Some of the largest and most glamorous hotel brands in the world are excited about Indonesia, and they have real cause to be because of the country's active hotel project pipeline.
General Hotel Management Ltd (GHM) has named Deasy Swandarini general manager of its intimate 20-villa resort – The Chedi Club Tanah Gajah, Ubud, Bali – a private hideaway nestled in Ubud’s emerald rice paddies.http://www.lagunaphuket.com/events/event.php?event=3
A key piece of the foundation of a solid hotel pipeline in any country is innovation. Innovation in the hotel space is vital as tourism markets continue to expand and visitors start to seek concepts they can't find anywhere else.
The fifth edition of the Indonesia Hotel Watch highlights Indonesia's current hospitality landscape, analysing domestic and international demand and hotel supply dynamics of classified and non-classified hotels.
HVS Singapore is pleased to publish the fifth edition of the Indonesia Hotel Watch (IHW) 2017. This publication provides an insight into the top ten hotel markets in Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago. Growth in the global economy is likely to be uneven and imbalanced over the next few years, as the world continues to struggle to meet its sustainable development goals. Geopolitical risks as well as policy and regulatory decisions will largely determine economic outcomes and the global operating environment. Economists expect emerging-market regions to continue outperforming developed-world markets. However, the overall outlook is somewhat subdued, as growth drivers rebalance short-term growth and longterm sustainability.
CapitaLand"s first integrated development in Indonesia, The Stature Jakarta is on track for completion by end 2020 at a total development cost of approximately S$220 million. It further expands its presence in Indonesia by investing S$74.3 million in a 192-unit serviced residence, Ascott Sudirman Jakarta, through CapitaLand"s wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott). Together, this represents an investment of approximately S$300 million in Southeast Asia"s largest economy.
Sebastien Wilson started his career in the hospitality industry 17 years ago. He has since spent 13 years with IHG in corporate and hotel roles across a variety of IHG brands from Holiday Inn to InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in Australia, the South Pacific, and most recently the Singapore Corporate Office, where he fulfilled the position of ‘Project Director, Luxury & Lifestyle’. A French-Australian national, Sebastien is results oriented with a strong service culture and people focus. He has proven his ability to manage and communicate with multiple stakeholders across different organisations and levels, each with a variety of goals and objectives. He is a meticulous planner with immaculate attention to detail and a commitment to attaining high standards of achievement. Furthermore, through his experience in finance, he has developed a strong strategic and analytical ability. Married with two children, he speaks three languages: English, French and German. In his capacity as Resort Manager, Sebastien is responsible for the overall daily operations of InterContinental Bali Resort. He draws on his perfectionist nature and high level of self-discipline to drive the IHG brand and take guest services to the next level.
Michael Koth has been appointed general manager of InterContinental Bali Resort. Besides overseeing the daily operations of the resort, Koth also holds a dual role with InterContinental Hotels Group's (IHG) as director of operations for AMEA resorts Malaysia, Indonesia & Thailand, where he is responsible for Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn Resorts and Holiday Inn Express throughout the region.
Alila Solo is pleased to announce the appointment of Alasdair Davidson as the hotel’s new General Manager. Alasdair is a veteran in the hospitality industry with more than 20 years of international experience acquired in the Maldives, India, Australia, Fiji, Indonesia and Japan. He is also a long-established member of the Alila team, having previously held senior executive positions at Alila Maldives and Alila Diwa Goa, followed by three years as General Manager of the brand’s iconic Alila Ubud in Bali.
Global hospitality management software company Xn protel Systems today announced it has implemented Reservation Assistant, a spa, dining and leisure management system, at the newly opened Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach in Bali. Providing end-to-end integration with the hotel's PMS and IPTV systems.
Pan Pacific Hotels Group announced that it will launch its first serviced suites property in Indonesia with the opening of Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Jakarta in the capital city by 2020.
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas is pleased to announce the appointment of Sanjeev Shukla as director of sales and marketing for their upcoming resort in Bali Indonesia –Six Senses Uluwatu. The resort, scheduled to open in 2018, is set cliff top with spectacular views of the island’s revered Uluwatu Temple. With 28 sky villas, 62 one-bedroom villas and seven two-bedroom villas, the resort draws upon local culture, embraces nature and offers every creature comfort.A native of India and a technophile, Sanjeev began his career in the hospitality sector with The Oberoi Hotels & Resorts in India as a sales executive, growing to a sales manager. In 2005, he joined The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts in Goa, India as a head of sales and grew into the role of director of international sales for the group while being responsible for managing their marketing alliance with Kempinski.
Holiday Inn Resort Bali Benoa in Indonesia is delighted to announce Carol Waller as the new General Manager. Carol will also take on additional responsibilities as the Area General Manager for Indonesia & Thailand Holiday Inn Resorts.Carol, who is originally from Argentina, has spent 16 years with InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) across Asia and Europe in a variety of roles at an executive level, providing extensive experience in all operational departments. Carol has achieved phenomenal results in the past couple of years in her role as General Manager Holiday Inn Resort Baruna Bali and Area General Manager Holiday Inn Express Bali and a member of the Ten Club (a selective Club that congregates the leaders of hotels that have reached all the 10 IHG winning metrics for a given year) twice, in 2014 and in 2016.
Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta is delighted to announce the return of Andrew Abram, who replaces Mr. Maximilian von Reden as General Manager. Mr von Reden has moved within the Group and will now lead the team at Mandarin Oriental, Prague.
The groundbreaking ceremony for Arnava Hotel & Residence, Batu was held on the 20th May 2017, launching the development of this mixed-use property. Ideally situated for easy access to all of Batu City"s attractions and less than 20 kilometers northwest of Malang, Arnava Hotel & Residence, Batu, will be developed over 7,000 m2 at an investment cost of approximately IDR 150 billion.
The global standard bearer for tropical luxury when it first opened, Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay has reasserted its peerless status with the completion of a two-year renovation, launching Bali"s most exclusive beachfront villas and upgrading facilities and services across the resort.
During his 22-year career, Martinelli worked in Four Seasons hotels in his native Italy, in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Qatar and Egypt, before joining Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts Bali’s Il Ristorante as its head chef 10 years ago. He cooked at the Lighthouse at Singapore’s Fullerton Hotel as it won a host of awards, before stints as brand chef ambassador at Umberto Cesari Winery in Bologna Italy and executive group chef at Singapore’s iO Italia Restaurant and Bistro. Martinelli returns to Bali after more than two years as executive chef at Le Cirque Restaurant in New Delhi’s Leela Palace Hotel, where he managed 20 chefs and 16 wait staff. Chef Martinelli oversees the resort’s semi-covered, open air restaurant Cotta, signature restaurant Ombak, the new Reading Room and 24-hour in-villa dining. He also caters special events such as weddings. In one of his first moves at Soori, Martinelli has created a special menu as a complement to an even that features Balinese dancers moving to the strains of live gamelan players. The accompanying meal serves up farmyard chicken, Muscovy duck, quail, freshly caught fish and organic vegetables, slow cooked with authentic Balinese spices on a traditional pit using black volcanic sand from Soori Bali’s beach.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has opened a charming new upscale resort in Ubud, Bali"s cultural heart and an increasingly popular tourist destination.
Dr Ho Kwon Ping, Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings, was honoured with the APacCHRIE Lifetime Achievement Award by the Asia-Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (APacCHRIE) at a ceremony held at Sofitel Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on 2 June 2017.
The Ritz-Carlton, Bali is pleased to announce the appointment of Raymond Siek as the resort’s Executive Chef. As an award winning chef and 2007 Malaysia Book of Record holder for the longest Roti Jala, Chef Raymond brings with him an extensive experience from various postings in luxury hotels around Asia Pacific as well as cruise ships.