Inside Asian Gaming

IAG SEP 2022年9月 亞博匯 78 The real Macau: I’ve never experienced how it was before. I’m only a Macau pandemic manager. 所以我從沒體驗過真正的澳門。我只是一個 澳門疫情之下的經理。 OG: So you quickly developed a passion for hospitality? VRP: Well, my grandfather had a hotel not far frommy hometown, but when he passed away my father was not interested in doing that. It remained in family hands but we didn’t manage it or visit it. But there was an anniversary celebration there which I joined and it kind of interested me. As a little kid, that was the first trigger for me becoming a little bit attached to this industry. Then my parents’ best friend, who had several hotels in our city and a lot of restaurants, asked if I wanted to try working in his catering company to make some pocket money. So I joined him on a Saturday helping him out catering a wedding and I was immediately fascinated by how the organization worked. It was very specific. And after all those internships and part time jobs I had in bars, restaurants and clubs, I think my career path was very clear. I went to the hospitality school in Klessheim, in Salzburg – Mozart’s hometown – which is the best hospitality school in INDUSTRY PROFILE