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Alvaro Berton has been appointed as General Manager at Melia Ho Tram

Spanish-born Alvaro Berton has taken charge of the 17-hectare beachfront property at Ho Tram, a two-hour drive from Vietnam's biggest metropolis Ho Chi Minh City.Berton has worked in management roles for Meliá Hotels International for more than eight years.He was the general manager of Meliá Purosani Yogyakarta in Indonesia for more than two years, and before that the cluster general manager for Melia's Sol Beach House Bali Benoa All Inclusive and Sol House Bali Kuta for almost five years.Before he embarked on a hospitality career, he studied a bachelor's degree in business and administration at the University of Seville in Spain and worked as a financial officer at CaixaBank Financial Group in Seville.Berton studied a master's degree in International Hotel Management at the University of Seville and worked as assistant manager at Meliá's Paradisus Palma Real Golf & Spa Luxury All Inclusive Resort in the Dominican Republic during his studies.In February 2014 Berton then became the cluster executive assistant manager and revenue manager for Samabe Leisure Resorts, overseeing the hotel operations for Grand Mirage Resort & Thalasso Bali and Club Bali Mirage.Berton's appointment to the Ho Tram resort comes as Vietnam's tourism industry booms in the wake of the pandemic's constraints.

Mahdi Ghenam has been appointed as Executive Chef at Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort

Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort has appointed a seasoned executive chef with two decades of luxury hospitality experience in Africa, Asia and North America. Tunisian-born Mahdi Ghenam joins the new 17-hectare resort overlooking Ho Tram Beach, within easy reach of Ho Chi Minh City, after working as executive chef at Fusion Resort Phu Quoc. Ghenam was also the executive chef at Belmond La Résidence Phou Vao in Laos, Gansevoort Hotel Turks + Caicos in the Caribbean Islands, and Diamonds La Gemma dell-Est in Tanzania, before overseeing gastronomy at three Seabel hotels in Tunisia.

Club Med to open its first resort in Vietnam

Club Med, the pioneer of the Premium All-Inclusive holiday concept, has announced plans to open Club Med Ho Tram, its first resort in Vietnam. Located in Vung Tau Province, in southern Vietnam, the premium resort is located near Ho Chi Minh City and is a 90 minute drive from Ho Chi Minh international airport. Guests will also have easy access to the new resort once the new and upcoming Long Thanh International Airport is completed. A premium holiday resort for families and other guests, Club Med Ho Tram is scheduled to open in 2021 and will offer guests an unprecedented cultural and natural experience.