A Wealth of Insight: The World's Best Luxury Hoteliers on Leadership, Management, and the Future of 5-Star Hospitality Hardcover – December 20, 2017

As someone who has long been fascinated by the entire luxury hotel experience, I have been waiting for exactly this kind of book to come along. I treated myself to the hardcover for Christmas and it is absolutely beautiful. As I flipped through the various hotelier profiles (and countless photos), I was taken by their individual journeys and career insights. Not only is it a compelling read, but the book also functions as my new global bucket-list — and has earned a spot on my coffee table for a long, long time!

A gorgeous book! Amazing insights from around the world from the best in the business. It really is that simple. I bought this book because I love to travel and am always drawn to the symphony of five-star hotels, and this book delivers. The author's profiles of each general manager captures the essence of what defines world-class service, and the ample photos are a beautiful complement. A Wealth of Insight has earned its place on my coffee table. I'm already planning my next vacation!

An incredible book that shares amazing insights from hospitality professionals around the world. From how they started their careers, to how they envision the future of this incredible industry. Truly a wealth of practical knowledge that can inspire those looking to start their hospitality careers or just searching for experience based guidance. A must read book, artfully written by Rahim B. Kanani.

I enjoyed reading this book and getting an insiders view of the different management philosophies, idiosyncracies, small touches, and values that shaped the operations, strategy, customer experience and competitive approach to some of the most timeless and sought-after hotels in the world. The best part was for me was reading the exposées of some of the hotels I have stayed in to see if the mantras shared by the management were a signature part of the experience. A great book for those looking to acquire different insights into management.

It was great being able to read this book for my summer course at Georgetown. What stood out to me the most was how each individual leader in the hospitality industry openly shared about their backgrounds, challenges, lessons, and goals. Who would've known that each person in this book still have so much more to accomplish within their career? I found that very motivational. I was able to personally connect to a lot of the stories on how they go about their company's daily operations as I am too a hospitality and tourism leader aspiring to possibly be where they are one day. A lot of them still had their own traditional styles on how they operate but I would like to see within the next book newer leaders who like to manage in a more non traditional way. As a millennial, we have are bringing a new and creative approach to our industry attracting various people from the traditionalists, baby boomers, generation x, and the millennial traveler. I would like to see how those leaders operate as it might be different from mine, but different to see their vantage point in our industry. Overall, this book did define the new characteristic of luxury. Thank you Kanani for sharing this book with us!

Whether you are interested in this industry or not, you will be fascinated by what Rahim Kanani unearths in terms of what it takes to run the world’s best hotels.His interviews with some of the most successful hoteliers provide snappy and often surprising takeaways that move beyond clichés.The book is also beautifully designed, with photos that offer a glimpse of what represents absolute luxury and perfection.

Infusions of decadent & diverse locations, paired with well-written profiles that give you a behind-the-scenes look into the strategies/philosophies of the 'big players' in hospitality management. As someone who works in the visitor services/tourism industry, I definitely see this book as a reflective professional development tool to share with my front line staff team.Kanani is a talented wordsmith, and I highly recommend this book.

The format of the book does not allow to increase the font size or zoom, highligth ideas. Content good and well written