Chairman's Club 2023

CAROLINE LAKIN
MELANIE BLASI
Caroline’s passion for travel started aged 18
when she ventured to Kenya and Tanzania on a
volunteer programme. Afterwards she climbed
Mount Kilimanjaro which she says is one of the
best experiences of her life. After university,
she headed for the Alps for two ski seasons and
summer in Australasia and on the west coast
of America before starting her career in travel.
Her best-kept travel secret is Wanaka in New
Zealand and another stand out experience
is staying at Jumba Bay in Antiqua. With an
abundance of experience in luxury concierge
services, Caroline's attention to detail in
curating exclusive escapes is second-to-none.
Melanie’s love of travel started as a teenager
when she hopped on a plane to visit relatives
in Sydney. Since then she has lived in several
countries which has reinforced her belief in
the ethos to “live like a local”. From walking
with elephants across the Namibian desert,
to an overland journey across China and
a Trans-Siberian Railway to Europe – she
uses her own experiences to inspire the
discerning traveller. Her best-kept travel
secret is a thrilling helicopter ride over the
Seychelles to Fregate Island Private, known
as the Galápagos of the east, where you
can book your own beach for the day.