Alex Hunter
Alex Hunter creates and hosts Attaché, exploring cities through their food, transport and local customs, and co-hosts the aviation podcast Layovers.
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- Known for
- Creator and host of Attaché
- Started
- Attaché launched in 2015
- Also heard on
- Layovers, the air travel podcast
- Before Attaché
- Global Head of Online at Virgin Group
Mini bio
How it started.
Alex was born in the US to British parents and moved to Hong Kong at ten. Later, frequent speaking trips left him wanting useful, engaging introductions to unfamiliar cities. In 2015, he and filmmaker Greg Barnes began Attaché, filming its London pilot in four hours at Paddington station.
Finding his audience.
Attaché built its identity around food, transport, money and respect for local customs. Its London Travel Guide was published on 16 February 2015. By 2023, Alex had won the Travel Media Awards’ Blogger/Vlogger of the Year award for his work on the series.
Beyond the videos.
The Attaché Guide to Travel: Volume 1 brings the same approach to a 232-page guide to Asia and Oceania, with a foreword by pilot and author Mark Vanhoenacker. Alex also co-hosts Layovers with Paul Papadimitriou. Before his travel show, he worked on Virgin America’s founding team and led Virgin Group’s online strategy.
What he is building.
In June 2026, Alex revealed Counter Culture, a project about casual eateries and the people who make them matter. Its Hong Kong pilot centres on cha chaan tengs, with a larger production setup than the team normally uses for Attaché.
Creditschronological, newest first
Travel video
- 2026The Most Complicated City in AmericaAttaché creator and host
- 2026The most misunderstood city in the USAAttaché creator and host
- 2015London Travel GuideAttaché creator and host
Podcasts
- 2025Layovers: 154 LGACo-host with Paul Papadimitriou
Awards
Quotes
The best way to discover a location is to wander.Alex Hunter, Macao News
In his February 2026 interview, Alex explained why he leaves room for unplanned discoveries.
Trivia
- The name Attaché comes from cultural attachés who brief visitors on local customs and etiquette.
- Alex once part-owned Burger Bear, a burger restaurant in Old Street, London.
- He says he used to choose Hong Kong hotels by how close they were to the siu mei restaurant Joy Hing.
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