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Wink’s Piro is making his mark in Vietnam

Canada native Michael Piro came from humble beginnings and hustled his way through real estate sales and fund management. Starting with a plane ticket to Vietnam at age 21, he has become CEO of Vietnam’s first homegrown hotel brand, Wink Hotels.

The first property of the select-service, hyper-local lifestyle brand is set to open in March. Another eight are financed and under development in markets ranging from Ho Chi Minh City, Danang and Hai Phong, to Tuy Hoa, Can Tho, Ha Long and Vung Tau.

Piro is committed to making the brand work – and committed to Vietnam, too, where he says there is a lot of opportunity. “Come with respect for the culture, and the opportunities in Vietnam are endless,” he says. “And I’m living proof of that.”

Read the latest interview in HOTELSLife and find out how Piro is learning the hotel business – especially when it comes to team-building.

Michael Piro
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