Sandford, Tasmania, Australia
Matt Casey is a respected Australian tourism leader with a career dedicated to shaping experience-led hospitality grounded in place, story, and human connection. As General Manager of Tourism for the Federal Group, Matt oversaw the vision and evolution of Saffire Freycinet, The Henry Jones Art Hotel, and MACq 01 Hotel. Together, these properties set new benchmarks for immersive, narrative-driven hospitality and played a defining role in repositioning Tasmania on the global stage - appealing to travellers seeking depth, authenticity, and meaning, rather than conventional notions of luxury. Complementing his operational leadership, Matt was a long-standing board member of Luxury Lodges of Australia, where he contributed to elevating Australia’s most distinctive lodges collectively and helped shape national thinking around experience-led, place-based tourism. A thoughtful strategist and values-driven operator, Matt believes the most powerful travel experiences emerge when people feel genuinely connected - to landscape, culture, history, and each other. His approach centres on creating environments where curiosity, learning, adventure, and personal reflection can unfold naturally, guided by deep respect for local communities and the environments in which experiences take place. Now serving as Chief Experience Officer at Ever Lodges, Matt is focused on shaping the next generation of immersive Australian stays - experiences that privilege meaning over materiality, story over spectacle, and transformation over transaction. Known for his calm leadership, creative clarity, passion for people and reverence for place, Matt continues to influence how experience-led tourism is conceived and delivered across Australia.
Business Unit General Manager for the Federal Group Tourism Portfolio encompassing Saffire Freycinet, The Henry Jones Art Hotel the MACq 01 Hotel and support services. In addition this role also has an operational hotel general management accountability for The Henry Jones Art Hotel and MACq 01.