Luxury Voices

This episode is part 4 (of 4) 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 Hotels, Joanne Sproule, Group Director of Sales – Asia . Journeys by Chance, Chance Xie, Founder In this episode, Joanne is surrounded by a panel of guest composed of hoteliers, media and bespoke travel designer. Joanne and her guest will discuss about the meaning of luxury in a post pandemic world. How the luxury travel industry will need to adapt to respond to the luxury traveller evolving needs and desires. Infinite Luxury Group is a leading communications and sales and marketing representation company for hotels, travel, wellness and luxury brands offering expert services in Asia, India and the Middle East with headquarters in Hong Kong and branches in the region key cities. It was established in 2010 to serve outstanding luxury companies wishing to have a presence in Asia to increase their market share and awareness. 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 & www.ilvmasia.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

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 Lux, Lucy Liang, Co-Founder . Gangtey Lodge Bhutan, Khin Omar Win, Co-Founder In this episode, Joanne is joined with a very diverse panel of guest, each focused on very unique and out of the beaten path destination and experiences as high as the mountains of Bhutan and expeditions to Antarctica. Find out what “remote” will mean to the luxury traveller and why it may be the new ultra-luxury. Infinite Luxury Group is a leading communications and sales and marketing representation company for hotels, travel, wellness and luxury brands offering expert services in Asia, India and the Middle East with headquarters in Hong Kong and branches in the region key cities. It was established in 2010 to serve outstanding luxury companies wishing to have a presence in Asia to increase their market share and awareness. 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 & www.ilvmasia.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

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 Lincoln, Director of International Sales STYLE magazine, part of Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, is a multimedia online portal for luxury lifestyle, fashion, watches and jewellery, gastronomy, art, travel and design. In this episode, Jacqueline Tsang, the Chief Editor of STYLE, will debate with her 3 guests, on the changes happening in the luxury consumer and the emerging trends post COVID. What will be the needs of High Net Worth Individuals in Asia, how fast will the recovery happen in this segment, what to do to fulfil their future needs? Jacqueline and her guests are painting their own picture to answer those questions. 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 & www.ilvmasia.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

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 Operations, Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao GOCO Hospitality is a Consultancy, development and management for tomorrow’s wellness concepts. Traveling for a distinct purpose, wellness tourists are proven to spend more money and time on-property, stay longer, return more often and reduce hotel seasonality. As the global wellness economy surpasses $4.2 trillion, the rising interest in a holistic and preventative approach to health and wellbeing is not going away. Injecting fresh ideas and professionalism into the rapidly expanding wellness hospitality sector, Ingo Schweder brings together more than 30 years’ experience in the spa and hospitality industry. Founder and CEO of GOCO Hospitality and Managing Director of Horwath HTL Health and Wellness, Schweder has led the design, development and operation of some of the most iconic wellness hospitality ventures around the world. GOCO Hospitality has completed over US$3.5 billion of luxury health and wellness projects on five continents, owns the Glen Ivy Hot Springs in Southern California and manages GOCO-branded spas and retreats in strategic spots around the world. Schweder is also on the Advisory Board of AMAALA, an advanced luxury wellness destination in Saudi Arabia developed by PIF, the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Saudi Arabia. Ingo and his guest panelists will help us navigate and understand how the world of wellness is going to be about real health in a close future. 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 & www.ilvmasia.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

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 website. Today, Mr & Mrs Smith has more than 1.5 million members worldwide and Tamara and James have received MBEs for their services to the British travel industry. In 2018 Mr & Mrs Smith raised £6m through crowdfunding on Crowdcube – one of the fastest and highest raises seen on the platform to date.About this episode:Company Name         Mr & Mrs SmithCompany Website      www.mrandmrssmith.comAbout 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

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 London.  Michel Reybier Hospitality was established by Michel Reybier, a French businessman turned hotelier and vineyard owner. The hotel collection includes La Réserve, Victoria Jungfrau Collection and Seiler in France and Switzerland. La Réserve brings to life a vision of luxury based on excellence and rigor. It all began with La Réserve Genève. This hotel and spa brilliantly rose to the challenge of becoming a timeless, inescapable fixture on Geneva’s high-end hospitality scene. Since then, La Réserve Ramatuelle, La Réserve Paris, La Reserve Eden au Lac Zurich and La Chartreuse de Cos have enriched the La Réserve signature. Nathaniel and I will discuss all the amazing facets of the group and how they complement each other’s, as well as how La Reserve is well positioned to seduce the luxury traveler in these challenging times. About this episode:Company Name         Michel Reybier Hospitality, La Réserve Hotels   Company Website:      https://www.michelreybierhospitality.comhttps://www.lareserve.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

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 and experience, making every minute of their traveller’s journey enjoyable. Their destinations include Antartica, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco and experiences like river cruises in Europe, holy city tours in Jerusalem, Myanmar cultural tour, hot springs in Japan, safaris and migration trips in Africa. Bo has been in the tourism industry since 1992 and served at various renowned travel companies such as Abercrombie & Kent. He was inspired to bring the luxury travel lifestyle to China and established Zhixing Lux. He has led the affluent Chinese to Africa more than 30 times, Antartica six times and travelled to over 60 iconic destinations in seven continents in the past eight years. Bo is truly passionate about travel and I will discuss his rise to building one of the most discerning travel agency in China and the appetite for travel of his exclusive clients during this period of travel restrictions.About this episode:Company Name         Zhixing Lux TravelAbout 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-jxm Contact us: WeChat       InfiniteLuxuryEmail           hongkong@infiniteluxurygroup.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes

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, with a range of authentic experiences, while contributing towards local communities and the environment through the MJF Foundation & Dilmah Conservation. The iconic Ceylon Tea Trails in the tea carpeted Central Highlands, Cape Weligama a cliff top beach resort in the island south and Wild Coast Tented Lodge a safari lodge, are all members of Relais & Chateaux. Three more resorts are under development to complete the Sri Lankan journey. Today I am speaking with Malik about the destination Sri Lanka, the challenges and opportunities for Resplendent Ceylon and what luxury means for the travelers post COVID-19 and for Malik himself. About this episode:Company Name         Resplendent Ceylon & Dilmah TeaCompany Website      https://www.resplendentceylon.com/https://www.dilmahtea.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 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 Services, Qantas and British Airways.Lily and I have known each other for over 15 years, we met during her time at Farrington American Express and we now cooperate with Infinite Luxury.Lily and I will speak about travel bubbles, Hong Kong travellers’ main requirements at hotels at this time, the popularity remaining for luxury cruises and the potential of selective industries in the MICE segment. About this episode:Company Name         Jebsen HolidaysCompany Website      http://www.jebsenholidays.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 Greg Ward, Head of Global Sales and Distribution at AMAN. Residing in Switzerland Greg Ward regards himself as a global nomad, having spent time during his career with multiple luxury brands across sales, marketing and operations in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia. He is absolutely passionate about the luxury sector and in particular the world of experiential luxury travel. Aman’s meaning “place of peace” has a magnificent collection of 32 luxury resorts, hotels, villas and private residences across 20 countries, and since 1988 Aman has welcomed guests as if to the home of a close friend, instilling a sense of peace and belonging amid some of the most diverse natural and historical landscapes. Greg and I will discuss the changes brought by the current crisis in its hotels, private jet travel and the creation of a new brand by AMAN.About this episode:Company Name         AMANCompany Website      www.aman.comAbout 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-jxm Contact us: WeChat       InfiniteLuxuryEmail           hongkong@infiniteluxurygroup.com Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, online or wherever you listen to your episodes