Sicilian Frederik Farina who has worked in Southeast Asia for 16 years is the executive chef and director of food & beverage at the first Hyatt Regency in Bangkok, not far from where he started with Hyatt Hotels in 2005 - Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok.
Avani Hotels & Resorts has expanded its portfolio in Thailand with the launch of Avani+ Samui, an upscale resort on Phang Ka Bay near Taling Ngam on Koh Samui's southwest shore.
Dusit Thani Hua Hin, one of Thailand's most distinguished resort properties, is delighted to announce the appointment of Nunnapat Wongpipit as Director of Sales and Marketing.A Thai female Dynamic Sales Leader, Khun Nunnapat well known in hotel industry with nearly 20 years in sales experience. Her portfolio includes many esteemed International brands. Khun Nunnapat will be responsible for leading the Sales Team, driving revenue, contributing in business plan and strategy for Dusit Thani Hua Hin.
The start of the New Year marked yet another milestone for BHMA, a rapidly-evolving international hotel management company, as it announced its latest hotel management agreement with BYD Apartments Co., Ltd and A And H Modern Living Co., Ltd. in Phuket. The newly inked deal will see the property rebranded as BYD Lofts by X2, making it the second BHMA hotel in Phuket after X2 Vibe launched in the autumn of 2018.
Less than a year since the brand launch, IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) has signed a management agreement with B&G Estate Co., Ltd. for a new-build voco™ in Bangkok, Thailand — the first to be announced in South East Asia.
Former general manager of Carlton Hotel Singapore, Mark Bulmer, has relocated to Thailand take up the new role of general manager at Carlton Hotel Bangkok Sukhumvit, set to open in late 2019 as the group's first property outside of Singapore.
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has announced the signing of a stylish new seafront property in the popular resort town of Hua Hin, on Thailand's gulf coast.
Scheduled to welcome its first guests in February 2019, X2 Pattaya Oceanphere will become the first all-pool villa resort in Pattaya. It has already won a string of awards, including "Best New Hotel Construction & Design: Thailand" at the Asia Pacific Property Awards. Situated 450 metres off an idyllic stretch of sand at Na Jomtien, this luxurious resort will offer 59 one-bedroom pool villas and spacious two-bedroom duplex pool villas, each of which comes fully equipped with tropical living space, a kitchen, bathrooms, an outdoor garden, terrace and private pool.
Renowned Southeast Asia boutique hospitality brand, X2 [Cross-To] Resorts has appointed a new Cluster General Manager for its pair of stylish seafront properties near Pattaya: X2 Pattaya Oceanphere and X2 Vibe Pattaya Seaphere. Steve Lockhart, a Belfast-born hospitality expert, brings almost two decades of experience to Thailand's Eastern Seaboard. His impressive career has taken him to destinations as diverse as Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, China, Laos and Malaysia, where he demonstrated a unique ability to manage multinational teams and drive strong results. Steve moves to Pattaya from X2 Kui Buri, the design-led resort on Thailand's golden gulf coast, just a short drive from Hua Hin, where as General Manager he delivered the property's most profitable year in a decade of operations. X2 Resorts is part of BHMA Hotels & Resorts' distinctive portfolio.
Pullman Bangkok King Power has been appointed the brand new General Manager Jerôme Denis Stubert. He has over 35 years' experience within the hospitality industry and first joined AccorHotels in 1989. In 1994 Jérôme transitioned into his first General Manager position at Novotel Samui Resort from then on he continued working across various AccorHotels' properties in Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong and probably the most recently in Korea as a Former Cluster General Manager of Seoul Dragon City for 4 hotels including Grand Mercure, Novotel Suites, Novotel and Ibis Styles Ambassador Seoul Yongsan before moving to Thailand as General Manager at Pullman Bangkok King Power.
Hyatt today announced the opening of Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit, marking the Hyatt Regency brand's entry into the capital of Thailand. Located on the bustling Sukhumvit Road, the hotel is connected to the Nana station of the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) via a sky bridge and offers guests convenient access to nearby shopping malls, office buildings and tourist attractions.
AccorHotels is proud to announce the first Orient Express hotel will open in the landmark King Power Mahanakhon Building in Bangkok. Imprinted in both history and imagination, the Orient Express brand has been reinvented for the future, with a vision to build a collection of prestigious hotels, steeped in tradition, myth and adventure.
Visionary global hospitality brand, Capella Hotel Group is to unveil its first urban resort in Thailand: Capella Bangkok, set to open in the fourth quarter of 2020. Taking up residence on the east bank of the legendary River of Kings (Chao Phraya River) the new luxury property is the first to open along the waterway in the last two decades.
Opened on 15 December 2018, dusitD2 Ao Nang, Krabi puts guests within walking distance of the beach and other major attractions in this popular beach town, in Southern Thailand.
Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hotel Okura Co., Ltd., announced today that in 2021 it will open Hotel Nikko Amata City Chonburi in Amata City Chonburi Industrial Estate, around 60kms southeast of Bangkok. The company expects to sign a contract on December 21, 2018 with a local project management partnership comprising Fujita Corporation, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development and AMATA Corporation PCL for the management of the new property.
Louis T Collection has appointed Chaivaree Chitrakorn as general manager of Mantra Samui Resort in Koh Samui, Thailand.
Dream Bangkok have been awarded the Best Luxury Boutique Hotel Regional Winner for South East Asia at the World Luxury Hotel Awards 2018 recently held in Bali, Indonesia.
Several factors have forced numerous small and medium-sized hoteliers to put their properties on the block. Some industry observers are astonished to see so many hotel operators put their properties up...
Pan Pacific Hotels Group signed its first PARKROYAL Serviced Suites in Bangkok, Thailand with Phachara Suites Co. Ltd today.PARKROYAL Suites Bangkok will be opening in Q2 2019 and will be the Group's first property in the market.
sala Ayutthaya, the riverside boutique hotel overlooking Ayutthaya's ancient temples, has unveiled a new art exhibition dedicated to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX, who reigned for 70 years and holds a special place in the hearts of all Thai people.Created to coincide with Fathers Day in Thailand, which is celebrated on 5th December, King Bhumibol's birthday, this new exhibition celebrates the life, legacy and accomplishments of the highly-revered king. It also highlights the deep relationship between sala Ayutthaya and the artistic community and provides a platform for local artists to showcase their work to the public.This latest exhibition focuses on the work of Worapol Nualla-ong, an award-winning young artist who graduated from Bangkok's Silpakorn University. His collection includes contemporary paintings and sculptures depicting King Bhumibol at various stages of his life.Running from 20th November 2018 until 31st January 2019, this public exhibition is open to all hotel guests and other visitors. For more information about sala Ayutthaya, please visit www.salahospitality.com/ayutthaya.