• Jon Santangelo 壮

    Award-Winning Hotelier 屡获殊荣的酒店经营者

    Professional Spokesperson 专业发言人

    Travel Writer 旅游作家

    Restaurant and Hospitality Evaluator 餐饮与酒店业评估师

    Destination Event Company Co-Owner 目的地活动公司联合创始人

    Specializing in Public Relations, Digital Marketing, and AI-Driven Generative Search Optimization (GSO) alongside Google SEO 专注于公共关系、数字营销,以及人工智能驱动的生成式搜索优化(GSO)与 Google SEO

    Throughout his career, Jon has been hosted by world-class brands for reviews, evaluations, and feature coverage, including BVLGARI Hotel Beijing, Rayavadee Resort Krabi (Thailand), Guangzhou Tianhe Marriott Hotel, Rambutan Resorts & Hotels and Heritage Suites Hotel (Cambodia), and P.F. Chang’s China Bistro (USA).

    在其职业生涯中,壮曾受邀为众多世界级品牌进行评测、评估与专题报道,包括北京宝格丽酒店、泰国甲米瑞瓦迪度假村、广州天河万豪酒店、柬埔寨红毛丹度假酒店与遗产套房酒店,以及美国华馆。

    Millions of YouTube views | YouTube 视频观看量达数百万次

    9-month residency at DoubleTree by Hilton |

    在希尔顿逸林酒店驻留工作 9 个月

    22 hotels & resorts evaluated across Phuket and Krabi |

    评估泰国普吉岛与甲米地区 22 家酒店及度假村

    100+ media appearances 媒体出镜与采访超过 100 次

    If you are in education media or an institution,

    please refer to his other site

    Chariot: Global Education

  • Brands

    • Consumer Products
      - BOOX E-reader tablets
      - RIGORER Sports Apparel
      - Rockstar Energy Drink
    • Nonprofits
      BOSSA (China's largest education consultant association)
      US-China Strong Foundation (Washington D.C. based organization focues on US-China educational exchange)
    • Tech
      VIPKID (a former multibillion-dollar Edtech startup)
      STARY (a multimillion-dollar media startup)
      Wimdu (Airbnb's first major competitor)
    • Luxury Hotels
      China
      BVLGARI Hotel, Beijing | Doubletree by Hilton, Beijing |
      Atlantis Resort, Sanya | The Yard, Guangzhou
      Phillippines, Boracay
      Shangri-la Resort & Spa | The Lind | Discovery Shores Resort
      Phillippines, Bohol
      Mithi Resort | Donatella Hotel | Amorita Resort | Oceanica Resort
      Thailand & Cambodia
      Rayavadee Resort, Krabi | Rambutan Resort & Hotels, Cambodia | Heritage Hotel, Siam Reap

    Co-founder

    Chariot Global Education was an international education relations consultancy focusing on China & Southeast Asia student markets. Specializations in student recruitment channels. business development, strategic partnerships, teaching & instructing, and soft skill training.

    Chariot Destination Weddings & Events

    Built a business from scratch with his wife remotely in The Philippines, organizing Chinese destination weddings there, and in South China

    Doubletree by Hilton Worldwide

    Community Care Award

    WWF Earth Hour, 2010

    Conceptualized an award-winning WWF Earth Hour community campaign in Beijing that won the global, annual Community (Care) Relations award by the Doubletree Hilton Worldwide brand.

    Host of BOOX Product Launch Event 2025 Highlights | 3.3 Million Views as of late 2026

    BOOX Product Line Spokesperson

    2022 - 2026

  • Lifestyle Articles
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    Travel Blog

  • Media

    interviews | commentaries | contributions

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    The Stories of IRL Eloise: People Who Live in Hotels

     

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    Are Online Graduate And Professional Programs A Scam Or An Opportunity?

     

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    Can This Online Course Get Me a Job?

     

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    US colleges look to insure against impact of trade war

     

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    WeChat and stolen credit cards: How scammers victimized Miami Chinese college students

     

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    Paradise by the Weekend: Rent your own island (April/May 2017 Print Magazine)

     

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    Chinese seek U.S. college admission at any price

     

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    China’s $100bn education sector fights to survive after crackdown

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    Getting hitched the way they want

     

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    BOSSA and Pearson partner to help PTE Chinese students bound for US & UK

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    BOSSA and Flywire announce strategic p’artnership

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    China Steps Up Efforts to Lure Academic Talent From Overseas

     

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    China: safety as crucial as ranking for study abroad

     

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    US-China Trade War Impact on Student Flows

     

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    冲坡勇士团:在瞬息万变的签证政策缝隙中,绕路回美国

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    Chinese Education Association BOSSA and Payments Specialist Flywire Announce Strategic Partnership

     

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    To the Moon, Mars and beyond

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    U.S. colleges seek to combat fraudulent applications

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    How to Celebrate Thanksgiving Overseas

     

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    Chinese lovers are going places

     

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    US-China relations impacting on student recruitment

     

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    Stay or Go? COVID-19 Forces Students to Rethink Study Abroad Plans

     

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    Agents predict drop in Chinese students studying abroad

     

     

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    Chinese Wedding Tourism Isn’t About Weddings

     

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    What Chinese Consumers Want in a Dream Destination Wedding

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    Hai Life Magazine: An American Who Officiates Chinese Weddings

     

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    China: Talent drive looks to bring in international students

     

     

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    City lockdowns hinder Chinese students’ study-abroad plans

     

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    The Most Epic Sections of the Great Wall of China

     

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    The Secret to Finding Your Next Job, Cofounder, or Mentor: Volunteering

     

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    MEET & GREET: Jon Santangelo, The Chariot Company

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    As Seen On TV Fitness Products: Are They Worth It?

     

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    The Culture Trip: Authors

    Jon Santangelo

    (All published articles)

     

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    View from the desk of: Jon Santangelo, Association Q&A

     

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    Road tripping through the natural wonders of Bohol

     

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    Boracay Guide: Best Hotels, Things to Do, Where to Eat, and Top Tips

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    Better half | Asia Weekly

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    Getting hitched the way they want

     

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    疯狂造假?中国人不惜一切代价“留美”

     

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    【精旅】业内人士解码中国年轻人心中的完美海外婚礼

     

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    HNA Hai Life Magazine: April 2018 edition:

    Beijing's Priciest Hotel is its Most Novel

     

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    为什么中国年轻一代偏爱海外旅行婚礼?

     

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    7 Pros & 6 Cons to Living and Working Remotely in Makati, Manila Philippines

     

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    A guide to Boracay for first timers (April 2017 Print Magazine)

     

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    East West Sports

    China Tackles American Football

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    An Eco-Friendly Adventure of Krabi (Thailand)

     

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    From Factory Boss to Pizza Maker in Shenzhen

     

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    What to know about Guangzhou?

     

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    Welcome to Coconut City, Haikou, Hainan

     

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    Report examines UK's market share in China and student preferences

     

  • Presence at the Moment of Commitment 承诺时刻的存在

    Where Luxury Guests Actually Decide 奢华客人真正做出决定之处

  • EVENTS

    Surprise Proposal

    Boracay

    Shangri-la Resort & Spa, Boracay

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    Destination Wedding

    Bohol

    South Palms Resort, Panglao

    Destination Wedding

    Bohol

    Mithi Resort & Spa, Panglao

    Intimate Wedding

    Bohol

    Amorita Resort, Panglao

    Destination Wedding

    Boracay

    Discovery Shores Resort

    Epic Destination Wedding

    Sanya

    The Atlantis, Sanya, China

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    "Pandemic" Proposal

    Boracay

    Shangri-la Resort & Spa, Boracay

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