Luxury Voices

Our LUXURY VOICE today is Arvind Bundhun. Director of the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) since June 2018, Arvind Bundhun has been actively engaged in promoting Mauritius as a tourist destination in all key markets worldwide. An active believer in partnership working, his focus is to improve the visibility of the destination’s brand through extensive marketing and promotional campaigns. Holder of a Masters’ Degree in Hotel Management and having an international exposure, Arvind Bundhun has held various management positions in the industry. Arvind believes that Mauritius is a melting cauldron of cultures, traditions, gastronomy, and this rich heritage helps to demarcate the island country from other competitors. In this episode Joanne and Arvind are discussing the reopening of the island to international tourists, the current situation on the island nation and marketing the destination to the Asian markets. About this episode:Company Name         Mauritius Tourism PromotionCompany Website      https://www.mymauritius.travel/ About Infinite Luxury:LUXURY VOICES is a podcast curated by Infinite Luxury Group, a luxury Sales, Marketing, Communications specialist based in Asia. www.infiniteluxurygroup.com Follow us: LinkedIN      www.linkedin.com/in/infinite-luxury-a132271bInstagram    infiniteluxurymanifestoWeChat       InfiniteLuxury-jxm Contact us: WeChat       InfiniteLuxuryEmail           hongkong@infiniteluxurygroup.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes 

Our LUXURY VOICE today is Minister Najib Balala, EGH. Minister Balala was re-appointed as Cabinet Secretary for Tourism & Wildlife by the President of the Republic of Kenya in 2017, having served as a Cabinet Secretary for various Ministries. Minister Balala is also the Chairman of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Commission for Africa, a position he served earlier in 2011. He was also voted Best Tourism Minister in Africa in 2009 by Africa Investor (AI). Minister Balala is credited with steering Kenya’s tourism sector to recover various crises and he played a significant role in boosting tourism growth and stability in Kenyan and Africa regional tourism sector. He works closely with private and institutional investors, conservation, and regional development agencies to ensure that the economic potential of Tourism and Wildlife sectors are both prudently and sustainably managed. In this episode Joanne and Minister Balala discuss the current pandemic situation in Kenya, developing Kenya’s tourism infrastructure, combining, tourism and wildlife conservation sustainably and the importance of the Asian markets for the future. Episode Notes:About this episode:Company Name         Government of Kenya  About Infinite Luxury:LUXURY VOICES is a podcast curated by Infinite Luxury Group, a luxury Sales, Marketing, Communications specialist based in Asia. www.infiniteluxurygroup.com Follow us: LinkedIN      www.linkedin.com/in/infinite-luxury-a132271bInstagram    infiniteluxurymanifestoWeChat       InfiniteLuxury-jxm Contact us: WeChat       InfiniteLuxuryEmail           hongkong@infiniteluxurygroup.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes

Today’s Luxury Voice is Siripakorn Cheawsamoot, Deputy Governor for Marketing Communications, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). TAT promotes its country’s tourism with a clear vision for world-class excellence in the promotion of modern tourism marketing. Siripakorn has been with TAT for over 30 years and has been based at TAT offices in Thailand, Hong Kong and London.As Thailand borders reopen to international travel after over 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, TAT is committed to bringing travellers back to Thailand’s top tourist destination and transform the industry that is so important to the country’s economy. In this episode, Joanne and Siripakorn discuss Thailand’s tourism future, how to transform the industry, move upmarket to attract HNWI and how cryptocurrencies can play a role in the tourism economy.  About this episode:Company Name         Tourism Authority of ThailandCompany Website      www.tourismthailand.org About Infinite Luxury:LUXURY VOICES is a podcast curated by Infinite Luxury Group, a luxury Sales, Marketing, Communications specialist based in Asia. www.infiniteluxurygroup.com Follow us: LinkedIN      www.linkedin.com/in/infinite-luxury-a132271bInstagram    infiniteluxurymanifestoWeChat       InfiniteLuxury-jxm Contact us: WeChat       InfiniteLuxuryEmail           hongkong@infiniteluxurygroup.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes

Today’s LUXURY VOICE is Raffaele Solferino. General Manager, Grand Park Kodhipparu, Maldives. Raffaele is an accomplished and highly effective hotel General Manager with a wealth of experience in luxury hotels and resorts around the world. Raffaele is from Italy and his passion to explore has led him to work in multiples countries spanning Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He now calls the Maldives home.Grand Park Kodhipparu, Maldives is a luxurious one-island-one-resort destination featuring a collection of 120 idyllic beach-front pool villas, breathtaking overwater villas and spacious two-bedroom villas. Grand Park is located on the island of Kodhipparu in North Male Atoll famous for its dive sites and marine life. The 360° barefoot island adventure belongs to Park Hotel Group with nearly 30 hotels and resorts located across 11 key destinations within the Asia Pacific. In today’s episode Joanne and Raffaele are discussing the challenges that the pandemic brought to a remote location like the Maldives and what good you can do during such time. They will also speak about the road to recovery and the importance of the Asian markets in the future. About this episode:Company Name         Grand Park Kodhipparu, MaldivesCompany Website      https://www.parkhotelgroup.com/en/maldives  About Infinite Luxury:LUXURY VOICES is a podcast curated by Infinite Luxury Group, a luxury Sales, Marketing, Communications specialist based in Asia. www.infiniteluxurygroup.com Follow us: LinkedIN      www.linkedin.com/in/infinite-luxury-a132271bInstagram    infiniteluxurymanifestoWeChat       InfiniteLuxury-jxm Contact us: WeChat       InfiniteLuxuryEmail           hongkong@infiniteluxurygroup.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes 

Our LUXURY VOICE today is Susanne Andersson, the CEO of Visit Sweden. She has worked all her life in the hospitality business and is a much-appreciated entrepreneur. For several years she has also been involved in various national businesses in hospitality and employer organisations in Sweden. Visit Sweden is Sweden’s National Tourism Organisation governmentally owned and official marketing company of the tourist destination Sweden.  Susanne has been stirring the organisation through the challenges of the pandemic and operated a shift with her team to support all the regions of Sweden to attract domestic market at first and then regional countries where travel was still possible. Joanne and Susanne will dig into the subject of domestic market promotion, they will also speak about the creative ideas generated in their last campaigns, talk about Sweden's sustainability initiatives and how important it is for overseas markets such as the Asian and Chinese markets. About this episode:Company Name         Visit SwedenCompany Website      https://visitsweden.com/ About Infinite Luxury:LUXURY VOICES is a podcast curated by Infinite Luxury Group, a luxury Sales, Marketing, Communications specialist based in Asia. www.infiniteluxurygroup.com Follow us:LinkedIN      www.linkedin.com/in/infinite-luxury-a132271bInstagram    infiniteluxurymanifestoWeChat       InfiniteLuxury-jxm Contact us:WeChat       InfiniteLuxuryEmail           hongkong@infiniteluxurygroup.comPodcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes

Our LUXURY VOICE today is Gary Rosen, Chief Executive Officer, Accor Greater China. He has been responsible for Greater China for more than fifteen years and is known for his expertise in strategy formulation and creative revenue generation, combined with a passion for innovation and transformation. Prior to joining Accor as Chairman and Chief Operating Officer for Accor Greater China in September 2018, Gary was Chief Operating Officer of The Bicestor Village Shopping Collection, a chain of the world’s most unique and preferred luxury retail shopping destinations in China and Europe. Accor is a world leading hospitality group consisting of more than 5,200 properties and 10,000 food and beverage venues throughout 110 countries. In this episode Joanne and Gary talk about Accor’s strong development in China during the pandemic, sustainability, lifestyle hospitality leadership and more. An exciting episode full of positivity, confidence in the future of China tourism industry and exclusive announcements on LUXURY VOICES! About this episode:Company Name         Accor Company Website      https://group.accor.com/enAbout Infinite Luxury:LUXURY VOICES is a podcast curated by Infinite Luxury Group, a luxury Sales, Marketing, Communications specialist based in Asia. www.infiniteluxurygroup.com Follow us:LinkedIN      www.linkedin.com/in/infinite-luxury-a132271bInstagram    infiniteluxurymanifestoWeChat       InfiniteLuxury-jxm Contact us:WeChat       InfiniteLuxuryEmail           hongkong@infiniteluxurygroup.comPodcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes

As the Managing Director of the nation’s global tourism marketing agency since 2019, and the first female leader of the organization, Phillipa Harrison is responsible for driving Tourism Australia’s strategies to create a sustainable demand for Australia’s tourism experiences internationally; and working with the tourism industry to achieve its tourism strategy goals. At her start with Tourism Australia, Phillipa has overseen Tourism Australia’s network of international offices spanning 12 countries as well as managing airline relationships and distribution channels, that are vital for attracting international visitors to Australia.  When Australian borders came to a strict lockdown, Phillipa and her team shifted their resources and strategies to their domestic market, inspiring locals to take longer holidays at home and explore the country deeper, while keeping Tourism Australia global offices active. In this episode, Phillipa and Joanne go over the critical shifts required in such challenging time for the industry, the initiatives implemented to keep the international markets engaged and ready, Asia markets importance for Australia and female leadership. This episode is very timely as Australian borders have started to re-open on the first of November. About this episode:Company Name         Tourism AustraliaCompany Website      https://www.tourism.australia.com/en About Infinite Luxury:LUXURY VOICES is a podcast curated by Infinite Luxury Group, a luxury Sales, Marketing, Communications specialist based in Asia. www.infiniteluxurygroup.com Follow us: LinkedIN      www.linkedin.com/in/infinite-luxury-a132271bInstagram    infiniteluxurymanifestoWeChat       InfiniteLuxury-jxm Contact us: WeChat       InfiniteLuxuryEmail           hongkong@infiniteluxurygroup.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes

Our Luxury Voice today is Travis Qian. Travis is based in Shanghai today, he started his career with VisitBritain in 2003 becoming its Country Manager of China in 2008. Now, as Head of China and Northeast Asia, he leads a regional team across a wide range of B2B and B2C activities designed to promote Britain as the No.1 destination in Europe. In 2019, China became the 2nd most valuable inbound market for the UK. Travis and I discuss his almost two decades in China, how important it is to not stay still during this low travelling time to promote the future. We go over the different initiatives implemented in China vs Japan and South Korea, how important the Chinese traveller has become and how it will evolve.  About this episode:Company Name         VisitBritainCompany Website      https://www.visitbritain.org/ About Infinite Luxury:LUXURY VOICES is a podcast curated by Infinite Luxury Group, a luxury Sales, Marketing, Communications specialist based in Asia. www.infiniteluxurygroup.com Follow us:LinkedIN      www.linkedin.com/in/infinite-luxury-a132271bInstagram    infiniteluxurymanifestoWeChat       InfiniteLuxury-jxm Contact us:WeChat       InfiniteLuxuryEmail           hongkong@infiniteluxurygroup.comPodcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes

Our Luxury Voice in this episode is Cristiano Varotti, Chief Representative of ENIT – Italian National Tourist Board in China. He heads ENIT’s newly established Shanghai Office. Cristiano has been living in China for almost a decade, in Changsha first and now Shanghai. He was previously the Representative of Italy's Marche Regional Government, a consultant for both Italian and Chinese enterprises and correspondent for Hunan Province for the General Consulate of Italy in Guangzhou and the Representative for International Exchanges by the Foreign and Overseas Affairs Office of Hunan Province. In this episode Cristiano and I discuss setting up his new office in Shanghai during the pandemic, promoting one of the most visited country in the world, Winter Olympics, mountain tourism and Chinese Social Media. We also touch on Cristiano passion, writing.  About this episode:Company Name         ENIT - Italian National Tourism BoardCompany Website      https://www.enit.it About Infinite Luxury:LUXURY VOICES is a podcast curated by Infinite Luxury Group, a luxury Sales, Marketing, Communications specialist based in Asia. www.infiniteluxurygroup.com Follow us:LinkedIN      www.linkedin.com/in/infinite-luxury-a132271bInstagram    infiniteluxurymanifestoWeChat       InfiniteLuxury-jxm Contact us:WeChat       InfiniteLuxuryEmail           hongkong@infiniteluxurygroup.comPodcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes

Our Luxury Voice in this episode is Brent Hill, Chief Executive Officer of Tourism Fiji. Brent was most recently the Executive Director of Marketing for the South Australian Tourism Commission. He brings over 16 years of experience in tourism and digital marketing, advertising, branding, communications, campaign, and executive strategy to Fiji’s National Tourism Office. Tourism Fiji is the destination marketing organizational arm of the Fijian Government agency responsible for marketing Fiji as the ideal destination for leisure travel globally. Tourism Fiji has established a presence in nine key markets around the globe, and its activities include advertising, public relations, media initiatives, trade shows, and programs for the tourism industry and consumer promotions to better showcase Fiji. Brent and I discuss his transition from Australia to Fiji, the upcoming re-opening of the country tourism to inbound travellers, the development of new markets in Asia in this pandemic time, digital initiatives, and the long-term outlook of tourism for Fiji. About this episode:Company Name Tourism FijiCompany Website https://www.tourismfiji.com/About Infinite Luxury:LUXURY VOICES is a podcast curated by Infinite Luxury Group, a luxury Sales, Marketing, Communications specialist based in Asia. www.infiniteluxurygroup.comFollow us:LinkedIN www.linkedin.com/in/infinite-luxury-a132271bInstagram infiniteluxurymanifestoWeChat InfiniteLuxury-jxmContact us:WeChat InfiniteLuxuryEmail hongkong@infiniteluxurygroup.comPodcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes