S4 - Episode 4 - Andrea Zana
About this episode
Andrea Zana discusses his experiences in luxury hospitality and the importance of mentorship.
Welcome to our first DESTINATION HOSPITALITY episode with our guest ANDREA ZANA, the general manager of the Hotel Il San Pietro in Positano on the Amalfi Coast of Italy. Listen in to hear what it’s like to be part of the operational family that runs one of the world’s greatest resort hotels, how Tom Cruise helped inspire Andrea to get into hospitality, why Andrea loves interacting with tourists, what it was like to work in top hotels in Florence, London, Paris, Milan, and why he sees luxury hospitality as a world full of opportunities. Get ready to be surprised by what great hoteliers like Andrea and the Cinque Family do to constantly evolve: including bringing a team of sixteen people from the hotel with him to Cornell University Hotel School for a week of professional development during the closed season. Andrea shouts out the importance of mentorship with the examples set for him by Claudio Ceccarelli, Simone Giorgi, and the Cinque Family, and how restaurants and hotels can be the stage, and we FOH folks the protagonists!
People in this episode
Host: Erica Cantley
Guest: Andrea Zana
Topics covered
- hospitality
- luxury hotels
- professional development
- mentorship
- tourism
- operational management
Keywords
- hospitality
- luxury
- mentorship
- tourism
- professional development
- hotel management
- Amalfi Coast
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hotel Il San Pietro, Cornell University Hotel School, Cinque Family
Places: Positano, Amalfi Coast, Florence, London, Paris, Milan
More episodes of Maître d’ Diaries
- S4 - Episode 8 - Emanuel Moosbrugger
- S4 - Episode 7 - Alison Arth & Kimberly Belle
- S4 - Episode 6 - We're Booked with Paul Freedman
- S4 - Episode 5 - Jenna Norfleet
- S4 - Episode 3 - Ahris Kim
- S4 - Episode 2 - Ronan Duchêne Le May
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Maître d’ Diaries podcast page.