INLE LAKE, Myanmar — Though its architecture references the great monasteries of Europe, the scents wafting from the kitchens at the Sanctum Inle resort are predominantly Burmese, and becoming moreso as Executive Chef Saw Tin Lin Oo turns up the heat on a new menu. In June, the Yangon-born chef introduced a menu that underscores...
BANGKOK, Thailand – Seasoned hotelier Niklas Wagner is set to guide Louis T Collection through its next phase of development in his role as director of operations for the group’s latest hotel debut and a newly renovated property. Wagner joins the hospitality and building solution’s team at a pivotal time with the opening of Hotel...
BALI, Indonesia – Soori Bali has welcomed two seasoned professionals who collectively bring almost four decades of experience to the beachfront resort in Bali’s pristine Tabanan Regency. Andy Taylor joins the recently relaunched resort’s Soori Spa as its traditional medicine practitioner and Diego Martinelli comes aboard as the new executive chef. An accredited oriental medicine...
In Vietnam’s emerging boutique accommodation sector there’s hands on and there’s Vo Van Dan. Dan, the founder and CEO of Elegance Hotel Group, arguably the country’s leading home-grown hotel chain, takes attention to detail to compelling extremes. Since starting in Hanoi’s legendary Old Quarter in 2006 with a 10-room hotel and seven members of staff,...
BANGKOK, Thailand – A seasoned hospitality veteran with nearly three decades of experience across three continents and an enthusiasm for the independent hotel movement has been named Louis T Collection’s chief operating officer. Shaun Treacy’s appointment to the boutique hotel management and building solutions company marks his return to Asia after six years in the...
HUE, Vietnam — La Residence Hotel & Spa, one of Vietnam’s most highly acclaimed hospitality properties, has hired two new managers to head up operations and manage sales. Adrien Marie has joined the hotel as operations manager, and Huynh Xuan Hanh comes aboard as director of sales. Each reports directly to General Manager Phan Trong...
HANOI — Paradise Group, one of Vietnam’s fastest growing luxury hospitality providers, has made a highly seasoned international hotelier the chief operating officer. Carmen Marienberg, who has helped shape standards at some of the finest boutique properties in the world over the last 30 years, stepped into the role last week after spending a year...
HANOI, Vietnam – With its reputation rising as a gourmet haven, the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi is elevating its culinary appeal with a new director of F&B and a new member on its pastry team. As the hotel’s new director of food and beverage, Antoine Huc will oversee operations at the French restaurant, Le Beaulieu;...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – As the Galle Face Hotel gets set to embark on its 153rd year, Louis T Collection has appointed an industry veteran to lead the heritage property into the next era. Deni A. Dukic, an American national, joined the team as general manager last month. The seasoned hotelier has more than 20...
BINTAN ISLAND, Indonesia – A man with over two decades of luxury hospitality experience and an enthusiasm for employee development and relations has been appointed to the helm of the award-winning Sanchaya. Magnus Olovson comes to the 9.6-hectare beachfront property on Bintan Island after seven years in Cambodia’s Siem Reap. As a partner of both...
