About Syllogi

Syllogi is a LGBTQ+ and woman-owned business, and is born from trusted travel professionals and educators. Gray Shealy and Erin Washington are leaders from the hospitality industry with a combined experience of more than 25+ years – including global executive roles at the world’s foremost travel companies. Caring for guests is tied into their DNA.

The Syllogi team and its leadership are worldly, connected, and experienced luxury travellers. We have stayed in the world's finest accommodations, traveled to all seven continents, 50 US states, and over 110 countries, and having been on top of the trends and forecasting the future for the last 25 years, the research and planning produced is of the utmost quality. Syllogi's travel recommendations and advice are exceptional - a seamless and natural fit to your already tailored world.

Leadership

Gray Shealy, Co-Founder

Gray is a global hospitality executive, with former roles that include reinventing the cruise experience for Royal Caribbean, serving as chair and professor of Georgetown University’s Master’s in Global Hospitality Leadership program, and leading the global brand & design redevelopment of Starwood Hotel's most notable brands: W Hotels and Le Méridien.

As a spokesman for the hospitality industry, he is a frequent speaker and is a published author. He is an avid traveller, having been to over 100 countries & territories on 7 continents & all 50 US states, and has stayed in some of the world's most notable luxury hospitality establishments, with favourites including Mnemba Island in Zanzibar, the Puli in Shanghai, and the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios. Gray graduated as valedictorian from Clemson University with a B.A. in Architecture and holds a Master of Architecture from Yale University.

gray@syllogi.co

Erin Washington, Co-Founder

Erin is a steward of the hospitality and travel industry, having worked for some of the most prominent global brands. In her previous roles she co-launched the Master’s in Global Hospitality Leadership program at Georgetown University, oversaw brand management of AC Hotels, and led loyalty innovation at Marriott International, making her an expert at bringing novel ideas to life globally.

She has experienced the dichotomies of the travel world - from luxury stays to camping trips, weekend getaways to adult gap years, and relocating across the world for university. She is skilled in the art of travel planning and finding comfort in places unknown. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, she graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.A. in Business Administration, and holds a Master’s degree in International Hospitality and Tourism Management from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

erin@syllogi.co