Do Not Disturb for 2017 WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MICHAEL MATTHEWS Michael Matthews has managed and marketed fine hotels around the world for more than 50 years. He spent 14 years based in Hong Kong building the Regent International group and has also worked with St. Regis, Ritz-Carlton and Rosewood hotels. He began his career in 1959 at the then newly opened Carlton Tower Hotel in London, the first five-star hotel in more than 50 years to be built in the city. He was most recently the general manager of the Ventana Inn in Big Sur, California. Matthews is based in Arizona and began writing Do Not Disturb in early 2004. January 19: WHERE HAVE I BEEN? Sorry I've been gone for 18 months. I have been out of action, shopping for a training bra. It's, um, an interesting and painful tale. These columns originally appeared at JoeSentMe.com. Copyright © 2004-2017 by Michael Matthews. All rights reserved.