Chin Kim is no stranger to Pan Pacific Hotels Group, initiating her career with the Group as General Manager of PARKROYAL Serviced Suites Singapore where she oversaw the development, marketing, engineering, and food and beverage divisions of the 90-suites property.
Hilton Worldwide today proudly announced the opening of its first Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Southeast Asia. Celebrated during a special commemoration ceremony amidst hundreds of civic officials, business leaders and company executives last night, the 540-guest room, 34-storey Doubletree by Hilton, Kuala Lumpur rises high in the skyline of Malaysia’s capital city within Kuala Lumpur's Golden Triangle district, just northeast of KL City Centre.
Carlos' most recent position was Assistant Food and Beverage Director overseeing 5 Celebrity-Chef restaurants and 1 nightclub at the 1,500-room Atlantis hotel Palm Jumeirah, in Dubai, UAE. Previously Carlos's career has included numerous F&B leadership positions in his home town of Mexico City (Mexico) and Texas (USA), Restaurant and Beverage Manager at the Le Meridien Hotel, Kuala Lumpur before moving on to the Middle East. Carlos earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Hospitality Marketing degree from Les Roches Hotel Management School in Switzerland. Carlos' appointment comes at a time when The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur is continuing to showcase a series of new food & beverage developments including the Sunday Roast at The Lobby Lounge, breakfast at Li Yen Chinese restaurant, Carlton Gourmet and the continuing evolution of the recently refurbished César's restaurant.
Ian Barrow is a hospitality veteran with over 20 years’ experience, including 15 years of specialist hotel opening expertise. Much of his experience has been garnered in Asia, and he has lead many prestigious properties for international hotel brands in Shanghai, Dhaka, Katmandu, and various cities in Indonesia. Doubletree by Hilton, Kuala Lumpur, is the brand’s inaugural southeast Asian property, and its opening will mark the first full-service upscale hotel to open in the Malaysian capital this year. Doubletree by Hilton, Kuala Lumpur is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2010.
Leo Frankel, has over 8 years of experience in the hotel industry mainly in the area of revenue management in key Hilton Worldwide properties in Europe and Asia. He joins the Doubletree by Hilton, Kuala Lumpur, from Hilton Shanghai, where he was a revenue manager since 2008. Doubletree by Hilton, Kuala Lumpur, is the brand’s inaugural southeast Asian property, and its opening will mark the first full-service upscale hotel to open in the Malaysian capital this year. Doubletree by Hilton, Kuala Lumpur is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2010.
After almost five years managing two Millennium & Copthorne International hotels in Singapore- namely M Hotel and then Orchard Hotel, Mr Melvin Lim, who is currently General Manager at Orchard Hotel Singapore, will be taking the helm at our flagship-brand, 5-star Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur Hotel effective 10 December 2009. Mr Lim brings with him a wealth of experience honed from his 18 years of experience as general manager and senior sales and marketing positions at several international luxury hotels and serviced residences in Asia, including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Myanmar. With vast knowledge and industry expertise, he will contribute significantly to the growth of Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur Hotel, conveniently located along the shopping and entertainment belt on Jalan Bukit Bintang- right next to KL’s latest shopping icon, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.
Easy (Ez) Revenue Management Solutions, a world-wide provider of state-of-the-art Solutions & Services in the area of Hospitality Revenue & Yield Management, is hosting a series of seminars on Pricing and Revenue Management concepts and principles. Continuing from the highly subscribed seminars in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Sydney and Melbourne, Easy RMS is taking its seminars to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Hilton Hotels Corporation has announced that it has entered into a management agreement with The Intermark Sdn Bhd, signifying the debut of the award-winning, upscale hotel brand, Doubletree by Hilton, in Malaysia. The Crown Princess Hotel in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur will undergo a multi-million dollar redesign and renovation during the next several months to become re-branded as the Doubletree by Hilton™ Kuala Lumpur City Centre. Scheduled to open to the public in Q2 2010, the 540-guest room hotel will offer business, leisure and MICE travellers the chance to experience the Doubletree approach to professional, relaxed and refreshing hospitality in Kuala Lumpur’s city centre.