Laucala Island, the private island resort located in the Fijian Pacific archipelago, has a new Global Advisor: Kurt Wachtveitl brings 41 years of experience from his time with Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, at the helm of the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok as General Manager.
As the resort’s Global Advisor, Wachtveitl will spend annually four months on the island and work to increase Laucala’s visibility worldwide, supporting initiatives currently underway including the January 2013 launch of the resort’s new website, www.Laucala.com. Wachtveitl supports the management of the island, currently led by General Manager David Stepetic, an American-born seventeen-year veteran of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, as well as former Four Seasons executive and David’s wife, Risako Stepetic.
Laucala Island, owned by Austrian businessman Dietrich Mateschitz, owner of Red Bull energy drink company, is an all-inclusive private island resort consisting of 25 villas, five restaurants and bars, a private jet airport, 18-hole championship golf course, 12 horses, yachts and a world-renowned spa; the only private island in the world to encompasssuch facilities. The island, a member of Leading Hotels of the World, has more than 300 staff members on-hand, the highest staff-to-guest ratio in the world, made complete with on-island professionals including international chefs from Europe and Asia, a New Zealand "horse-whisperer" and golf, diving and fishing experts.