Meet Roberto Pregarz, an Italian who came to Singapore almost 60 years ago and served as the general manager of the legendary Raffles Hotel for 17 years. Roberto told me how he turned the stagnating hotel profitable again, the story of a real tiger roaming around one of the Raffles rooms, and why he still hasn't obtained Singaporean citizenship despite being a relative of Lee Kuan Yew. Enjoy!
Roberto on LinkedIn: / pregarz-roberto-4a502434
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 INTRO
00:27 Near Raffles Hotel
00:42 Why did he come to Singapore?
01:50 Singaporean wife
02:36 Ghosts in Raffles Hotel
04:01 Raffles reputation earlier
04:18 Indian doormen
04:54 Working in Raffles Hotel
06:19 Poisoning of the minister's wife
08:09 Inside Raffles Hotel
09:08 Hotels in Singapore
10:03 Hotel rescue
11:29 Tiger came to Raffles
14:25 Special drink
16:08 Getting PR in Singapore
17:36 Life principle
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