UP FR ONT


AIR MILES


Q&A


WITH ALEXIS OFFE, FOUNDER OF MERAKI HOSPITALITY


Most unusual place you have been? Definitely a trip to Ningxia when I was in my teens. I was learning Mandarin at the time in school and our class took a trip to a very poor region of China as part of a learning experience and also as a way to give back through volunteering.


Top travel tips? Eat well and drink lots of water. With my long legs, I always ask for the emergency exit space (or an upgrade; doesn’t always work though) and make friends with the in-flight team.


Indispensable travel gadgets? My phone so I can get my Netflix fix!


How could international airports improve? Better wifi options. I was stuck in Qatar for almost eight hours a few months ago and it would have been much easier if there were better services available.


Loveliest souvenir you’ve ever come back with? It’s not really a souvenir but whenever I come back from France, I need to come back with galettes, a kind of flat savoury pancake from where my family comes from in France. Can’t get enough of them.


How do you survive a long flight? I sleep!


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