Luxury Voices

Our Luxury Voice on this episode is Ori Kafri. Founded by Ori Kafri and his father Jonathan Kafri, J.K. Place, is famous for its unparalleled focus on guest experience. This unique collection of Italian luxury boutique hotels has three locations in Capri, Rome and Paris. Launched in 2008, J.K. Place made its grand debut in a historic structure just off Florence’s Piazza Santa Maria Novella in 2003 with just 20 stylish rooms and a residential vibe that is rare to come by in the standardized world of hospitality. The name is an homage to his father (Jonathan Kafri, aka “J.K. ”) and the properties are, in a word, exquisite. Filled with original artworks, custom furnishings, and designed down to the tiniest detail, Ori’s projects throughout Italy and France are utterly singular. About this episode:Company Name         J.K. PlaceCompany Website      www.jkplaces.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.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes 

Our guest today is Nicky Fitzgerald. Nicky is regarded as somewhat of a maverick in the industry. Renowned for creating some of the world’s finest safari lodges, Nicky and her late husband Steve saved their best for last. After delighting travellers for over 30 years, building and operating over 50 luxury lodges across Africa and India for &Beyond, the beauty of Angama Mara’s location drew them out of retirement. Angama, meaning “suspended in mid-air” in Swahili, is a remarkable owner-run safari lodge, located high above the floor of Africa’s Great Rift Valley, overlooking Kenya’s Maasai Mara. It is considered by many as the loveliest game reserve on the continent. Here, guests will find a lodge where everything is as it ought to be: two intimate camps of just fifteen tented suites each, a private airfield and access to the Mara below, tailor-made safari days and a famously warm Kenyan welcome. The lodge is perfectly complemented by Angama Safari Camp, an exclusive-use mobile tented camp sited deep in the Mara Triangle amidst the mega herds of the Great Migration. About this episode:Company Name         AngamaCompany Website      https://angama.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.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes

Our Luxury Voice today, is Guy Bertaud. With nearly thirty years dedicated to luxury hotels, Guy Bertaud has an international experience and an undeniable sense of service. Guy has held positions at Hotel Plaza Athénée, The Vendome in Lebanon, Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo and also Intercontinental Hotel Group, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts before joining Maisons Pariente as Group Managing Director based in Paris. Guy has forged a reputation for exigency, he has coordinated numerous projects, from development, renovations, repositioning, and partnerships.  Born from the “desire to explore a bold new design of the hotel experience”, Maisons Pariente is a family-owned, French luxury hotel collection. Run by Patrick Pariente and his two daughters. Patrick Pariente started in the fashion industry, he co-founded the Naf-Naf brand with his brother in 1973. Twenty years later, after selling the brand, he shifted his focus to real estate which later led to Maisons Pariente.  Maisons Pariente offers a new kind of hospitality; each of its hotels is designed as if it was a private home, and each property has its own unique identity. The collection is currently composed of three hotels: Hotel Crillon Le Brave in Provence, Lou Pinet in Saint Tropez, and Le Coucou in Méribel, with another project underway – which is due to open in Le Marais area in Paris. About this episode:Company Name         Maisons ParienteCompany Website      www.maisonspariente.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

Today we have a very special guest on LUXURY VOICES, Mary Gostelow, the GRANDE DAME of luxury travel and lifestyle worldwide. Mary is continuously travelling the world, — when there isn't a pandemic happening — she is on the road 300 days a year to find and share fascinating lifestyle features. Mary is owner-editor of the unique and universally revered bible of the hotel industry, the monthly Gostelow Report market intelligence. She also runs Girlahead.com, an online travelogue. She hosts Mary Gostelow Girlahead Podcast, where she chats with friends of hers who are leaders of their sector. If it was not enough, she writes every week for HOTELS online and for LATTE. And, in 2021, she was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International. This LUXURY VOICES episode is as unique as Mary is, she relentlessly shares her insight without taking a breath.  About this episode:Company Name         Gostelow Report, GirlaheadCompany Website      www.ennessglobal.com/lifestyle/mary-gostelow-sleepswww.girlahead.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.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes

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 watchmaking sophistication. Within this unique savoir-faire resides the Piaget secret to fine jewelry making. Nearly a hundred crafts performed side by side at the heart of the Manufacture give life to works of art that sparkle with diamonds, sapphires, rubies and emeralds. Filled with emotion, Piaget high-end jewelry is a source of joy for all those who wear it. About this episode:Company Name         Piaget ChinaCompany Website      www.piaget.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.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes 

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 the president of Relais & Châteaux Switzerland and a board member at Swiss Deluxe Hotels, it an understatement that he has greatly contributed to Switzerland achieving a stellar reputation across the globe. About this episode:Company Name          Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel & SpaCompany Website      www.victoria-jungfrau-collection.ch/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

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 hotels in the world. All true masterpieces, these properties are located in the most desirable destinations around the globe. The hotels are icons of elegance, combining legendary hospitality with genuine family spirit that is unique to Oetker Collection. Simon and I will speak about his motivation and transition from the largest hotel group in the world, to join one of the smallest collections in the world, albeit very exclusive. We will deep dive in what makes the portfolio so unique, the upcoming openings of two new masterpieces and its plans to develop the China market. About this episode:Company Name  Oetker CollectionCompany Website  http://www.oetkercollection.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.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes

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 Company’. Ultimately, each trip Black Tomato creates has an experiential edge that promises to cultivate a deeper connection with the destination visitedAbout this episode:Company Name         The Black Tomato GroupCompany Website      www.blacktomato.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.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes

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 aircraft airworthiness, Tom has accumulated vast knowledge on design, engineering, fabrication and certification specializing in the ultimate traveler’s vehicle, corporate jets. Learning everything there is about private aviation, he has started imagining the future - creating exceptional private jet experiences for his clients. He shares his love for the industry, innovating and pushing the barriers, delivering the best corporate jet possible, individually tailored to the requirements of ultra-high net worth individuals, corporate and heads of state clientele. Today, Tom is the CEO of Camber Aviation Management, a team of experts that guide and manage corporate jet travelers worldwide. And, with 35 years of experience in aviation and 50+ traveling, one thing is sure, you can trust Tom. He knows his travels. About this episode:Company Name         Camber Aviation ManagementCompany Website      https://www.camberaviationmanagement.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.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes

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 receiving various high acclaimed awards.  Fabien and I will speak about the Oberoi brand which is renowned for its service excellence, his experience going through an unconventional opening for a luxury hotel during the pandemic, the importance of the domestic and international markets and how special Morocco is to him personally. About this episode:Company Name         The Oberoi Hotel, MarrakechCompany Website      https://www.oberoihotels.com/hotels-in-morocco-marrakech/ 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, Ximalaya or wherever you listen to your episodes