In late September 2022, in his capacity as Adjunct Professor, Piers Schmidt visited Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland to guest lecture on the prestigious hospitality business school’s MBA programme.
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In late September 2022, in his capacity as Adjunct Professor, Piers Schmidt visited Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland to guest lecture on the prestigious hospitality business school’s MBA programme.
In mid August, members of the Global Advisory Board of The Red Sea Development Company were hosted in Riyadh and on site at the Red Sea destination for a progress update and Advisory Board meeting.
Luxury Branding is experienced at translating consumer brands into the hospitality sector. Piers Schmidt was interviewed recently by Laura Powell for her piece on consumer brand extension for Hospitality Insights.
‘From Magazine to Hotel: Curators or Creators?’ is a critical Op-ed authored by Libby Hudson who joined Luxury Branding as a summer intern in July 2022.
Piers Schmidt addressed senior doctors and business leaders from C-Care, a leading healthcare provider in Mauritius.
Luxury Branding was engaged by Villa Hotels & Resorts to design and lead a five-day Discovery Expedition in Cape Town, South Africa. Its purpose to inspire 30 leaders from the company towards a brand-led transformation from Good to Great.
During Piers Schmidt’s visit in May 2022 to guest lecture on the Master of Business Administration in Hospitality, Piers was interviewed by Associate Professor of Strategic Management Demian Hodari, PhD for his ‘Managing Underperforming Properties’ course.
An affiliate of U.S. private equity fund KSL Capital Partners has acquired the parent company of United Kingdom boutique hotel chain The Pig Hotels. Piers Schmidt comments for Hotel News Now.
On 24 March 2022, Sue Harmsworth and Piers Schmidt, Advisory Board members of Red Sea Global, took part in a panel discussion with Skift President Carolyn Kremins to explore Regenerative Travel and the Future of Global Tourism.
Customer expectations are rising, and marketers are frantically trying to keep up in a world where connected and real-time experiences are considered the norm when interacting with brands.
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Piers Schmidt and Ian R Douglas of Phoenix Global are the Co-Founders of Kingham Leigh.
This dynamic new partnership has been created to design, develop and operate innovative hospitality projects in Europe and beyond.