A Conversation with Ian Wilson, RVP of Fairmont Asia
Chris · October 19, 2007
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts is growing fast in many lucrative markets, including Asia and the Middle East.
Dubai, Shanghai, Beijing...these booming metropolitan cities are experiencing a renaissance in hotel development, and Fairmont is opening luxury hotels in all of these cities (plus countless more).
My friend Jens Thraenhart is the Executive Director of Marketing Strategy & Customer Relationship Management for the Canadian Tourism Commission headquartered in Vancouver. While at a recent speaking engagement at a conference in Singapore, Jens visited one of his former hotel colleagues for an interview.
Banff-born Ian Wilson is Fairmont’s Regional Vice President for Asia, and G.M. of the Raffles The Plaza Hotel in Singapore. He was most recently the G.M. of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
Jens tracked down Mr. Wilson at his hotel and managed to convince him to do an on-camera interview about Fairmont’s development initiatives in Asia.
This is a great interview, and it’s inspiring to see a small town Alberta boy rising to the top ranks of one of the world’s foremost luxury brands.
