Education
Pontifical Xavierian University. Xavier University.
Pontifical Xavierian University. Xavier University.
He is an important leader in the hotel and construction industry in Colombia. Correa is active in real-estate through his firms, Luis F. Correa y Asociados (Luis F Correa and Associates), Real Estate Total, and NAI Colombia, parts of Red Empresarial Luis F. Correa. He is the owner of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in Colombia through his company Diplomat Hotels, has been involved in the development of the Sheraton brand in Colombia and Ecuador, and recently has managed the market entry of the Spanish hotel chain New Hampshire Hoteles.
In 2010 he began a plan aiming to reinvent Colombia"s hotel industry by building 100 hotels in 10 years.
His contributions to the development of Colombia"s economy have been noted by international leaders including President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe Velez and Republic of China President Ma Ying-jeou. Correa was honored as "Manitoba of the Year" by construction and development magazine En Obra, and was named "The King of Hotels" by Revista Dinero.
Correa Bahamon was also the first Latin American to occupy the World Presidency of FIABCI, the Paris-based International Real Estate Federation, following his 2007 election against Julia Clement. He simultaneously served as the federation"s Regional President for the Americas, as well as a delegate to the United Nations Economic and Social Council representing the Federation as a special consultant.
Luis Fernando Correa has written 5 books related to real estate.
He also has invested in several other business fields and through the Red Empresarial Luis F. Correa conglomerate is the owner of Lectorum Publications, Scholastic Corporation"s Spanish-language book publisher, and Constructora Correas. Correa was born in Medellín, Colombia. Before entering business he worked as a university professor and administrator as well as a public servant.
Correa has earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics at Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, and pursued graduate studies and an Master of Business Administration at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He is a member of the United States National Association of Realtors.