Podcasts

Human contact, however inhuman, is probably the last adventure left in air travel. Thoughts on travelers who enjoy seat-mate interaction, and more especially those who don’t.

 

 Some of my Best Friends are Strangers [5:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

There was a time when I used to dread holidays…

 

 Dreaded Holidays [4:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Roger Collis meets Stéphane Le Droumaguet, Hotel d’Angleterre’s Head Concierge and discovers the delights of Geneva. The concierge is the heart of the hotel, how has the role changed from the traditional and sometimes intimidating figure.

 

 Discover Geneva [5:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Jean-Vital Domezon, Deputy Director of Hotel d’Angleterre meets Roger Collis to discuss the current challenges of a five-star hotel in Geneva. With almost two staff per room, Hotel d’Angleterre really focuses on quality and service, with an estimated 55% returning guests.

 

 Pure luxury in Geneva [8:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Roger Collis meets Bastien Peyraud, Restaurant Manager of Windows in Hotel d’Angleterre. Discover the style and cuisine served and more on the sublime lobster roast, Windows signature dish. Windows is a famous restaurant attracting approximately 60% of guests who are not staying in the hotel.

 

 Sublime Cuisine [3:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Corinne DeCelles, Banqueting Manager at Hotel d’Angleterre in Geneva meets Roger Collis.  Corinne organises events from small interviews to weddings catering for up to 60 guests if there is a dance floor, 80 without. Listen here to discover what a Banqueting does?

 

 A Wedding Planner and more... [4:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

With an international career within hotels Oliver Raggett, General Manager of The Chesterfield Mayfair, discusses this exceptional hotel with Roger Collis. What are the day-to-day challenges of a modern day hotel manager?

 

 A Mayfair Hotel [7:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Dirk Crokaert, General Manager of The Montague on the Gardens, talks to Roger Collis about this boutique hotel in the heart of Bloomsbury. The Montague has a great history, having once been used as a staff house for the British Museum. Today the hotel is a cosy, friendly property with stunning outside space and beautifully renovated ‘Bloomsbury Rooms’.

 

 A Bloomsbury Boutique [10:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

A humorous podcast on those ‘love to hate’ aspects of hotel rooms.  Does the toilet paper folded to a point annoy you too?

 

 What I love to hate about hotel rooms [2:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

MaryAnne Stevens, curator of the Paul Mellon exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, discusses one of the highlights this Autumn; An American Passion for British Art: Paul Mellon’s Legacy. Discover how his love for British art developed and the spectacular signature pieces of this vast collection on show.

 

 Paul Mellon [6:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download