Intentional sustainability and global community in the luxury hotel space with Abhay Bakaya

15/08/2025 28 min Temporada 1 Episodio 3
Intentional sustainability and global community in the luxury hotel space with Abhay Bakaya

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Episode Synopsis

Today’s guest is Chief Development Officer of Starwood Hotels, Abhay Bakaya. Abhay is responsible for growing the company’s portfolio of open and pipeline hotels to scale. He leads the expansion of 1 Hotels, Treehouse Hotels, and Baccarat Hotels globally across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. With over 15 years of experience in the industry, he has focused on real estate and business development for Fairmont-Raffles Hotels, the original Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and Marriott International prior to joining Starwood Hotels in 2017. We will discuss sustainability across the Starwood Hotels portfolio and how that creates community across global travelers.
 
Where to find Abhay
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhaybakaya/
 
Starwood Hotels: https://www.starwoodhotels.com/experience/hotels-resorts