Global Conversation: Europe
In October 2020, Your Travel Designer began a series of virtual discussions with tastemakers from eight regions around the world. Each session has allowed us to present insightful information about the state of global travel — from the Polar North to Oceanic Down Under. The first conversation focused on Europe. Watch below as European industry leaders share how they are preparing for your future arrival.
Guest Speakers
Sir Rocco Forte
Sir Rocco Forte is Chairman of Rocco Forte Hotels. Son of the late Lord Charles Forte, Sir Rocco founded the luxury hotel company in 1996. At present the company operates hotels in key European destinations such as London, Edinburgh, Brussels, Florence, Rome, Sicily, Puglia, Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. Two further hotels will open in 2021: Villa Igiea in Palermo and The Westbund Hotel in Shanghai and Milan in 2023.
Jennifer Virgilio
Jennifer Virgilio is the Partner & Chief Business Development Officer of Queen of Clubs, a DMC (destination management company) inbound to the UK (England, Ireland, and Scotland), France, Monaco, Italy and Ibiza. Queen of Clubs is also a Full Service Concierge company and officially launched their Private Jets Division in early 2019. Jennifer has been a Partner with Founder, Filippo Torriani, since 2015.
Ori Kafri
Ori Kafri is the creative and innovative founder of the JK Place group of luxury hotels. In 2003, at just 24 years of age, Ori Kafri opened his first JK Place in his renaissance home town of Florence. It was followed by JK Place Roma and JK Place Capri, nominated by Tatler in 2008 as the world’s best hotel. In late 2019 Ori Kafri inaugurated the first JK Place abroad - the JK Place Paris - a wonderfully sublime new hotel located at the Left Bank of Paris and St. Germain de Pres.