Pan Pacific Singapore is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Shigeru Tamura as the Director of Restaurants, Bars and Events (RB&E) with effect from 9 March 2017.
The Republic of Singapore is a metropolitan city-state and island country in Southeast Asia with a total land area of 714.3 square kilometres. It is situated at the southern tip of the Malayan Peninsula, between Malaysia and Indonesia. With an economy supported by its growing population of around 5.8 million, Singapore rose as an Asian Tiger economy and today serves as a global commerce, finance and transportation hub.
STR's preliminary February 2017 data for Singapore indicates slight occupancy growth and significantly lower rates.Based on daily data from February, Singapore reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
Manor Group, a Singapore-based real estate investment and hospitality development company announces strategic partnership with Shimaya Stays to expand its presence in Japan.
FCS Computer Systems (FCS), a leader in hospitality technology operations solutions and services, has announced the relocation of its global headquarters to Singapore. Situated at New Tech Park in Serangoon, the strategic location of the new FCS headquarters is expected to further expand the company's rapid business growth, enhance customer service and support for existing and new clients in the region, and create new global business opportunities for the company.
Off the heels of celebrating its 15-year anniversary, HeBS Digital, the firm that helps hoteliers drastically increase direct bookings and lower overall distribution costs by deploying industry best-of-breed digital technology, consulting and marketing, has expanded its Asia Pacific footprint with an office in Singapore.
CapitaLand's wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott) has launched its first living lab to field test its newest brand, lyf, that is designed for and managed by millennials, in partnership with the Singapore Management University (SMU). Named lyf@SMU, Ascott will simulate a lyf product at SMU to test out various co-living concepts, enabling its students to be the first in the world to experience and shape upcoming lyf properties.
Mapletree Investments, a Singapore-based real estate development, investment and capital management company, has acquired Oakwood Worldwide, a provider of corporate housing and serviced apartment solutions.
ZUMATA today announced that it has been named a winner of the IBM Choice Award for Top New Business Partner. Honored at the IBM PartnerWorld Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, ZUMATA was recognised for its ability to leverage IBM Watson's suite of API's in formulating tools and solutions for businesses that enhance the customer experience throughout the entire customer journey. In particular, ZUMATA's solutions improve areas of personalised recommendations, advisory on product choices and automation of on-demand customer service via voice or text.
Singapore-based Colvent Hu, will become Regional Director of Sales for South East Asia. Her main emphasis will be to look after the Asian market, and she will concentrate in particular on the countries of Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore.
Singapore's ICP has appointed veteran hotelier Stephen Burt to the role of chairman of Travelodge Hotels Asia. With over 25 years of experience in hotel management, investment and fund management, Burt will be instrumental in growing the Travelodge brand in Asia and furthering ICP’s hotel investment and management ambitions.Prior to this, Burt was managing director, hotels, Asia-Pacific for Colliers International. His earlier roles include CEO of Mirvac Hotel group, managing its hotel fund management platform, as well as CEO of Mirvac Hotels and Resorts, a chain of 45 hotels across Australia and New Zealand. Burt was also a co-founder of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Hotels and Hospitality Group.
STR's preliminary January 2017 data for Singapore indicates strong supply growth and low occupancy levels.Based on daily data from January, Singapore reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
In his capacity as Hotel Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, Renato is responsible for the management and operations of the hotel’s 608 guest rooms and suites. He oversees the entire Rooms Division comprising the Front Office, Guest Services, Concierge, Housekeeping and The Ritz-Carlton Club teams, in addition to The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Engineering, and Loss Prevention departments.
Nicolas joins The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore from the Bulgari Hotel London, where he has been the Director of Food & Beverage since 2013. In his new capacity as Executive Assistant Manager for Food and Beverage, Nicolas will oversee the Food and Beverage operations for Colony, Summer Pavilion, Chihuly Lounge, In-room Dining, Banqueting, Restaurant Reservations, and will lead the hotel’s Food and Beverage promotional strategies.
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.