Jay Tadifa Abiang has been appointed as Director of Food & Beverage at Meliá Chiang Mai

Nine of Jay's 16 years in the hospitality industry have been in hotel management with Melia Hotels International.

Jay Tadifa Abiang

Prior to his appointment at Melia Chiang Mai, Jay was executive assistant manager at The Reed Hotel Managed by Melia and F&B manager at Melia Ba Vi Mountain Retreat in Vietnam. Jay also worked at Melia Hanoi as assistant F&B manager as well as a banquet manager and bar manager.

After completing a Bachelor of Science with a double major in tourism management and hotel and restaurant management at Baguio City in Philippines, Jay started his career as a bartender at the Press Club in Hanoi.

Food & Beverage Asia Pacific Thailand Chiang Mai

Founded in 1956 in Mallorca (Spain), Meliá Hotels International operates more than 380 hotels (portfolio and pipeline) throughout more than 40 countries, under the brands Gran Meliá Hotels & Resorts, Paradisus by Meliá, ME by Meliá, Meliá Hotels & Resorts, The Meliá Collection, INNSiDE by Meliá, Sol by Meliá and Falcon’s Resorts by Meliá, plus a wide portfolio of affiliated hotels under the “Affiliated by Meliá” network.