PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Aug. 7, 2023) — Raffles Hotels & Resorts has appointed Andrew Hartley as its new cluster director of sales and marketing, overseeing two of Southeast Asia’s most iconic luxury hotels: Raffles Hotel Le Royal and Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor. Hartley, who is based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, brings more than 20 years...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (July 7, 2023) — Inspired by the unique skill set of executive sous chef Warit Jadpratum, Banyan Tree Samui resort has launched a new “Samurai Dinner Set”, bringing the ancient Japanese culinary art of kaiseki to the beaches of Thailand. For centuries served to royalty and special guests in Japan, kaiseki is...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (July 5, 2023) — Fusion Resort Cam Ranh, a wellness-inspired property on Vietnam’s scenic south-central coast, has appointed a new culinary director, P.J. Bosman, to oversee the resort’s healthy and sustainable “farm-to-table” dining concept. Bosman, a South African, joins Fusion following successful stints as an executive chef and culinary operations manager at other...
OSAKA (June 20, 2023) – As Japanese upscale-lifestyle hotel brand, Zentis, forays into the international market for the first time since pandemic restrictions put a damper on its July 2020 debut, seasoned hospitality professional Mikio Akiyama has stepped up as general manager of the brand’s inaugural property, Zentis Osaka. Akiyama brings with him more than...
BANGKOK (June 6, 2023) – Equipped with 10 years of hospitality experience in Spain, India, France, and the Maldives at some of the globe’s leading restaurants and hotels, Laia Ferrer has moved to Bangkok to become the Spanish chef de cuisine at Thailand’s first INNSiDE by Meliá hotel. The Barcelona-born chef joins INNSiDE by Meliá Bangkok...
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 appointments of Kei Kojima as chef de cuisine and Normand Jubin as chef pâtissier. Esterre, which was launched in partnership with DUCASSE Paris...
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...
