" What makes us different is ... continuously challenging the Way We do things , and keeping the curiosity and humility to keep getting Better at What We do ."
Special RepoRt : Change Makers
Monetize the passion
Frederic Flageatsimon ' s heart is in asia , but he is looking farther afield for growth .
by BarBara Bohn , managing editor
FrEdEric FLagEaT-SimOn ’ S favorite part of developing a property : “ You can actually close your eyes , and you can create a script , and you envision what the guest experience is going to be . You are providing a framework and canvas of how you ’ re going to allow a guest to discover and interact with a destination .”
As CEO of Asia at Commune Hotels & Resorts , Flageat-Simon has spent nearly all his career , first in Indonesia and then in Malaysia for AccorHotels , painting on the vast canvas of that continent . He continues to craft hotel experiences based on designs that reinforce the values and beauty of the location .
“ Point number one ” is passion . “ I don ’ t know if I could do anything else other than hotels . I ’ m a true hotelier at heart . I think we are excessively fortunate to work in this industry . It ’ s demanding in terms of hours and balance , but at the same
" What makes us different is ... continuously challenging the Way We do things , and keeping the curiosity and humility to keep getting Better at What We do ."
time we do something that is truly exciting , to create a unique experience for our guests . That ’ s a key thing that drives me .”
Flageat-Simon ( pictured above with Commune CEO Niki Leondakis ) was born in Bordeaux and got his hotel education at the Centre International de Glion in Switzerland . He fell in love with Asia partly because of the enormous diversity and distinction of cultures available in a single country . Even more , he fell in love
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