Millennium Hilton Bangkok, the winner of the latest HAPA Service Excellence Award, has found the key to exceptional service is creating a brand and a culture that attracts, retains and develops team members at every level. Millennium Hilton Bangkok General Manager Thomas Hoeborn said: “Everyone – from the security, housekeeping, chefs, receptionists to engineers, they each have a voice and collectively they can help shape the hotel’s policies and create the soul that makes our hotel different from the rest. — Photo by Millennium Hilton Bangkok
Millennium Hilton Bangkok, the winner of the latest HAPA Service Excellence Award, has found the key to exceptional service is creating a brand and a culture that attracts, retains and develops team members at every level. Millennium Hilton Bangkok General Manager Thomas Hoeborn said: “Everyone – from the security, housekeeping, chefs, receptionists to engineers, they each have a voice and collectively they can help shape the hotel’s policies and create the soul that makes our hotel different from the rest. — Photo by Millennium Hilton Bangkok
Millennium Hilton Bangkok, the winner of the latest HAPA Service Excellence Award, has found the key to exceptional service is creating a brand and a culture that attracts, retains and develops team members at every level. Millennium Hilton Bangkok General Manager Thomas Hoeborn said: “Everyone – from the security, housekeeping, chefs, receptionists to engineers, they each have a voice and collectively they can help shape the hotel’s policies and create the soul that makes our hotel different from the rest. — Photo by Millennium Hilton Bangkok

Bangkok, Millennium Hilton Bangkok, the winner of the latest HAPA Service Excellence Award, has found the key to exceptional service is creating a brand and a culture that attracts, retains and develops team members at every level.

Millennium Hilton Bangkok General Manager Thomas Hoeborn said: “Everyone – from the security, housekeeping, chefs, receptionists to engineers, they each have a voice and collectively they can help shape the hotel’s policies and create the soul that makes our hotel different from the rest.

“By valuing, motivating and developing team members, they feel fulfilled and this feeling is then passed onto our guests. When a team member goes out of his or her way to deliver an exceptional, memorable or helpful guest experience, we call this a Hilton Moment. While we recognise and reward our team members for such Hilton Moments, they are often priceless, and exhibit what true hospitality is all about”, said Thomas Hoeborn.

The multi-award winning hotel recognises and rewards the efforts of its 600 team members through specific initiatives that form Hilton’s culture of self development and empowerment. The hotel management embraces a diverse range of programmes from direct communication opportunities between General Manager Thomas Hoeborn and team members of each department, to a monthly celebration day attended by all team members, to a fun-filled away day and annual team building sessions to further develop team member work skills.

“It is absolutely vital at our hotel that regular events and brainstorming meetings are conducted where every hotel member can come together to share ideas and have fun. Whether they are work related or for play, these activities are key platforms to building a single mind for the hotel.”

A core pillar that forms the basis for the hotel’s focus on its team members, ‘The 3 F’s’, encourages the hotel team members to look for Fun, Fulfillment and Future in their careers. Examples include the much-anticipated away day where once a year all hotel team members are taken out off the grounds for a day to have some fun together.

Showing a clear path for career development is also an important part of Millenium Hilton Bangkok’s ability to retain team members in a high turnover industry. Hilton has an online University that offers an e-learning facility where any Hilton team member worldwide can access a range of educational courses such as management skills modules, personal development courses, language learning facilities or financial training. The group also assists young talent to ‘fast track’ their way through to hotel General Management positions through an elevator programme.

Millennium Hilton Bangkok was accorded three highly coveted awards – ‘HAPA Thailand Best Business Hotel’, ‘HAPA Thailand Service Excellence’ and the ‘HAPA Thailand General Manager of the Year’ at the Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards (HAPA) 2008 – 2010.

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About Millennum Hilton Bangkok | The Millennium Hilton Bangkok offers a fresh perspective on life. Spectacularly located on the Chao Phraya River, with sweeping views of Bangkok, this stunning new contemporary hotel is conveniently accessible by road, skytrain or river and is just 45 minutes from Suvarnabhumi Airport. This 32-storey landmark features a broad river frontage, private wharf, cutting-edge spa concept, and chic interiors by BARstudio and tonychi lighting. Attractions like the Grand Palace, the Reclining Buddha and Temple of Dawn are just a short boat ride away.

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