Red Carnation Hotels

PODCASTS

Welcome to our fun and informative podcasts and MP3 download section.  Here you will find a selection of recordings by esteemed travel writers as well as renowned hoteliers and more.

As we continue to develop our podcasts we hope to inform arriving guests of topics such as local destinations, travelling tips and what really makes a great hotel.

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  2. 33 min

   Roger Collis  What I love to hate about hotel rooms

  
  A humorous podcast on those 'love to hate' aspects of hotel rooms.  Does the toilet paper folded to a point annoy you too?

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  4.01 min

   Roger Collis  Travelling with pets

  
  Pet travel soured 33% last year with a record 80 million people travelling with their favoured friends. Roger Collis discusses the unique amenities and obstacles to travelling with pets, as increasingly the luxury travel industry add more ‘bark' to their services.

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  1.59 min

   Roger Collis  The Light Traveller

  
  About the contents of a light traveller's suitcase. How on earth does the female executive manage to pack so many outfits into such a small pull-along case?

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   Rajesh Suri & Alfred Prasad  Tamarind 2

  
  The second of our Tamarind interviews with Rajesh Suri, and Alfred Prasad. Tamarind is taking fine Indian food to Geneva, a city where it is impossible to get a great Indian for the majority of the year. Four Chefs from Tamarind’s famous Mayfair restaurant are going to the kitchens of Hotel d’Angleterre, for the greatly anticipated Indian festival.

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  9.07 min

   Rajesh Suri & Alfred Prasad  Tamarind

  
  Roger Collis meets Rajesh Suri, Executive-Operations and Alfred Prasad, Executive Chef of the famed Tamarind restaurant, the first Indian restaurant to receive Michelin recognition. So what makes Indian the UK's favorite dish?

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  2.50 min

   Roger Collis  Paws For Thought Part 2

  
  The flying pet debate; should man best friend be allow to travel in the cabin with their owner.

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  4.30 min

   Roger Collis  Paws For Thought - part 1

  
  Travelling with your pets, how about getting them membership to the Flying Paws reward program. Paw prints, collected from their air miles, can  then be redeemed for gifts such as Gucci pet clothing to a personal portrait.

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  8.36 min

   Jacques Favre  Meet Hotel d'Angleterre's GM

  
  Roger Collis interviews Jacques Favre, General Manager of the five star Hotel d'Angleterre in Geneva. Jacques discusses what makes his hotel and The Red Carnation Hotel Collection different.

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  3.00 min

   Roger Collis  Female safety tips

  
  Some brief safety tips for female travellers on the road from Roger Collis.

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  8.33 min

   Bruno Pensa  A great Concierge

  
  Roger Collis interviews d'Angleterre's head Concierge Bruno Pensa, who has been with the hotel in Geneva for thirty nine years. From crazy guest requests to obtaining the unattainable, Bruno has an unequelled knowledge of the area.