, CNN, and...

¡Cuidado con la brecha digital!

Por Catherine Cunningham En todo el mundo son millones las fotografías digitales que se realizan, se suben a redes sociales y se almacenan cada día. Imágenes que, en raras ocasiones, son impresas en papel. ¿Tendrán un futuro?¿Cómo podemos y debemos preservar estas...