In her new appointment as Director of Sales, Alicia will play an instrumental role in leading the sales strategies for the Business Travel, MICE and Catering departments within the Sales & Marketing Division. Prior to this promotion, Alicia was most recently the Director of Catering.
Sharul’s hospitality career started at The Raffles Hotel in 2002 where he handled Catering Sales for three years before he joined The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore’s Catering team in 2005. Between 2005 and 2013, Sharul rose through the ranks and served as Associate Director of Sales for Business Travel and Regional Sales Manager before moving to The Westin Singapore as part of their pre-opening team to oversee Catering and Group Sales.
InterContinental Hotels Group today announces the appointment of Lara Hernandez to the role of Chief Commercial Officer in the Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region.
Louise Daley has been appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific. She has been with AccorHotels for 26 years, having commenced her career in Australia before relocating to Bangkok in 2002 as General Manager, Finance for AccorHotels Asia. In 2005, she returned to Australia as Chief Financial Officer for AccorHotels Pacific. Louise assumed the role of CEO, Accor Advantage Plus (now Accor Plus) in 2011, helping to grow the business to 45 sales offices in 11 countries and expanding membership more than 30%.
Sofitel Singapore City Centre announces the appointment of Freddy See as Director of Sales & Marketing. In his new role, he will be responsible for all matters pertaining to sales at the flagship property of Sofitel Hotels & Resorts in Singapore, including marketing, catering and conference services and corporate, group, and leisure rooms.
As the Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer - APAC, Trampert will lead Sabre’s hospitality business in Asia Pacific, with responsibility for its financial performance, customer engagement and overall growth across the region. He has deep experience in both hospitality operations and technology in Asia Pacific including leadership positions with Wyndham Hotel Group in Hong Kong, Carlson Hotels across four continents, Brand Karma in Singapore, and most recently as the CEO for Tune Hotel Group in Malaysia.
STR's preliminary December 2016 data for Singapore indicates strong supply growth and low occupancy levels.Based on daily data from December, Singapore reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, the global luxury brand that is part of Marriott International's (NASDAQ: MAR) luxury brands portfolio, is thrilled to debut the new JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach – the brand's first hotel in Singapore. Located in close proximity to the Marina Bay entertainment and business districts, the new 634-room luxury hotel is poised to become an iconic lifestyle destination in the heart of Singapore's arts and culture district.
STR's preliminary November 2016 data for Singapore indicates overall performance declines.Based on daily data from November, Singapore reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
Wouter De Graaf has been appointed as General Manager of the 223-room Sofitel Singapore City Centre which is slated to open in the second quarter of 2017.Born and raised in The Netherlands, Wouter has over 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry and has held senior roles at various international hotels in the USA and New Zealand.
A Singaporean national, Benny’s career in the hospitality industry started at the former Hyatt Regency Singapore. With initial roles on sales and marketing, he went on to earn increasingly senior roles in operations and assumed his first General Manager role in 2008 at the Holiday Inn Hefei Downtown, China, after leading the pre-opening for the 700-room Crowne Plaza Yatai. Benny has gained reputable experience in leading teams at luxury brands including Mandarin Oriental and Langham, and was most recently General Manager of Langham Place Xiamen, having been transferred there after a successful stint with the former Eaton Luxe Nanqiao in Shanghai.
CapitaLand's wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott) is unveiling its newest brand, Lyf (pronounced 'life'), designed for and managed by millennials who wish to experience destinations as locals do. Going beyond traditional hospitality concepts, Lyf signifies a new way of living and collaborating as a community, connecting guests with fellow travellers and change-makers.
Scandic's Director of Accessibility, Magnus Berglund, has been invited to speak at the AccessAbility Perspective seminar in Singapore on November 22, 2016. The seminar, which has been arranged by the Embassy of Sweden in Singapore, addresses participants in the hotel and tourist industry and focuses on how the sector can improve accessibility for guests with special needs.
Preferred Hotels & Resorts, a global provider of sales, marketing and distribution services to independent luxury hotels, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Spooneras Executive Vice President for Asia Pacific, based out of the company’s Singapore office. In his role, Spooner will drive the company’s development efforts in the region, overseeing the strategic growth of the brand in key markets and ensuring the engagement and retention of nearly 100 existing member hotels, in collaboration with a team of Regional Directors and other associates based in offices across eight gateway cities – Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, and Tokyo.
STR's preliminary October 2016 data for Singapore indicates performance declines driven primarily by supply growth. Based on daily data from October, Singapore reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
With over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Andrew Ashmore brings a wealth of experience in sales and marketing to his new role at Coco Collection. Most recently, he served as Chief Marketing Officer of Hashoo Hotels, Pakistan’s largest hotel chain. During Ashmore’s time there, he was overseeing all the marketing operations of the hotel group and was responsible in developing their vision and strategy in an environment that was challenging for tourism and hospitality. Prior to that, a prominent period of his career was with the renowned Hyatt group. With a Hyatt career that began in 1985, Ashmore’s last role was as Vice President of Global and Operational Sales for Hyatt hotels across EAME and India saw his strategic role in handling and managing over 350 key global sales accounts across the region from 2011 to 2013.
Tribute Portfolio, part of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR), today debuted its first hotel in Singapore with the addition of hôtel vagabond, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel. Owned by Harpreet Bedi and Satinder Garcha, the 41-room hotel was designed by award-winning French designer Jacques Garcia, blending together traditional Singaporean hospitality with Garcia's traditional maximalist style. Marriott International's 10th property in Singapore, hôtel vagabond invites guests to Stay Independent in the Lion City, while still enjoying all the benefits of the world's most global loyalty programs.
The Luxury Collection® Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott International, (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced it will debut the brand's first-ever hotel in Singapore in early 2017. In partnership with boutique developers Harpreet and Satinder Garcha, The Duxton Club, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Singapore will showcase the island's rich history with stunning redesigns from Anouska Hempel and Jacques Garcia of traditional shophouses–a prevalent building in Singapore's architectural heritage–in the Tanjong Pagar conservation district. Both preserving the past and offering guests a contemporary luxury experience, the multi-million- dollar renovation will bring to life Singapore's roots in an authentic and indigenous way.
Web In Travel (WIT) gathered speakers and participants from its first edition, to discuss, 12 years later, what changes they had seen and how they imagine the future business of online travel. The WIT pioneers spoke alongside new and emerging players from across Asia, to discuss how they are innovating and disrupting the business of travel in their geographies. WIT 2016 attracted 100 speakers, featuring senior executives from global companies such as AccorHotels Asia Pacific, Expedia, Kayak, Booking.com, Google and TripAdvisor, alongside Asian companies including as Ctrip, MakeMyTrip, Alitrip, Rakuten and Agoda. "As the online travel industry matures and technology evolves, changes are happening rapidly and we need to adapt," said Yeoh Siew Hoon, founder of WIT. "With WIT this year, we wanted to bring together people who have participated in WIT for years with mavericks who have fresh ideas and energy, to inspire everyone attending to raise this industry to its next level."Building on previous editions of WIT, the conference kicked off with a Bootcamp for travel start-ups. From a record number of entries, the most diverse in terms of geography and business models that WIT has received, seven entrepreneurs competed for the chance to present their ideas at WIT, and three emerged at the conference – Cape, Backstreet Academy and Sports Where I Am. Of the three, Cape won the Start-Up Pitch Competition for their flight-booking platform that focuses specifically on selling standby tickets, generating incremental revenue from last-minute seats sold. Cape won a place in the Travelport Labs Accelerator programme, which comes with seed funding of US$30,000 and US$120,000 worth of cloud credits under the IBM Global Entrepreneurship programme."The travel startup ecosystem is maturing in Asia," said Jason Nash, global vice president of marketing and product incubation, Travelport. "Their thinking is fresh and their ideas very innovative. Cape was outstanding in their presentation and bringing their ideas to fruition. We look forward to mentoring them and seeing their business come to life." The conference also awarded best in class in online travel with its annual WITovation Awards, powered by Sojern, which honours visionaries for their excellence in digital marketing and customer experience in travel.
STR's preliminary September 2016 data for Singapore indicates performance declines.Based on daily data from September, Singapore reported the following in year-over-year comparisons: