Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is delighted to announce the new appointment of Franck Droin as General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Macau. In his new position, Franck will oversee day-to-day hotel operations, leading the team in delivering operational excellence and innovative guest experiences.
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) and Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG) announce the inaugural HITEC® Asia to take place December 8-10, 2020 in Macau, SAR, China. The two international, nonprofit associations are the sole organizations that bring hospitality professionals together for education, networking, best practices, innovation and exclusive marketplaces.
Veteran hotelier Chikako Shimizu has been appointed general manager of Andaz Macau, which is set to open in 1H2021.
With the introduction of various family-oriented resorts in the Cotai Strip, more diversified tourist base is embracing Macau as a destination, as compared to the casino crowd in the downtown area of old. The wide range of activities offered in these resorts, from gaming to non-gaming, have led tourists to visit Macau. The newly-opened resorts induced demand, notably tourists from mainland China, South Korea, and Japan, which greatly improved hotel performance in both occupancy and average rate (ADR).
Chef Matthias Knilling has joined Mandarin Oriental, Macau as its new Chef de Cuisine. Born in Germany, his interest in a career in culinary arts started at a very young age. Upon graduation, he went on to work in the kitchen of one of Germany’s most famous celebrity chef, Holger Stromberg. Thereafter, Chef Knilling has worked at the Michelin starred Schloss Elmau, Luxury Spa Retreat & Cultural Hideaway, a luxury 5-star hotel in Germany. He possesses comprehensive expertise in classical cooking for someone at such a young age and he has high ambitions to create innovative menus that to him, should be ‘art on the plate’. At Vida Rica, Chef Knilling will not only be creating a whole new western menu for the restaurant but he will also devise a new menu for Vida Rica Bar featuring all the favourite bar snacks. To sample some of his creations, visit the Tapas and Sangria themed night every Thursday from 6pm to 8pm at Vida Rica Bar or try the Degustation Dinner at Vida Rica Restaurant. Full of passion and enthusiasm, Chef Knilling hopes to introduce his very own style and finesse to the Macau dining scene.
TOPHOTELPROJECTS World Tour recently celebrated the success of the inaugural event of their second world tour in Macau. The event was the first in a series of six day-long conferences to be held over 2017 that explore developments and opportunities in a number of key markets. The Macau event took place on March 21st in the Parisian Hotel Macau and was a great day of networking, panel discussions and prize-giving.
The Chinese territory of Macau continues to attract the biggest and best in the hotel industry, who strive to provide the most densely populated region in the world with casinos, hotels and resorts. A favourite holiday spot for the Chinese themselves, Macau is something of a mecca for hedonists who come to gamble and indulge in the party atmosphere. Developers are also drawn to the fact that Macau is one of the richest areas in the world, a statistic that owes heavily to its booming tourism industry.
Karl Lagerfeld announced on Monday that he plans to launch his own branded hotel chain, with the first to open in the Chinese gambling hub of Macau in 2018.
Karl Lagerfeld announces plans for Macau hotel Read more His first hotel is being built with a local partner in the luxury Lisboa Palace Complex in Macau but the Lagerfeld group is “in the process of studying other opportunities to open other properties around the world,” it said in a statement.
Prior to joining Banyan Tree Macau, Mr. Collot has served six years as general manager at the award winning Leading Hotels of the World Maradiva Villas Resort and Spa in Mauritius, Wanda Realm Ma’anshan and Wanda Vista Tianjin in China starting from year 2011. Under his leadership, Wanda Vista Tianjin posted in year 2015 the best financial results since the hotel opening despite adverse market conditions caused by the Tianjin port explosion.
Wynn Macau, Limited announced today that it will open its new resort, Wynn Palace, in the Cotai area of Macau on August 22, 2016. The company expects that the opening of Wynn Palace will help launch a new era of prosperity for Macau, attracting more international tourists to the city and further supporting its development as a world center of tourism and leisure.
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.(NYSE:HOT), today announced the much-awaited debut of The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central in Macau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with more than 450 years of history and cultural exchange between China and Europe. Owned byVenetian Orient Limited, an affiliate of Sands China Ltd, the 400-room hotel is set to elevate Macau's luxury hospitality landscape with its uncompromising experiences, signature butler service, exceptional culinary venues and grand design – all underpinned by the St. Regis brand's legacy. The opening of The St. Regis Macao marks the brand's seventh hotel inGreater China, and will be followed by the unveiling of five new St. Regis hotels in 2016 in the world's most coveted destinations, including Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi in Malaysia, the Maldives, Changsha in China and Cairo, Egypt.
This week Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) CEO Frank Wolfe addressed more than 125 CEO/CIO/COO from global hotel groups at the 2015 CHTA Global Conference, November 11 – 13 in Macau. Wolfe shared his expertise on global hospitality technology trends. As a member of the advisory council for HFTP's Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC), the world's largest hospitality technology event, Wolfe is in tune with the most current hot topics in the industry. Joining Wolfe, was Sunny Wang, executive director of the HFTP Asia Research Center.
Goh succeeds Martin Schnider as general manager of Mandarin Oriental, Macau. Goh also began her career with the group in Singapore in 1993, working her way up through the rooms division to become director of rooms in 2000, and eventually resident manager in 2006. Most recently, she was resident manager of Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London before taking on the role of corporate operations manager, Asia based in Hong Kong in 2013.
Luxury entrepreneur Stephen Hung has purchased the largest Rolls-Royce Phantom fleet in the world, placing an order for 30 Bespoke Extended Wheelbase Phantoms for his Louis XIII hotel in Macau. This transaction represents the world's single largest order of Rolls-Royces ever. Two of the fleet will be the most expensive Rolls-Royce Phantoms ever commissioned.
MGM Resorts International has announced the appointment of William M. Scott IV to serve as Senior Resident Executive for Greater China. In this role, Mr. Scott will serve as the Resident Director of Diaoyutai MGM Hospitality, Ltd., MGM's joint venture with Diaoyutai State Guesthouse to promote hospitality projects in China. He will also act as MGM Resorts' resident director for MGM China Holdings Limited, which owns MGM Macau. In his new position, Mr. Scott will facilitate cooperation, communication and synergies between MGM's Asian and U.S. based teams. Mr. Scott joined MGM Resorts in 2009 and was promoted to Executive Vice President – Corporate Strategy and Special Counsel in July 2010. In this role, he collaborated in the extension of the Company's primary credit lines, the refinancing of CityCenter's credit lines and other critical capital market transactions.
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) and Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) today announced they have signed long-term management agreements for more than 1,300 rooms, suites and floating villas at two landmark luxury hotels operated by Marriott International brands to anchor the second phase of the Galaxy Macau™: The Ritz-Carlton, Macau and the JW Marriott Hotel Macau.
Mandarin Oriental International Limited announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mandarin Oriental Holding Company Limited (‘MOHCL’), has completed the sale of its 50% interest in Mandarin Oriental, Macau to Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau S. A. (‘STDM’). The sale was first announced on 20th January 2009. The Group’s partner in the hotel, Shun Tak Holdings Limited (‘Shun Tak’), has also sold its 50% equity interest in the property to STDM.