She founded a hugely successful travel company, does yoga and is a proud mum. God, way to make us look bad Lucy.
The challenge for the industry is…
Technology, for example A.I, and how you work with it, rather than against it.
The things I like about my job…
Is the variety in the scope of work and the people involved – from the Lightfoot Travel team to the guests and global contacts that we work with.
And the frustrations are …
Managing multiple departments across different regions and time lines
If I didn’t work in travel I would be…
A management consultant as I’m a business geek or travelling
Favourite airline?
British Airways. I’m a Brit so it’s nice to hop on board and feel at home.
My proudest moment was…
Having my son William.
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The naughtiest thing I ever did was…
Being rusticated at boarding school when I was twelve.
I try to relax by…
Being outside with my family or when I have time to myself, doing yoga.
The last time I feared for my life was…
When my husband was driving.
If I can, I always try to avoid…
People that don’t inspire me.
I really wish I had…
Homes in Sussex, Sri Lanka and Noosa to hang out with my British, Australian and Asian family and friends.
The best advice I’ve ever received was…
Be yourself.
I don’t understand why people…
Can be slow to act
My greatest weakness is…
Impatience
And my greatest strength is…
Being positive.
If I won a $1 million lottery (aside from travelling), I would…
Invest in another business and set up a home.
If I was prime minister I would…
Change the tone of political discourse
If I could be someone else for one day I would be a…
Professional tennis player at Wimbledon (a magic place for me) or someone the polar opposite of what I do so that I could learn something new.
I’ve always wanted to travel to…
Sulawesi or the untouched and further reaches of the Eastern Indoneisan archipelago
My favourite holiday was…
Our honeymoon to Namibia and South Africa – we’ve never eaten better for less, or experienced such wilderness in such marked contrast to our home of Hong Kong.
