Charintip Tiyaphorn is the daughter of Anurat Tiyaphorn, the founder and owner of Pimalai Resort & Spa - the luxury property which brought the Andaman island of Koh Lanta to international prominence since
Punsa Roengpithya is the owner of Holiday Inn Express Soi Soonvijai, which he built from the ground up on land his family owns. Having worked in the engineering sector, his strong background in
If you're a diver, chances are that that Raja Ampat or 'The Four Kings' is on your dive bucket-list. Raja Ampat is an archipelago of about 1500 islands in Indonesia's West Papua province.
Karan Vaidya is developing his wellness resort in his hometown in Nepal. During a search for management company Karan and I met and we talked a lot about hotel management companies, branding, wellness,
Young, dynamic, and eager to learn would be the perfect description of the dynamic duo of Sitiphum and Unyanud Wongwijitkul, the managing directors of Vela360 Co. Ltd., who are in their first year
From IT professional to real estate developer, the journey of Habitat Group CEO Chanin Vanijwongse started out with the purchase of a condominium on upper Sukhumvit which he originally intended to use as
Suppachai Rattanopath is a young hotelier who has two missions in mind – not just to run his hotels but to change the way destinations are perceived. With a master’s degree in hospitality
People remember you by how you make them feel, and that’s definitely the case for me. Gavin Vongkusolkit according to Forbes, is a ‘new tycoon’. According to me, he’s one of
Some years ago, I was at an event hosted by Starwood & Marriott. I was struggling with a drink in one hand and a phone in the other, trying to take a selfie.
Precious few hotels are also a museum, but as I crossed the six-lane road to Bangkok Publishing Residence, a building that doesn’t look anything like a hotel, I was about to enter
Thommy Backner is an iconic Swedish hotelier and hotel owner whose experience in hospitality goes back over 45 years. Prior to his full time career as a hotelier, Thommy balanced his professional skiing
Lily Udomkunnatum is the Managing Director of Burasari Hotel & Resorts, which she founded 16 years ago on her return to Thailand from the United Sates, where she had already embarked upon a
Pilot, hotelier, and tour operator, Luzi Matzig began his journey began with a degree in transportation in his native Switzerland, which was followed by positions with Swissair in London, Bern, and Zurich. Before
Aaron Le Boutillier is not a hotelier by trade but rather a security professional, traveling regionally delivering training for some of the world’s largest multi nationals. When he isn’t on the
