Interviews

In this week's LATTE one-on-one interview, we speak exclusively with the CEO of AccorHotels Asia-Pacific, Michael Issenberg. Issenberg's full-time hospitality career spans more than three decades and began in 1981 at the Westin St Francis Hotel in San Francisco. He has held senior positions across hotel management and property investment including…

This week LATTE chats with Neil Rodgers, Managing Director at Adventure World Travel, The Travel Corporations' soft adventure travel brand. Earlier this year,…

In this week's interview, LATTE chats exclusively with Michelle Black, Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand at Viking Cruises.

Donna Kessler and Gary Bender delivered a second successful Get Global meeting and events exhibition four months ago. Now the dust has settled, and the feedback is in, LATTE spoke with Gary to hear how things progressed in 2018, and what changes are in store for next year. 

The highly regarded Joyce Weir joined the Honolulu-based airline three years ago, following a 15-year career with Qantas that included over 10 years as a…

This week LATTE chats one-on-one with the Global CEO of Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold, Ulla Hefel Böhler, who was in Australia recently for the launch of…

Corcoran's industry experience spans over 20 years in a variety of leadership positions. After completing his studies at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland and Harvard Business School, USA, Brendan embarked on his professional journey at the Hilton Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Archbold joined the travel industry over 35 years ago as an airline marketing trainee with THAI Airways and Scandinavian Airlines. He has worked in the…

Based at Abercrombie & Kent's headquarters outside Chicago, Bob Simpson joined the luxury travel company in 1998 and over the past 20 years has worked his…

To mark Spencer Travels' 20-year anniversary this week, it's only fitting that LATTE expands our questioning with Penny Spencer to 20 Questions, covering off her start in the industry, the establishment of her own business, some of the challenges that she faced, the importance of mentoring, her inspiration, favourite hotel and more.