Rafael Peña is a U.S.-based travel journalist, editor, moderator and hospitality advisor whose work explores how service, infrastructure, culture and innovation shape the modern traveler’s experience. His reporting has appeared in Travel + Leisure, the Miami Herald, Cruise Critic, Black Enterprise, Travel Noire and Essence. As Founder of BLUX, Rafael is developing an independent platform focused on recognizing luxury travel and hospitality businesses creating meaningful value for travelers, destinations and local communities. At Passenger Terminal Expo Asia, he brings the traveler’s perspective to conversations around aviation, hospitality and the future of the passenger journey, with particular attention to internationally mobile, multicultural and premium travelers.