Blog Category: People
25 Greatest Travel Photographers Right Now
Complex Magazine has compiled a list of the 25 Greatest Travel Photographers Right Now, and we were excited — though unsurprised — to see that 365Playground partner Jason Michael Lang made the list! Jason’s work has long been admired world-wide, and working for the best and brightest brands, including Conde Nast Traveller, Vogue, Alila Resorts, Banyan…
Summer Days in the Office — The 365Playground Team
While most of you enjoyed relaxing summer vacations, the global 365Playground team had some tough summer office days, striving to create the most memorable experiences for future guests at properties around the world. Well, to be honest, it wasn’t that tough. Enjoy some shots from our summer, from the Maldives to Greece, Brazil to Thailand,…
Jason Michael Lang: Explorations of Traditional Luxury
From Savile Row in Mayfair, known for its traditional men’s bespoke tailoring and celebrated clientele — everyone from Winston Churchill to Jude Law — to Turnbull & Asser, favored clothier of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, Jason Michael Lang uses his photographic talents to explore the traditions of luxury. Enjoy an inside look at…
How to Take Care of Your Human Capita?
While the hospitality industry has always maintained that their employees are their most valued resource, the simple lack of available and qualified human capital caused by the rapidly growing hospitality industry, as well as quick turnover, is a very real issue for brands to tackle. So how do you find and retain good employees? On the “hardware”…
Flourishing Wineries of Australia’s Gold Coast
365Playground’s own Akino Nourdine (Corporate Business Development, Sales & Marketing & Training) guest blogs about her new home Queensland, Australia and its flourishing wine industry. Queensland Australia enjoys 300 sunny days a year and a year-round temperate climate as a way of life! And as one of new Queenslanders, I am thrilled to share one of…
365Playground Partner Gregory Burns Inspiring the Next Generation
Olympic champion, international artist and 365Playground partner Gregory Burns during an inspiring motivational talk to the new generation at an international school in Hong Kong. Over the past decade, Gregory has been invited as artist-in-residence to over 20 5-star resorts around the world and motivate countless people. During these residencies, he’s been able to live and paint in…
Japan’s Season of the Flowering Cherry Tree
365Playground’s own Akino Nourdine (Corporate Business Development, Sales & Marketing & Training) guest blogs about her trip to Japan, her home country, during the season of the flowering cherry tree. Being back in Japan in the season of the flowering cherry tree touches my heart every time. No matter how many times I see sakura, it is…
Veuve Clicquot’s Best Female Chef 2013: Nadia Santini
From studying sociology to being crowned the Best Female Chef of 2013 by Veuve Clicquot, Nadia Santini has long been a rapid rising star. Santini, head chef at Dal Pescatore in Mantova, Italy, was recently named the 2013 Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef, an honor that is part of the prestigious World’s 50 Best…
Shinta Mani’s Support of Gender Equality
Luxury boutique hotel Shinta Mani has made responsible tourism a way of life. This includes upholding their belief in equality for all — the acclaimed resort has recently trained and hired the first female remork (tuk tuk) driver in Siem Reap. Her motorbike and remork were both paid for by the Shinta Mani Foundation and…
Magna Children at Risk: 2013 Field Report & Update
Thus far in 2013, 365Playground partner Magna Children at Risk has been busier than ever in the field, performing life saving tasks, particularly in South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Cambodia. Most recently, the organization has accomplished the impressive job of helping vaccinate over 1,600 women and children in the region of Terekeka,…