Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Grande Asset Hotels and Property Public Company Limited, a Bangkok-based real estate development company, for Hyatt Regency Bangkok, Sukhumvit. Expected to open in 2017, the hotel will be the first Hyatt Regency-branded hotel in Bangkok, and will join the already open Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok.
Dominique is a Belgian national who can speak Dutch, English, French and Italian. He has 15 years of experience in the hospitality, restaurant and luxury cruise sectors.
Aged 42, Ms. Katja Henke is a German/Swiss national and is currently Hotel Manager of The Peninsula Shanghai. She will be promoted to General Manager of The Peninsula Bangkok, effective 27 December 2012.
In an effort to keep pace with the company's continued growth in Asia, Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) recently hosted the first ever Lifestyle University educational program to help identify future leaders for Renaissance Hotels and Autograph Collection, two of the company's lifestyle brands.
The Outrigger Phi Phi Island Resort and Spa officially opens this weekend in southern Thailand. As of November 3, the stunning 156-key 70-acre property, formerly known as the Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort and Spa, will be run by Outrigger Hotels and Resorts, the 65-year old Hawaii-based company that continues to expand throughout Asia-Pacific from its regional headquarters in Phuket, Thailand.
Ms. Aumpa’s managerial career began in 1996 when she joined The Westin Banyan Tree Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, as an Assistant Manager in the Front Office department. At the start of her tenure at Banyan Tree Bangkok, she demonstrated strong hospitality skills with the outstanding achievement of the Thurston Dupar Inspirational Award in the same year. The following year, she received another award, Service of Legend.
A French national, Mr. David G. Daguise has brought with him more than 15 years of experience working in hotel industry. His extensive experience includes working with Hilton, Marriott, Renaissance and Le Meridien Etoile hotels in Paris, The Jalousie Plantation and Discovery Marigot Bay in St. Lucia, Le Prince Maurice in Mauritius and Huvafen Fushi in Maldives before moving to Thailand. His last position before joining X2 Samui was Resident Manager at Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra.
Mr. John Westoby, jointly Absolute Hotel Services Managing Director for South East Asia & General Manager of the Eastin Grand Sathorn, has delightedly announced the appointment of Mr. Patrick Manthe as Hotel Manager for the group’s flagship property Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn in Bangkok. Patrick, a Swiss national, joins the Eastin from his previous position as pre-opening General Manager at the 5-star Fusion Alya Resort in Hoi An, Vietnam. Prior to his last appointment he spent 3 years as pre-opening Executive Assistant Manager and then General Manager of the Moevenpick Hotel in Hanoi and possesses a solid background in both Rooms Division and Food and Beverage having gained vast experience at the Conrad Maldives and numerous Hilton hotels throughout Europe and Asia.
Ms Kutz has enjoyed a swift rise through the InterContinental ranks and joins the Hua Hin resort from her most recent role as Deputy General Manager of InterContinental Singapore.
Not a new face to Pattaya, Sophon was the general manager of this same property starting in 2003, until it was rebranded to Pullman Pattaya Aisawan in 2009 when he decided move to China to pursue new career ventures in the booming hotel industry.Sophon’s successful career began in 1979 in Bangkok and extended into various managerial positions in hotels throughout Thailand and China, working with different international hotel chains. During his tenure here, he has made a significant contribution to elevate the property’s standards, and rejuvenated the hotel performances to deliver optimum success. With extensive experience in the hotel industry and in-depth understanding of the domestic and international market, the return of Sophon to Pullman Pattaya Hotel G is poised to enhance this renowned beach resort to another level.
Located in the secluded bay of Cape Panwa next to its own private beach and looking out to the Andaman Sea, Regent Phuket Cape Panwa will offer a new luxury experience in a breathtaking location in Southern Thailand. A result of Regent's vision for establishing attractive and personable resorts in the most beautiful parts of the world, the resort will present a superb private retreat, sensitively designed to harmonise with one of the most enchanting locales on Earth. Regent Phuket, the first of Regent's several new concepts for forward-thinking luxury lifestyle destinations, is to open 1 December 2012.
Krieg joins Radisson Suites Bangkok Sukhumvit, managed by Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, from Accor Australia, where he held several general manager positions at hotels such as Mecure Geelong in Victoria and Ibis Sydney King Street Wharf. Prior to that, he held various executive roles in Novotel hotels and at the groups corporate office.
Ms. Suwanich will be responsible for the implementation and development of room and catering sales strategies to achieve the hotel’s revenue targets. Prior to joining the pre-opening team at Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn as Director of Catering and Events in 2011 her extensive background in the sales and catering arena consisted of almost 20 years’ experience in leading luxury hotels such as Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Conrad Bangkok and Four Seasons Bangkok. Ms. Suwanich’s knowledge and expertise in the hospitality field has been a definite asset to the hotel and her new position will allow her full range of talents to come to the fore.
The next step in Rosewood Hotels & Resorts®' ambitious Asia expansion plan will be the end-2014 opening of Rosewood Phuket, as the second Rosewood property in Asia following Rosewood Beijing's Summer 2013 opening. The resort, including 87 villas, 20 residences and six hideaway homes, will be located on the 1,968-foot (600-metre) Emerald Bay beachfront in Western Phuket, one of the island's last remaining areas for a secluded beach resort enclave. Here, Rosewood's A Sense of Place® philosophy will celebrate the landscape, culture and sensibilities of its special new home.
Best Western International is expanding its beach resort portfolio with the launch of a new hotel on the tropical Thai island of Phuket. Located just a few minutes’ walk from the golden sands of Patong Beach the new resort is sure to be a hit with the increasing number of leisure travelers and family groups to this exotic island.
The 255-key resort, formerly the Laguna Beach Resort (LBR), was bought from Banyan Tree in July this year and then closed for extensive renovations. It is set to reopen on April 1 next year. Mr Berger, a German national and lifetime hotelier, has a long history with the resort. He was executive assistant manager from 2002 to 2004. He then worked for three years at the Sukhothai Bangkok and the Al Bustan Rotan Hotel in Dubai, before returning as GM of the LBR in 2007.
Jumeirah Restaurants managing director Phil Broad will jump ship to take up the role of vice president of food and beverage for the Middle East, Asia and Africa at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) from November 15.
Asia's leading low-cost, limited service hotel brand has finally come to Bangkok, with the latest Tune Hotel opening in the busy downtown Asoke area. Owned and operated under a franchise agreement by Red Planet Hotels, the Tune Hotel Asoke, Bangkok in Sukhumvit Soi 14 opened today with 130 rooms right in the heart of Bangkok's bustling shopping district, just a few minutes' walk to the city's newest mega-mall, Terminal 21. The hotel is also a short walk to the Asoke BTS Skytrain station and Sukhumvit MRT underground train network, which provides easy access to all key shopping, financial and entertainment areas and attractions in Bangkok. Tune Hotels offer a unique service to savvy travellers with five-star beds and superb power showers in very convenient locations for unbeatable prices. Optional extras include airconditioining, television, WiFi and breakfast. The Tune Hotel Asoke, Bangkok will be the first of many more in Thailand's capital and is the third in the country after Hat Yai and Pattaya. The popular resort island of Phuket will also welcome its first Tune hotel in December when a 150-room property opens in the entertainment precinct along Patong Beach.
Anucha has more than 15 years experience in sales at many leading hotels in Thailand. He started his career at Marriott Hotels & Resorts and worked there for seven years. He was Sales Manager before moving to work at Centara Hotels & Resorts in 2004 as Senior Sales Manager. Anucha worked with Centara Hotels & Resorts for three years and was responsible for many properties including Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui, Centara Villas Phuket, Centara Villas Samui, and Waterfront Suites Phuket by Centara. Subsequently he was Director of Sales at Eastin Hotel Makksan in 2007. He then rejoined Centara Hotels & Resorts where for two years he was Assistant Director of Sales responsible for travel agencies both locally and internationally, covering the Middle East, South Africa and India markets, before being appointed Director of Sales at Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin,
Novotel Bangkok IMPACT is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Zayne Boon as the new General Manager. Zayne was previously the Regional General Manager at Novotel & ibis Auckland Ellerslie in New Zealand. Zayne joined Accor in 1992 as Executive Assistant Manager at Novotel Launceston Tasmania and he has held General Manager positions at various Accor hotels in Australia and New Zealand. He has had more than 20 years experience in hospitality industry.