Interviews

Kickstarting her career in international sales with luxury hotel groups such as Starwood, InterContinental and Shangri-La, Michelle Papas sought to broaden her tourism industry experience with marketing roles for elite tourism attractions and within destination development and marketing. She oversees the Luxperience event and ensures that the event…

This week LATTE chats with acclaimed designer, Bill Bensley. Since 1984, Bensley has been designing resorts throughout Asia and the world. He was the Head…

In the lead up to next week's ILTM Asia Pacific in Singapore, LATTE chats with ILTM Portfolio Director, Alison Gilmore, to get her feedback on the event's debut…

Craig Gibbons is Regional Director Australia & New Zealand for Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board and is based in Sydney, Australia.

LATTE chats exclusively with David Brook, the Chief Executive Officer of The Ruby Collection, the hotelier that opened The Ruby Apartments on the Gold Coast in…

Last week LATTE sat down with the CEO of Hurtigruten, Daniel Skjeldam, to hear about the company's growth aspiration in the Australian market, and learn why…

This week LATTE chatted with The Fullerton Heritage General Manager, Cavaliere Giovanni Viterale, who was in Australia from Singapore to oversee the commencement of exterior remediation work of the Sydney General Post Office. As part of The Westin Sydney, Fullerton Hotels & Resorts will take over ownership and management of the five-star hotel…

This week LATTE chats with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' President, International Harry Sommer. Sommer was promoted to the position last year and is…

This week LATTE chats with Helene Taylor, the brains behind A Force for Good Event, to gain a better understanding of the initiative, what it stands for, who is…

This week LATTE chats with Lisa Pile, Vice President Sales for Australia and New Zealand for Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC). Lisa entered the cruise sector with RSSC in November 2015 after more than 24 years in the hotel industry, much of which was spent overseas and focused in the luxury space at a senior level with brands including Kempinski…