The Hotel on the Roof of the World by Alec Le Sueur

The Hotel on the Roof of the World by Alec Le Sueur

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Few foreigners are lucky enough to set foot on Tibetan soil, but Alec Le Sueur spent five extraordinary years there, working in the unlikeliest Holiday Inn in the world. Set against the beauty of the Himalayas, this is an amusing and enlightening account of his experiences and a fascinating insight into Tibet’s intriguing cultural background.

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The Hotel on the Roof of the World by Alec Le Sueur

Few foreigners are lucky enough to set foot on Tibetan soil, but Alec Le Sueur spent five extraordinary years there, working in the unlikeliest Holiday Inn in the world. Set against the beauty of the Himalayas, this is an amusing and enlightening account of his experiences and a fascinating insight into Tibets intriguing cultural background.

‘One of the most strangely seductive places I’ve been to … Thank you to Alec Le Sueur for bringing it to life’

-- Michael Palin
Alec Le Sueur started a promising career in luxury hotels, with positions in London, St Tropez and Paris, until one fateful day he took the unusual career choice of leaving Europe to join the management team of the infamous Holiday Inn Lhasa. He spent five years in Tibet, the subject of his first book, The Hotel on the Roof of the World, before returning to his native island of Jersey. A further career change led Alec to swap VIP guests for lawyers and to acquire an MBA in law firm management. He gives frequent talks on his time in Tibet and is a regular contributor to Food & Wine magazine. He also writes articles on management and strategy for exciting law journals
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ISBN 13 9781849533430
ISBN 10 1849533431
Title The Hotel on the Roof of the World
Author Alec Le Sueur
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
Year published 2013-01-07
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.