With an extensive knowledge of managing international businesses, Mathieu joined the Piaget team in April 2011 as the Area Manager for Japan, Asia Pacific, India, Middle East and Africa. After four years of excellent work at Piaget, he was entrusted the role as Managing Director in Japan. In February 2018 he became the new Managing Director for Piaget China. Since 1874, Piaget has been crafting luxury watches and luxury jewelry treasures by blending a jeweler’s refinement with its...

Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa is located amid the Swiss mountains of the Bernese Highlands, overlooking the Jungfrau. Whether guests come for a healthy weekend, family holiday or to explore the region, they will be entranced by the peerless ambience of this Grand Hotel. Peter, originally from Lucerne, is a well-established luxury hotelier and comes from a family of hoteliers. During his illustrious career Peter has served several years as a board member of Luzern Tourismus, he was...

Simon Neggers, Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Communications oversees the global strategy for Oetker Collection, an exclusive portfolio of Masterpiece Hotels and Estates. Simon has over 15 years of experience in luxury hotel communications and brand marketing, previously serving as Global Vice President of Communications and Portfolio Marketing for the Luxury Brands Group at Marriott International. Oetker Collection comprises one of the most exclusive portfolios of luxury...

Tom Marchant is an entrepreneur known for launching some of the fastest growing, award-winning brands in the luxury travel and lifestyle sector. He is owner and co-founder of The Black Tomato Group. Known for handcrafting inspiring, immersive, and deeply personal itineraries for clients, since launching in 2005, Black Tomato has grown to become one of the world’s most celebrated luxury travel and lifestyle brands, with accolades including being named ‘The World’s Hottest Luxury Travel...

Our LUXURY VOICE joining us today is Thomas Chatfield, CEO of Camber Aviation Management. Tom may be known in the corporate aviation industry as a steadfast expert in aircraft completions and refurbishment management, but his true calling is a professional traveler. He is on a continuous journey for the past 35 years, which gives him immense authority and experience that he incorporates into his day-to-day work. From his early age, Tom wanted to explore aviation. From avionics engineering to...

Fabien Gastinel started his career with Accor Hotels in the United States and since then, he has worked with luxury hotels such as Waldorf Astoria Cairo and Beijing, The Ritz-Carlton Singapore and The Oberoi Dubai. Fabien has a strong food & beverage background and a great experience in Michelin starred restaurants openings in Singapore, China and France. Expert of the hospitality industry for over twenty years, Fabien opened The Oberoi, Marrakech last year and the hotel has been...

FCT Concierge Inc. is a leading luxury lifestyle specialist based in China who offers the affluent Chinese luxury travel experiences, lifestyle management and concierge service worldwide. Its services and experiences include private jet travel, dream vacations at the most luxurious hotels, luxury car services, entertainment experiences, private real estate, education, medical and wellness. Its services are so tailored that finding a rare art piece, high jewelry or the perfect haute couture...

Deepak Ohri is a leader in the creation of innovative luxury experience with extensive experience in hospitality, food and beverage and known for delivering record profits in a challenging market condition. Since joining lebua Hotels and Resorts as its first employee in 2003, Deepak Ohri has been pivotal to its exponential growth through his concept of ‘experiential luxury’ by focusing on creating lasting emotional experiences for guests. With his background and service process innovation,...

Our LUXURY VOICE joining us today is Ashley Dudarenok. the founder of Alarice & ChoZan. Ashley is a China marketing expert, entrepreneur, bestselling author and vlogger. She was recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in Marketing and chosen as an Asia-Pacific Top 25 Innovator by the Holmes Report. She is the founder of a China-focused social media agency Alarice and China insights and digital training company ChoZan. Ashley runs the world’s #1 YouTube business vlog about the China market,...

Our Luxury Voice today is Stéphane Junca, the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Secret Retreats. He has spent the past 24 years living and working in Asia. Before founding Secret Retreats, Stephane was the Regional Director Asia Pacific for Relais & Châteaux. Passionate about locating innovative and intimate sanctuaries, he spends more than half his time in search of new hidden treasures across Asia. Secret Retreats is a curated community of independent boutique hotels, villas,...

Our Luxury Voice today is Simon Cameron, the Founder and Managing Director of Lightfoot Travel. Since the day Simon’s family moved to Sri Lanka when he was eleven, he has been hooked on travel. After a few years working in London, Simon decided to embark on a more unusual career working in risk management consultancy in post conflict zones and emerging markets. He spent a fascinating decade working throughout Asia. His aim was always to start something unique. Lightfoot Travel was founded in...

Our LUXURY VOICE joining us today is Jun Dong, the Chief Editor of Voyage China, one of the well-recognized travel publications in China. Voyage was established in 2004 and now reaches  passionate travelers and readers all over the country. Jun has been the heading the editorial team at Voyage for nine years and prior to Voyage she was with various lifestyle and travel publications. Jun and I will speak about adapting strategies at Voyage during the pandemic and how to keep their loyal...

Our Luxury Voice joining us today is Brian Tong, General Manager, Waldorf Astoria Beijing. Brian brings over 20 years of experience before joining Waldorf Astoria Beijing. His previous tenures were with the Marriott and Starwood brands throughout Asia and he has held different roles and positions in New York, Hong Kong, Taipei, Xiamen and Macau where he has gained a significant amount of important and vital experience. Opened in 2014, Waldorf Astoria Beijing marks the second Waldorf Astoria...

Our LUXURY VOICE today is Kathy Gallagher, CEO, Asia Pacific at Quintessentially. Based out of Hong Kong, Kathy leads the regional business and is responsible for driving growth for the company, by working closely with Quintessentially members and corporate clients to help them tackle some of their most complex business challenges. She is part of Quintessentially’s Global Executive Committee and provides input and direction on the region’s fastest growing trends. With over 60 offices across...

Our LUXURY VOICE today is Shawn Ong, the Chief Editor of Conde Nast Traveler China, one of the most recognized international travel publications, reaching passionate travelers and readers all over the country. Shawn brings a wealth of knowledge in public relations, marketing and branding. He moved from Malaysia to China in 2012 and is based in Beijing. Shawn was involved with the launch of Conde Nast Traveler China’s edition and is now responsible for the editorial team. In our conversation,...

Our LUXURY VOICE joining us today is Christian Malcher, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, Design Hotels. Since 1993, Design Hotels have been crafting a portfolio which today includes 300+ privately owned and operated hotels that reflect the vision of independent hoteliers—or “Originals”—with a passion for culturally-rooted hospitality and cutting-edge design and architecture. From the pioneering boutique hotels of New York, Paris, and London, to the rising stars of Shanghai, Mexico...

This episode is part 1 of a series of forums held during our ultra-luxury virtual travel show, Infinite Luxury Virtual Market, ILVM. Thought leaders were invited to debate about the luxury Asian travel market, share market insights and upcoming trends to look out for. This forum is moderated by Joanne Tang, Founder & CEO, Infinite Luxury Group PANELISTS: . Caesars Bluewaters Dubai, Paula Tannous, Commercial Director . Travel + Leisure South East Asia, Jeninne Lee-St. John, Editor . Ovolo...

This episode is part 3 of a series of forums held during our ultra-luxury virtual travel show, Infinite Luxury Virtual Market, ILVM. Thought leaders were invited to debate about the luxury Asian travel market, share market insights and upcoming trends to look out for. This forum is moderated by Joanne Tang, Founder & CEO, Infinite Luxury Group PANELISTS: . A Travel Duet, Pritish Shah, Founder & CEO . Quark Expeditions, Jarrod Zurvas, Regional Sales Director, Asia Pacific . Zhixing...

This episode is part 2 of a series of forums held during our ultra-luxury virtual travel show, Infinite Luxury Virtual Market, ILVM. Thought leaders were invited to debate about the luxury Asian travel market, share market insights and upcoming trends to look out for. This forum is moderated by Jacqueline Tsang, Chief Editor, South China Morning Post STYLE PANELISTS: . Agility Research & Strategy, Luca Deplano, Director . Connexus Travel, Gloria Slethaug, CEO . Swire Hotels, Chrissie...

This episode is part 1 of a series of forums held during our ultra-luxury virtual travel show, Infinite Luxury Virtual Market, ILVM. Thought leaders were invited to debate about the luxury Asian travel market, share market insights and upcoming trends to look out for. This forum is moderated by Ingo R. Schweder, Founder & CEO GOCO Hospitality. PANELISTS: . Vivienne Tang, Founder & CEO, Destination Deluxe . Fifi Kao, Chief Editor, SpaChina Magazine . Tracy Lord, Director of Spa...

Tamara is the founder and CEO of Mr & Mrs Smith, the boutique hotel booking specialists. An entrepreneur with a background in marketing and technology, she co-founded Mr & Mrs Smith with her husband James and has been responsible for evolving the company’s digital infrastructure ever since. As CTO she oversaw the pivot from publishing house to online travel agent, developing Mr & Mrs Smith’s in-house booking engine, proprietary availability-management systems and responsive global...

Our Luxury Voice today is Nathaniel Most, Global Director of Sales & Marketing at Michel Reybier Hospitality, La Réserve Hotels. A Parisian, he started to travel and showing interest in the luxury hotel world from his early years, thanks to his family living abroad. After several years being based in Florida, New York and London, Paris became his home. Nathaniel has been with La Réserve since 2016, and prior to that, he assumed various positions at Le Bristol Paris and Dorchester in...

In this episode, I am conversing with Bo Liang, Zhixing Lux Travel, Founder & Managing Director. As one of the most luxurious travel companies in China and a Virtuoso travel agency, Zhixing Lux Travel has always been committed to create unique travel itineraries since it was established. Equipped with decades of experience, Zhixing Lux carefully selects local partners, the world's top luxury hotel brands and world class-level expert guides to ensure that every journey has the best service...

Malik Fernando is a Director of MJF Holdings & Dilmah Tea, established by Merrill J Fernando, his father. Dilmah Tea, named after Merrill’s two sons Dilhan and Malik, was the first producer owned tea brand, offering tea ‘picked, perfected and packed’ at origin. Malik is also the Managing Director of Resplendent Ceylon, the first Sri Lankan luxury resort brand. Resplendent Ceylon is developing a collection of small, luxury resorts offering travellers a remarkable circuit across Sri Lanka,...

Our Luxury Voice today is Lily Agonoy. Lily is the Managing Director of Jebsen Holidays. Jebsen Holidays is a well-established agency with passionate and knowledgeable travel advisors, specialized in luxury travel experiences. Jebsen Travel traces its history back to its former parent company Jebsen & Co., Ltd. The firm was founded in Hong Kong in 1895. Lily has assumed various senior roles in the travel industry in Hong Kong such as BCD Travel, Farrington American Express Travel...