Luxury Hospitality Consulting
About Kurt…
Kurt has traveled the World pursuing his love of true hospitality. This journey has taken him from the kitchens of legendary hotels in Cape Town and Europe to spectacular villa estates in Thailand, from luxury wellness resorts in Asia to exclusive private islands in the Indian Ocean & Caribbean, and most recently the challenge of guiding a hospitality group in the USA through the Covid-19 pandemic.
His deep love for hotels and hospitality, combined with intense creative ability means his ideas are never 'by the book' nor 'borrowed' from competitors. His style is, well, his own - insightful and inspired.
Having led projects on several continents, Kurt brings a unique, cross-cultural sensitivity and worldly perspective to his work. Kurt possesses a 'ying and ying’ mindset allowing him to strategically define a project's vision and mission while also tactically executing within typical hospitality parameters of time, budget and quality. With Wilde Hospitality, Kurt has created an enterprise that fully brings into service his nearly three decades of international luxury hospitality experience and genuinely reflects who he is as a hospitality trailblazer, hotel geek, and vanguard of luxury travel.
When not dreaming of hotels and guest experiences, Kurt enjoys time with his wife, Shannon, an American helicopter pilot (amongst other things) who he met while living in the Seychelles, and their son, Cooper Wilde who thankfully loves adventure as much as his parents do.
“Perfection is a lot of little things done well.“
— Chef Fernand Point
Expertise
Every Wilde idea starts with a dream, whether it be an off-the-grid luxury island resort or a fly-in fishing lodge, open flame restaurant concept or private members wellness club. We will work with you through the ideation and concept development stages, developing and implementing comprehensive project plans acting as your owner’s representative throughout the project, coordinating with designers and contractors, managing budgets and timelines, recruiting talent, developing brand and marketing strategies, overseeing the pre-opening operations and logistics, and overseeing the ongoing operations once the project is up and running.
CONTACT:
kurt@wilde-hospitality.com | +1 479-402-2969
Concept Development
Celebrating a special occasion? Want to create life-long family memories? Let Wilde Wander create a completely unique travel experience, just for you. Family ‘glamping’ trip to the Serengeti to see the wildebeest migration? Hot springs, volcanoes and the Aurora Borealis in Iceland? Private helicopter charters to glaciers, tour of Hobbiton, luxury villa on the lake, warbirds and vineyards in New Zealand? Learning to surf, riding wild horses on the beach and private waterfall spa safaris in Indonesia? These are some examples of bespoke experiences we have crafted for very happy Wilde Wander clients.
CONTACT:
shannon@wildewander.com | +1 479-381-5322
