Australian expats success stories: The 20 Australians who opened cafes, bars, hotels, resorts around the world

February 19 2017 - 12:15am
Conservation-based luxury tourism is the goal at Song Saa Private Island, Cambodia, which is run by a couple originally from Sydney. Photo: Markus Gortz
Conservation-based luxury tourism is the goal at Song Saa Private Island, Cambodia, which is run by a couple originally from Sydney. Photo: Markus Gortz

As the current Nobel Laureate for Literature might say, the times they have a-changed. How else to explain the fact that Australia's once-raging case of cultural cringe that saw us reflexively compare ourselves to the rest of the world – and usually come up short in the process – do a 180-degree turn? These days we still export our backpackers en masse to the world, but now they're being joined by a growing number of people making big waves in the hospitality and tourism sectors. Chefs. Entrepreneurs. Hoteliers. Coffee geeks. Bar svengalis.

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