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🌸 💡 “My advice for young people wanting a career in luxury hospitality is to have a genuine passion for serving others and creating exceptional experiences. This requires strong emotional intelligence, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to exceeding guest expectations. Above all, stay curious, embrace challenges, and continuously learn,” says Marie Berengere Chapoton, General Manager of the Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain.    Interview by Vanessa Guerrier-Buisine  https://lnkd.in/eAQkGKQV     Version française 👉 https://lnkd.in/ezQciJZ7    📰 At Journal des Palaces, we bring you the latest news from the luxury hotel industry. We also have 20 years of experience in connecting talent with top hospitality opportunities. Contact us to easily post your jobs on our newspaper and attract the best professionals 🤩    Au Journal des Palaces, nous partageons avec vous les toutes dernières actualités de l'hôtellerie de luxe. Forts de 20 ans d'expérience, nous excellons également dans la mise en relation des talents avec les meilleures opportunités du secteur. Contactez-nous pour publier facilement vos offres d'emploi sur notre journal et attirez les meilleurs professionnels 🤩    #interview #hoteliers #hotelopening #bahrain #journaldespalaces #TheHeartofLuxuryHospitality #peoplefirst 📸 Marie Berengere Chapoton, General Manager of the Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain Photo credit: Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain 📸 Villas at the Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain range in size from 400 m² to 700 m² Photo credit: November Studio / © 2024 November Studio, all rights reserved 📸 Each has one to three bedrooms  Photo credit: © 2024 November Studio, all rights reserved 📸 The Writers Lounge is dedicated to the Majlis  Photo credit: © 2024 November Studio, all rights reserved. 📸 Marie-Bérengère Chapoton, General Manager of the Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain, surrounded by her team in the Writers Lounge  Photo credit: Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain

🔔 Our latest newsletter is out! This week, Journal des Palaces brings you insights from three inspiring leaders in luxury hospitality 😍 ✨ Marie Berengere Chapoton, General Manager of Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain, Chris Norton, CEO of Equinox Hotels, and Leslie Cherfils, GM of Maison Albar – Le Victoria in Nice ☀️. ➕Your weekly top industry news, not to be missed! 💡 Discover these inspiring stories now! And subscribe today to stay up-to-date with our weekly newsletter 📩 #journaldespalaces #attheheartofluxuryhospitality #hoteliers #news

🌸 Industry trends - Virtuoso Travel Week in 10 keywords - an article by Sonia Taourghi - Link to the French version at the bottom of this post - From the 10th to 16th August, more than 4,700 Travel Advisors, Hospitality and Tourism executives and travel journalists joined in Las Vegas to attend “The Voice of Luxury” event.    For the past 36 years, a lot has been happening in Vegas in August, especially for the luxury travel community. Matthew Upchurch and his loyal team welcomed thousands of travel professionals for a week of (...)    Read this article on Journal des Palaces 👇  https://lnkd.in/e_AUNEcf     Version française 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekgC_DQD    👉 At Journal des Palaces, we bring you the latest news from the luxury hotel industry. We also have 20 years of experience in connecting talent with top hospitality opportunities. Contact us to easily post your jobs on our newspaper and attract the best professionals 🤩    Au Journal des Palaces, nous partageons avec vous les toutes dernières actualités de l'hôtellerie de luxe. Forts de 20 ans d'expérience, nous excellons également dans la mise en relation des talents avec les meilleures opportunités du secteur. Contactez-nous pour publier facilement vos offres d'emploi sur notre journal et attirez les meilleurs professionnels 🤩    #Virtuosotravel #virtuosotravelweek #journaldespalaces #TheHeartofLuxuryHospitality  📸 "The Voice of Luxury" was the theme of the 2024 Virtuoso Travel Week, Las Vegas, United States Photo credit: Sonia Taourghi / Journal des Palaces 📸 Together, Excellence and AI were some of the keywords of this edition of Virtuoso Travel Week Photo credit: Sonia Taourghi / Journal des Palaces 📸 Connected Trip, Community and Solutions were three of the themes of this edition of Virtuoso Travel Week  Photo credit: Sonia Taourghi / Journal des Palaces 📸 This edition of Virtuoso Travel Week also celebrated Success, Excellence and the Virtuoso touch  Photo credit: Sonia Taourghi / Journal des Palaces

🌟 Discover today's top stories in luxury hospitality with Journal des Palaces! 1. Industry trends - Virtuoso Travel Week in 10 keywords, an article by Sonia Taourghi (picture below) 📰 And also... - To celebrate Cura's fourth anniversary, acclaimed chefs from Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris, Four Seasons Hotel Madrid, Il Gallo d'oro, Funchal and Euskalduna Studio in Porto will be joining chef Pedro Pena Bastos at Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon (picture below) - Google Xi brings all-new CoLaboratory back to IMEX America (picture below) - Minor Hotels appoints Simon Beaumont as General Manager of Avani+ Khao Lak Resort (Thailand)  - Tom Osborne joins Kuramathi Maldives as sustainability manager   - Four Seasons Hotel Megève introduces A night above the clouds, a mountainside experience inspired by hit TV series Emily in Paris (France)  - UN Tourism and FIA reinforce partnership to advance sustainable sports tourism - LE: U.S., China account for 64% of worldwide hotel projects, an article by Esther Hertzfeld to read on Hotel Management - Conrad Dublin appoints Lynn Mclaughlin as General Manager, an article by Robert Mchugh to read on Hospitality Ireland 🛎 Read all about the latest news in today's edition of Journal des Palaces 👇 https://lnkd.in/e824-dF7 #news #hotels #hoteliers #journaldespalaces #theheartofluxuryhospitality 📸 CURA’s fourth anniversary is an invitation to discover the Chefs’ signature creations as they elevate gastronomic excellence Photo credit: Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts 📸 Megan Henshall at IMEX America Photo credit: IMEX 📸 "The Voice of Luxury" was the theme of the 2024 Virtuoso Travel Week, Las Vegas, United States Photo credit: Sonia Taourghi / Journal des Palaces

🌸 😍 Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh, the 95-year-old luxury heritage hotel in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, has appointed Dagmar Lyons as its new General Manager.    The veteran hotelier joins Raffles from the luxury Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver, Canada, where she served as Hotel Manager for the past two years. Prior to that, Dagmar was Hotel Manager at Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai, China, and Deputy General Manager at (...)    Read more about this news on Journal des Palaces 👇  https://lnkd.in/eKFqqtqz     #raffles #hoteliers #journaldespalaces #TheHeartofLuxuryHospitality #peoplefirst 📸 Photo credit: Balconymediagroup 📸 Photo credit: Balconymediagroup

🌸 👏 Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Oriental announces leadership appointments: Luca Finardi as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Paris and Area Vice President, Operations for France, Italy and Czech Republic. Meanwhile, Stephanie Greger has been appointed General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Milan.      Luca joined the Group in 2014 to lead the new Mandarin Oriental, Milan towards its opening and positioned it among the best hotels in the country; in 2018 he assumed the role of Area Vice President for Italy, supporting operations at Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como, further establishing the Group's Italian portfolio and contributing to the delivery of a robust pipeline of new developments.      In his new role at Mandarin Oriental, Paris, Luca will (...)    Read more about this news on Journal des Palaces 👇  https://lnkd.in/ewqisZHV     #MO_HOTELS #hoteliers #journaldespalaces #TheHeartofLuxuryHospitality #peoplefirst 📸 From left to right: Mr Luca Finardi & Mrs Stephanie Greger Photo credit: Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

🌸 📰 Project - Chris Norton, CEO of Equinox Hotels : ‘NEOM represents the quintessential luxury hotel of the future’ - an interview by Vanessa Guerrier-Buisine - Link to the French version at the bottom of this post - The seasoned hotelier has joined the grandiose project in Saudi Arabia, eager to push back the boundaries of luxury hospitality and elevate the guest experience to the highest realms.    In our last conversation with Chris Norton, the hotelier stated his desire to position Equinox Hotels as a brand that can flourish in both urban and resort environments. This objective took shape this summer with the announcement of the signature of a resort project in Magna, at the heart of the futuristic destination of Neom.      While Nadhmi Al-Nasr, CEO of Neom, states that “at Neom, we are addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing humanity by bringing together a community of the brightest minds committed to reimagining what a sustainable future will look like in 20 to 30 years, and building it today”, Chris Norton's visionary approach seems (...)    Read the full interview on Journal des Palaces 👇  https://lnkd.in/e_9w7MHF     Version française 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFE6gZvr    👉 At Journal des Palaces, we bring you the latest news from the luxury hotel industry. We also have 20 years of experience in connecting talent with top hospitality opportunities. Contact us to easily post your jobs on our newspaper and attract the best professionals 🤩    Au Journal des Palaces, nous partageons avec vous les toutes dernières actualités de l'hôtellerie de luxe. Forts de 20 ans d'expérience, nous excellons également dans la mise en relation des talents avec les meilleures opportunités du secteur. Contactez-nous pour publier facilement vos offres d'emploi sur notre journal et attirez les meilleurs professionnels 🤩    #equinoxhotels #neom #saudiarabia #interview #hotelproject #journaldespalaces #TheHeartofLuxuryHospitality #peoplefirst 📸 Chris Norton, CEO of Equinox Hotels Photo credit: Equinox Hotels 📸 "Equinox Resort Treyam will serve as the model for transformative performance luxury in the NEOM region" Photo credit: Equinox Hotels 📸 The spectacular project that Equinox is joining in Magna, Neom, Saudi Arabia, is a response to the challenge of designing a sustainable future for the next 20 to 30 years  Photo credit: Equinox Hotels

🌟 Discover today's top stories in luxury hospitality with Journal des Palaces! 1. Project - Chris Norton, CEO of Equinox Hotels : ‘NEOM represents the quintessential luxury hotel of the future' (Saudi Arabia), an article by Vanessa Guerrier-Buisine (picture below) 2. Radisson Hotel Group introduces new booking service: Radisson flights   3. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Oriental announces leadership appointments (picture below) 📰 And also... - Regent Seven Seas Cruises guests may now indulge in the ultimate luxury of FREE First-class air   - Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia showcases strategic tourism investments at IHIF Asia, opening doors to investors (picture below) - The hospitality show announces additional program highlights  - Dusit Hotels and Resorts - Dusit Thani Bangkok launches exclusive docuseries charting the iconic hotel's bold reimagining as part of Dusit Central Park  - Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh appoints Dagmar Lyons as General Manager (Cambodia) (picture below) 🛎 Read all about the latest news in today's edition of Journal des Palaces 👇 https://lnkd.in/e824-dF7 #news #hotels #hoteliers #journaldespalaces #theheartofluxuryhospitality 📸 Tareq Al-Shaghrood, General Manager of Investment Planning & Attraction at the Saudi Ministry of Tourism Photo credit: Ministry of Tourism Saudi Arabia 📸 "Equinox Resort Treyam will serve as the model for transformative performance luxury in the NEOM region" Photo credit: Equinox Hotels 📸 From left to right: Mr Luca Finardi & Mrs Stephanie Greger Photo credit: Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group 📸 Photo credit: Balconymediagroup

🌸 Massimo Brancaleoni joins Kempinski Hotels as Chief commercial Officer  The luxury hospitality group Kempinski Hotels is proud to announce the arrival of Massimo Brancaleoni as of 1 November 2024. Amanda Elder steps down to pursue other opportunities.    An Italian national, Massimo Brancaleoni, who most recently held the position of Senior Vice President Sales and Revenues at Silversea Cruises, brings (...)    Read more about this news on Journal des Palaces 👇  https://lnkd.in/eDbrS7zE     #Kempinski #hoteliers #journaldespalaces #TheHeartofLuxuryHospitality #peoplefirst 📸 Massimo Brancaleoni - Chief Commercial Officer Photo credit: Kempinski Hotels & Resorts

🌸 Explora Journeys appoints Anna Nash as president : Anna Nash has joined Explora Journeys as President of the luxury lifestyle ocean travel brand of the MSC Group reporting directly to Vago Pierfrancesco, Executive Chairman, MSC Group's Cruise Division.    Anna will further strengthen Explora Journeys’ senior leadership team with a (...)    Read more about this news on Journal des Palaces 👇  https://lnkd.in/eEfWnKU7     #ExploraJourneys #hoteliers #journaldespalaces #TheHeartofLuxuryHospitality #peoplefirst 📸 Explora Journeys appoints Anna Nash as President Photo credit: Explora Journeys