CAM RANH, Vietnam (June 2, 2023) – A seasoned chef with more than two decades of hospitality experience in Asia and Europe has been appointed as Alma’s Italian chef de cuisine. Italian-born Francesco Leone has joined 30-hectare family resort Alma, overlooking Long Beach on Vietnam’s Cam Ranh peninsula, to take charge of trattoria-style Italian restaurant...
HO CHI MINH CITY (May 9, 2023) As Fusion continues to expand its reach throughout Vietnam, the hotel group has made a trio of management appointments in several of its key properties. Marc Bittner becomes Fusion Hotel Group Director of Operations and General Manager of Fusion Original Saigon Centre Fusion Hotel Group’s new Director of...
TOKYO (May 9, 2023) – As international travelers flock to Japan following its re-opening, Michelin-starred Esterre continues to refine its culinary appeal in the star-studded Michelin capital of the world with the appointment of Kei Kojima as chef de cuisine. Esterre, which was launched in partnership with DUCASSE Paris in late 2019, is rooted in the...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (May 04, 2023) – Alma Resort has appointed Hoang Nguyen Minh Anh, a hospitality professional with almost two decades of wellness experience at some of Vietnam’s leading resort spas, as spa manager. Born and bred in Vietnam’s mountainous Dalat, Minh Anh joins the 30-hectare family resort’s Le Spa after working as the...
HO CHI MINH CITY (Apr. 5, 2023) – After two decades in hospitality in Malaysia, New Zealander Aarron Nelson, is relocating to Thailand to become general manager of Meliá Hotels International’s first INNSiDE property in the country. The new role is Aarron’s first with Meliá Hotels International, a growing Spanish hotel group that has been...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (April 04, 2023) – Jed Arricivita, a hospitality professional with more than two decades of business development, sales and marketing experience has been named Alma’s commercial director. Filipino national Arricivita comes to the 30-hectare family resort, overlooking Long Beach on Vietnam’s Cam Ranh peninsula, after working as director of sales at The...
BALI (Mar. 6, 2023) – The GM of a boutique Bali resort, Tanah Gajah a Resort by Hadiprana, was selected by Cornell University for the General Manager Program, which brings together hotel general managers from around the world. With twenty spots available Deasy rose above strong worldwide competition and became the only candidate from Indonesia...
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (February 9, 2023) – A seasoned professional with substantial hospitality experience in Europe and Asia has been appointed general manager of Meliá Chiang Mai. Spaniard Marc Selinger has taken charge of the 260-key hotel that opened in April last year in the heart of Chiang Mai city in Thailand’s mountainous north. Marc...
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (Jan. 10, 2023) — Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, the iconic 90-year-old luxury hotel on the doorstep of the ancient Khmer archeological sites of Angkor, has appointed Joseph Colina as its new General Manager. The American national brings nearly two decades of experience with Accor to his new posting in Siem Reap. Colina...
HO CHI MINH CITY (December 12, 2022) – As Meliá Hotels International prepares to launch the first Gran Melia resort in Southeast Asia in 2023, Ernesto Osuna Lopez is stepping up to the helm as general manager. In his new role the Spaniard will oversee both the flagship Gran Meliá Nha Trang and Meliá Nha...
