Philipp RealReal comes to Mendoza with 15 years of international hospitality leadership experience. He will lead the resort’s day-to-day operations and oversee the operations team. A member of The Leading Hotels of the World, The Vines Resort & Spa is a new luxury boutique hotel that opened in January 2014 in Argentina’s premiere winemaking region - the Uco Valley. Real joins The Vines Resort & Spa following a two-year appointment at The American Trade Hotel in Panama, where he opened the property and served as General Manager. Prior, he was General Manager at Kura Hulanda Lodge & Beach Club in Curacao. He also held positions as Director of Food & Beverage at Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach in addition to The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, a Four Seasons Hotel. Real’s experience also includes tenure at the Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita and the Fisher Island Club in Miami, where he was the Assistant Director of food and beverage. In addition, he received his Bachelors Degree in Hotel Management at the Business and Hotel Management School in Lucerne, Switzerland. Real is the youngest son of a hotelier family. A native ofLiechtenstein, he lived and worked in the family hotel, the Sonnenhof, part of the prestigious Relais Chateau hotels, from an early age. This laid the foundation for his passion for the hospitality industry.