Benjamin Banh has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at Swire Hotels

Benjamin Banh is appointed director of sales & marketing following a career in travel agencies and hotels that has spanned over 20 years in New York and Hong Kong. He has held senior sales management positions at The Regent HK, Starwood, Hyatt Regency, and Hokubei Tours, a Japanese wholesaler. Prior to joining The Upper House, Benjamin was director of sales at Four Seasons Hong Kong and regional director of sales at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. Swire Hotels has been created to manage intriguing urban hotels in Hong Kong, Mainland China and the United Kingdom, providing a luxury experience for travelers who seek individuality, style and personalized service. The Opposite House, Beijing, opened in 2008 and will be followed by the opening of a 117-room small intimate hotel, The Upper House, in Pacific Place, Hong Kong, in the autumn of 2009 and in the future a 90-room hotel at TaiKoo Hui in Guangzhou. Swire Hotels will open a 345-room lifestyle business hotel called EAST in Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong, in 2010. In the United Kingdom, Swire Hotels is developing a collection of stylish boutique hotels in interesting English towns and cities to be launched in 2010.