ABOUT

 

AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE is a community of hoteliers & travel designers sharing similar objectives: connect & share experiences with Authenticity.

After a background of 20 years with various international chains such Starwood hotels, Marriott, Accor, Oetker collection, IHG, we decided to express our own vision of the hospitality and travel sector by setting up a community of hotels, Guest houses and Villas, governed by authenticity, sustainability and true elegance, for our client network sharing this passion and outlook on travel.

We believe that the learning for real, authentic connections and refinement has become the true luxury, and want to share our gem collection with our privileged network.

 

We understand the importance of building strong relationships between travel advisors and properties. Through our dedicated efforts, we facilitate seamless collaborations, providing travel advisors with comprehensive knowledge, detailed information, and invaluable resources to effectively showcase our portfolio to their clients.

Join us on a journey to create unforgettable experiences for the most discerning travellers and have positive sustainable impact in our industry.

FOUNDERS

  • CAROLINA PICONE

    Sales Expert of Southern Europe, Russia/CIS & LATAM markets

    carolina@authenticexpe.com

    +33613982540

  • AURELIEN HACAULT

    Sales expert of Nothern Europe, Northern America & Middle East markets

    aurelien@authenticexpe.com

    +33617192397

CAROLINA PICONE

Carolina has an extensive experience in high end leisure, entertainement & mice segments mainly in Europe and Latam markets. Her last experience with Oetker collection promoting the collection in Europe and participated to several opening offers a valuable expertise to our most high end hotel partners.

Recent experiences

-          Global Sales Director Europe - Oetker Collection

-          Account Director Entertainment, Russia CIS & LATAM - Royal Monceau Raffle Paris

-          Account Director Europe, Europe, UK & LATAM - Starwood Hotels Paris

AURELIEN HACAULT

Aurélien has an extensive experience in high end leisure & mice segments mainly in Europe, North America and Middle East. His last experience with Marriott Hotels Paris managing a sales team of 10 sellers and implementing a new Milux complex; offers his sales & marketing strategy expertise to our partners especially for new hotel group & opening.

Recent experiences

-          Complex director of Sales - Marriott Milux Paris

-          Complex director of Sales - Starwood Hotels Paris

-          Account Director, Europe, North America, Middle East - Starwood Hotels Paris

OUR SEGMENT EXPERTISE

TRANSIENT

•       Access to all European high-end leisure concierges and travel designers

•       Long standing relationships with bookers & decision makers within key consortia accounts; Serandipians, Virtuoso, Select, Smartflyer, Amex FHR, etc.

•       Focus on the higher rated agents with the top HNWI clients, selling premium rooms & suites at BAR rates to increase room ADR & elevate F&B spend; private offices, jet concierges etc.

•       Work with the European luxury & experiential FIT operators to grow awareness and increase bookings in lower demand/need periods

•       Focus on travel designers who book sustainable properties and luxury villas

•       Focused marketing & promotional strategies/support for key booking periods

•       Tradeshow representation where required in Europe (Pure, Iltm, True, Itb, Duco…etc)

GROUPS

•       Multi-generational families and leisure social groups where appropriate

•       Focus on travel designers who book sustainable properties and luxury villas

•       Small VIP leisure groups

•       Small sophisticated experiential groups of friends

•       Wedding

•       Meeting, incentive, conference & event

•       Focused marketing & promotional strategies/support for key booking periods

•       Tradeshow representation where required in Europe (Imex frankfurt, Rendez-vous…etc)

 OUR GEO SOURCE EXPERTISE

MAIN

•       France, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Netherland

•       Italy, Spain Portugal, Greece

•       UK

SECOND

•       US, Mexico & Brazil

•       Middle East

•       Russia & CIS countries