Jason LeDoux - General Manager, The Langham, New York, Fifth Avenue

Jason LeDoux shows it is possible to put luxury and differentiation into a Manhattan hotel.

As boss of Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Manu Sharma is in the thick of India’s wedding activity.

Christoph Henkel has great affection for his other properties but converting a former mining village to Colorado’s luxury Dunton Hot Springs mountain retreat is something special.

Princess Noura bint Faisal Al Saud is putting Saudi fashion and the Kingdom’s hospitality on the world map.

As boss of Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Manu Sharma is in the thick of India’s wedding activity

Arnaud Zannier started his own eponymous hotel company. What are the ongoing challenges?

Geoff Toffetti specialised in service – will he share secrets to success?

As always, words from Virtuoso wizard Matthew Upchurch are more than worth their weight in gold.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group CEO Laurent Kleitman may be new to luxury hospitality but he’s shaking it up fast, with style

The Corinthia London’s boss, Charlotte Weatherall, a sales and marketing superstar, magnificently manages a young family – and the forever-youthful luxury hotel