007 Travelers Interview: Mainport by Inntel Hotels / Lous van Prooijen
January 23, 2015
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Lous van Prooijen |
Mainport, the official
accommodation partner of Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style exhibition, is the
gateway to all continents in the world in a 5 star design setting. Hotel offers also Designing 007 hotel packages.
When:16 January 2015
1. Please introduce yourself
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Mainport by Inntel Hotels |
2. How long have you been involved in hotel business and what can you tell us about your work?
I was introduced to the Hospitality business at a very young age and started working at the age of 13 in restaurants. My love for the business has been growing ever since. My current work is challenging me in multiple ways. For example, I need to stay closely connected to the city of Rotterdam, keeping track of the opportunities the city presents and react accordingly. Hence the wonderful cooperation we now have with the Kunsthal, for the exhibition of “Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style”.
As official hotel partner I had the pleasure of being involved in many aspects of the exhibition, including the pleasure to meet Mr. Jeroen Krabbé and Ms. Maryam D’abo (“The Living Daylights“) (1987), in addition the exhibition was officially opened by Ms. Daphne Dekkers, who played a small part in “Tomorrow Never Dies” (1997).
Tough question. I did not grow up with the Bond movies and my interests weren’t triggered till I was a bit older. It was my college roommate who made me watch the whole bunch, to the point that I was the one asking if we could see another. I would have to go with Sean Connery, since he was in the first Bond movie I ever saw. In addition Pierce Brosnan, obviously for his looks. For now I am quite used to seeing Daniel Craig playing the Bond part and wouldn’t mind him staying on for a while longer.
I haven’t seen that much of the world yet, but my two favourite cities would be San Francisco. It is a great place to visit and has a great diversity of cultures and hotspots. Second is Barcelona, where I lived for a while. A seaside city with amazing tapas restaurants on almost every corner. It has a rich history and has both a beautiful city centre and suburbs.
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* Mainport by Inntel Hotels
* Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style Exhibition
* 007 Travel story
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