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Frequent Traveler: Danny Hughes

An executive with a major hotel firm explains why Peruvian cuisine ignites his culinary passion and reveals that he never travels without a pair of sneakers and a photo of his family.
 
By Mark Holston

 

As Hilton Worldwide's senior vice president for the Caribbean, Mexico and Latin America, Danny Hughes is responsible for the operations of all corporately owned or managed hotels and resorts throughout the region. He also focuses on the corporation's regional development plan, while overseeing progress on projects such as the soon-to-open Hilton Panamá, Hilton Santa Fe Mexico City and Hilton Barra Rio de Janeiro.

 

Talk to us about airports: What works, what doesn't?

I love the airports at Lima and Santiago; they are both well-designed and efficient - and I would say 

Lima's Jorge Chávez International Airport
they lead the way in South America at the moment. With air travel to Brazil having grown significantly over the last decade, it is great to see that airports there are receiving upgrades in time for both the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. 

What do you love to eat when you travel?

I have fallen in love with the tastes of Peru. One of my favorite restaurants is Central. It serves contemporary and creative Peruvian cuisine, demonstrating the best of that country's food freshness and flavors with a modern twist. Try the rice with scallops. For a good steak away from home, I like El Hornero (also in Lima), where they pair the meat with giant corn and fresh asparagus. And of course, Hilton Lima Miraflores' restaurant Social is a great option. With a concept that mixes Peruvian and American cuisine, the crab cakes and the anticuchos de lomo (beef tenderloin kebabs) are my favorite starters, while the Californian ceviche and the Lobster Pot Pie are best sellers.

 

What's something you look for to bring home as a gift or for yourself?

You can't go wrong with locally made chocolates and small batches of the local liquor, such as tequila from Mexico.


Be honest - do you have a favorite Hilton hotel? 

Working for Hilton Worldwide, I've stayed at some of the best hotels across the globe, serviced by some of the best teams anyone can ask for. It is difficult to choose just one or two favorites, but in Latin America specifically, I'd say the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort is truly a world-class resort that delivers a standard of service as good as any hotel in the world, coupled with a food quality that is simply incredible. For the business traveler, you can't beat the convenience and reliability of the Hilton São Paulo Morumbi. Everything at this hotel was designed with the business guest in mind, to ensure a most productive and comfortable stay. It just works beautifully.


Don't Forget ... Hughes on what every business traveler should pack

Make sure you pack your charger and your digital camera, and be sure you have cell phone service where you are going. I always take my sneakers, but also make sure I travel with my iPad, a family photo and return ticket.

 

Photos: Lima airport, courtesy Jorge Chávez International Airport; Shoe by Martin Abegglen

 

 
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Airlines plan to create dedicated flight schedule for business customers and introduced a new schedule between New York and London's Heathrow airport, which begins March 30 

 

 

Renowned travel bloggers to speak at Puerto Rico BloggerCon keynote panel, sponsored by Delta; Delta also hosting 70 top travel agencies from Latin America and Puerto Rico at Delta Social Media Boot Camp

 

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Travel News
 

New Airline Routes and Route Changes
São Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport

TAM added a second round-trip between São Paulo and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, operating with a morning departure on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. This supplements the Brazil-based carrier's daily round-trip flights.

 

Copa Airlines will add an eighth daily round-trip flight between its hub at Panama City's Tocumen Airport and San Jose, Costa Rica, beginning October 2.

 

Fly Jamaica begins service between Kingston, Jamaica, and Georgetown, Guyana, today, with two weekly flights. The airline will also introduce a new one-way, three-city service on September 27: New York JFK - Georgetown - Kingston, running weekly.

 

Beginning October 8, Fly Jamaica will offer weekly service between Kingston, Jamaica and Toronto, Canada's Pearson International Airport. The next day, it begins weekly service between Georgetown, Guyana, and Toronto. 

 

Airline Alliance News

US-based Delta Air Lines and U.K.-based Virgin Atlantic Airways earned anti-trust immunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation, which approved the carriers' joint venture. With that approval, the carriers will begin a new, harmonized, schedule of flights between New York's JFK airport and London's Heathrow airport on March 30, 2014. The schedule will include departures every 30 minutes during early evening peak travel times, and hourly departures from early evening until late. 

 

Other Airline News

Aeromexico is now flying its new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner between Mexico City and New York's JFK International, with daily flights.

 

British Airways began flying its first super-jumbo Airbus A380, on the Los Angeles - London route, which it dubbed the "Red Carpet Route." The company's revamped service on the route includes a special five-course First Class menu created by The Langham Hotel, London, and a three-course Club World/Business Class menu created by the hotel. 

 

Airport News 
LAX Star Alliance Lounge

A new Star Alliance Lounge opened at Los Angeles International Airport, for use by all First, Business and Star Alliance Gold Card passengers flying on member airlines. Located in the Tom Bradley International Terminal, the lounge can hold around 400 passengers, and has an outdoor terrace with fire pits. Inside, the lounge has Wi-Fi, USB power ports and power outlets, tablet computers available to borrow, and offers travelers print, fax and copy services, as well as a bar, library space, den, study and media room, eight shower rooms and a separate First Class area. The lounge, one of five operated by Star Alliance members at the airport, is managed by Air New Zealand, a Star Alliance member.

 

Denver International Airport is building five new gates to accommodate the growth of low-cost U.S. carrier Southwest Airlines. The extension should be finished by November 2014. 

 

Hotel News

The 139-room Aloft Panama - the country's first Aloft - opened in Panama City. It offers free Wi-Fi in all guest rooms and public areas, free Internet-based printing services, complimentary on-site parking and free airport transportation. The hotel has six meeting rooms with full high-tech A/V setup; the largest is 1,338 square feet. The hotel, owned and operated by Nuevos Hoteles de Panama and part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, will add another 186 rooms next year.

 

The all-inclusive, adults-only Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa will open in the Uvero Alto section of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on November 15. The 750-suite resort will include 13 restaurants and offer free Wi-Fi.

 

Website Travelocity now offers a mobile app special for booking hotel stays, available for the iOS7 operating system. It also can scan credit cards for payment and offers mobile-exclusive deals. 

 

Hotel Pipeline 

Hyatt Hotels plans to open a Hyatt Regency in Santiago de Cali, Colombia, in 2016. The 218-room hotel will be part of the World Trade Center PacificCali mixed-use project. Hyatt also plans to open a 297-room Grand Hyatt Bogota and 250-room Hyatt Regency Cartagena in 2016. 

 

Loyalty Programs

U.S.-based carrier Southwest Airlines will raise the point-redemption rate for purchasing its Wanna Get Away award-level seats, for travel booked beginning March 31, 2014. Members booking with rewards points will have to redeem 70 points per dollar of the fare cost, up from 60 points per dollar. Redemption rates will remain the same for the airline's other awards programs.

 

U.S.-based car-rental company National Car Rental is offering one free rental day for every two qualifying rentals of a mid-sized or larger car, through the end of January. The company also introduced rewards points that can be used towards free car rental. 

 

Photos: São Paulo International by Andre Um; Star Alliance Lounge, courtesy Star Alliance

 
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