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From Maldives to Bali to the Kayman Islands, Mark Leblan and Laura Robinson lived and worked where most people dream of visiting.
They work in the hospitality industry – a journey that Leblanc, which is Canadian, began at the age of 16 when he accepted work in a dishwasher at the hotel. He made his way to Belleman, then to the booking table before getting a hotel management diploma.
Robinson, who is British, studied maritime biology and worked as a diving instructor before moving to the hotel.
The couple met, working on the Kayman Islands and has since lived and worked in several Asia islands, including a small Eastern Indonesian Sumba Island.
Now they live in Shinta Mani Wild, a luxury resort hidden in the Cardamon Cambodia mountains, where Leblanc is acting CEO of the hotel, and Robinson manages operations and stability.
Robinson and Lebllan, preparing for Zipline over 1000 feet via Cambodia jungle in Shinta Mani Wild, the most popular way to enter the resort.
Source: Laura Robinson
The couple often talk to the guests of the hotel, many of whom are “very interesting to learn about our story,” Lebllan said.
To begin with, working in places such as Maldives – which is known for its concept “One Island, one resort” – different from visiting it, – he said Travel CNBC.
“You are closed on this island, surrounded by water,” said Leblan. “You’re not really going anywhere … You kind of long periods of time.”
For employees, resort centers in the countryside, where workers sleep, eat and take linen – Lebank’s situation was liked to the summer camp.
“It becomes a small community,” Robinson said. “You still have the same problems as a large group of people who live together can present differences in individuals and opinions.”
Managing these differences is important, she said, especially in places such as Maldives that have a multicultural labor. The Shinta Mani Wild was easier because “except for a few of us, all Cambodian,” she said.
Many think that hospitality work is a good time. But “You have 100 (employees) that you need to make sure they are too happy, ”she said.
Robinson said she and Lebllan celebrate the birthdays of staff and other hotel events. “Mark sometimes gets their decks and yes -ge for them that they love,” she said.
While “Island Life” speaks the sun and fun for most travelers, Saltwater creates trouble servicing for those who work behind the scenes, Robinson said.
Robinson, painted in the islands of Kayman, says her past work instructor has prepared her for classes and experiences in the hotels she and Lebllan control.
Source: Laura Robinson
Environmental problems are different in the Cambodian forest. “You have humidity and a forest that is trying to return yourself here,” she said.
Shinta Mani Wild has 15 guest tents, but the resort sits on the ground that is “the size of the central park” and it requires “a very high level of attention to detail, in terms of product and service but Also the work on the security we dosaid Leblan.
He said the staff patrolled the property, including a large farm on the ground, while maintaining the trails that pass through it.
“It’s new to us,” he said. “We learn.”
Far from the family
Life in some of the most desirable travel places in the world has its advantages, but Leblon and Robinson also fight life far from their families.
When they lived in Maldives, their parents visited them annually, and they returned home every second year to see brothers and sisters, Robinson said.
Now the couple goes home every year, she said. “My brother and sister started children … And our parents age.”
The couple do not have children, so at school – much attention to many expatriates is not a problem. Recently, they adopted two dogs from the forest of Cardamo, they said.
Working together for almost two decades
Leblanc and Robinson discussed another problem: life and work in remote places in pairs.
“Initially, you do not know how it will go,” said Leblan. But “we work pretty well together.”
Having hiring pairs for hotel control makes sense for remote directions, Lebllan said. “We have each other,” he said.
Source: Laura Robinson
“We still do it,” Robinson said laughly, adding that individual offices are key.
As the CEO of Shinta Mani, Leblanc controls issues related to human resources, finances, security and engineering at the hotel, while Robinson is engaged in more “front of the house,” she said.
“(Laura) is highly organized, highly efficient, and I am more on the creative side,” said Leblan.
Robinson said Leblanc comes up with bold ideas and can fulfill them. The couple spends time, even on personal holidays, the ideas of the brainstorm – often finding inspiration in her travels, she said.
“There is no lack of places looking for a couple,” said Leblan. “There are recruitment firms that specialize in hiring couples, not only for hotels, but also for private islands, for people with ultra-high pure value. There is employment capabilities.”
In remote directions, the availability of a satellite can also ease the loneliness, Lebllan said.
“It makes sense that we have each other,” he said.
