Since beginning his career, Michael Greve has capitalized on the unique ability to synergize quantitative talents in finance and economics with a clear strategic vision and creativity in design and marketing. These talents have allowed him to become a leading entrepreneur in the Caribbean region, with interests in world-class real estate developments, consultancies, and international marketing firms.
Mr. Greve began his hospitality career as a member of the executive office at Hilton Resorts Hawaii and the Hilton Hawaiian Village, regarded as the world’s largest non-gaming resort with 3,500 rooms. Gaining an intimate knowledge of hotel operations and feasibility, he created the annual business plan, managed department heads, and assisted in real estate development and acquisitions at Hilton’s most profitable property.
After Hilton, Mr. Greve joined management at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. in Miami, where he created and administered the company’s $200 million annual capital plan, and, as the number two executive in development, managed Royal Caribbean’s worldwide investments in cruise ship ports.
In 2001, Mr. Greve became an entrepreneur and formed Global Destinations Development, LLC, with an idea to synergize his creativity with his acumen in feasibility and finance into a consultancy.
Global Destinations is now regarded as a leading consultancy, working with a sophisticated clientele on strategic matters. Clients range from large companies and governments such as Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Ernst & Young, The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Government of Aruba, and The Government of The Bahamas, to numerous independent developers and investors, such as the Bob Marley Family, Native American corporations and investment banks.
Global is also leading certain developments as principal and is a partner of the world’s largest hotel company, Hilton. Global has been featured in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Travel Weekly, and on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and public television.
A frequent speaker, Mr. Greve has given speeches on a range of topics at events such as the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention. Most prestigiously, he was the keynote speaker at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s 2009 Board of Directors and Council of Ministers meeting, attended by diplomats from the 37 regional nations.
Mr. Greve holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, with a focus in international affairs and political economy, and speaks several languages. Thunderbird has been rated the number one international business MBA in the world for fourteen consecutive years by US News & World Report.
In addition to his primary role at Global Destinations, Mr. Greve is a principal at Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, where he advises on economic development and national investment policy. The company is a consultant to the United Nations, the US Government, and dozens of international governments and private corporations.
Mr. Greve began his hospitality career as a member of the executive office at Hilton Resorts Hawaii and the Hilton Hawaiian Village, regarded as the world’s largest non-gaming resort with 3,500 rooms. Gaining an intimate knowledge of hotel operations and feasibility, he created the annual business plan, managed department heads, and assisted in real estate development and acquisitions at Hilton’s most profitable property.
After Hilton, Mr. Greve joined management at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. in Miami, where he created and administered the company’s $200 million annual capital plan, and, as the number two executive in development, managed Royal Caribbean’s worldwide investments in cruise ship ports.
In 2001, Mr. Greve became an entrepreneur and formed Global Destinations Development, LLC, with an idea to synergize his creativity with his acumen in feasibility and finance into a consultancy.
Global Destinations is now regarded as a leading consultancy, working with a sophisticated clientele on strategic matters. Clients range from large companies and governments such as Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Ernst & Young, The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Government of Aruba, and The Government of The Bahamas, to numerous independent developers and investors, such as the Bob Marley Family, Native American corporations and investment banks.
Global is also leading certain developments as principal and is a partner of the world’s largest hotel company, Hilton. Global has been featured in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Travel Weekly, and on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and public television.
A frequent speaker, Mr. Greve has given speeches on a range of topics at events such as the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention. Most prestigiously, he was the keynote speaker at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s 2009 Board of Directors and Council of Ministers meeting, attended by diplomats from the 37 regional nations.
Mr. Greve holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, with a focus in international affairs and political economy, and speaks several languages. Thunderbird has been rated the number one international business MBA in the world for fourteen consecutive years by US News & World Report.
In addition to his primary role at Global Destinations, Mr. Greve is a principal at Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, where he advises on economic development and national investment policy. The company is a consultant to the United Nations, the US Government, and dozens of international governments and private corporations.