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...
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Soori Bali Announces New Senior Recruits
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...
Vietnamese Hotel CEO Manages Everything
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,...
Louis T Welcomes Treacy As New COO
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...
La Residence Hue Appoints Two New Managers
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...
Paradise Group Names Marienberg COO
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...
Metropole Enhances F&B Team with New Hires
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;...
Galle Face Hotel Appoints New GM
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...
Olovson Takes Charge Of The Sanchaya, Bintan
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...
Central Coast Vietnam Elects New Chairman
HOI AN, Vietnam — After spending 20 months driving the growth of Asia’s most dynamic new holiday destination, Anthony Gill is relinquishing Central Coast Vietnam chairmanship duties to Michal Zitek, another hotel general manager who believes in the region’s tourism potential. During his time as the head of Central Coast Vietnam, Gill was instrumental in...