Andrew Abram, Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta

Andrew Abram, Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta

"Where To From Here" A Global Podcast By Renae Leith-Manos
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About this episode

Andrew Abram has a CV littered with luxury hotel openings and developments. He has worked in some of the world's most upscale hotels, and worked alongside some of the most well known names in hospitality.  Here as General Manager of one of Jakarta's most loved five star hotels, The Mandarin Oriental, he opens up about many incredible chapters in his working life, from launching the glittering brand Dubai as the first General Manager of the prestigious Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai, to working alongside Jamie Oliver before was super famous in London.  He talks about his colourful life living all over the world as a General Manager, living full time within a five star hotel, and compares luxury products and hotels in the western world with the East.  He also exposes the challenges and joys of living and working in the middle east, as well as Asia as a Scotsman.  Abram confirms there is a super luxe echelon of South east Asian society as depicted in Crazy, Rich Asians, and says he sees a huge future in Indonesia to accommodate for them within luxury hotels, developments, shopping and travel.   



For more luxury travel, go to: www.renaesworld.com.au For more on Mandarin Oriental: https://www.mandarinoriental.com/en/