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A personal victory over cancer inspired Ingo Schweder to pioneer the combination of wellness and luxury hotels. “When I was 32 I was diagnosed with stage-four cancer and I was given six to eight weeks to live,” says Schweder, CEO and founder of Thailand-based consultancy Goco Hospitality. He had a 13cm (5in) tumour in his lungs that was growing aggressively. Although he didn’t smoke, Schweder admits that his lifestyle, running luxury hotels, was “work hard, party hard”. To find a solution, he visited several major international cancer centres, including the renowned Cleveland Clinic in the United States. A non-smoker who...
