Hospitality, Travel, Hotel Industry News

Face-to-Face: Audrey Chung, Assistant Vice President, Global Marketing Network, Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts
3/5/2010 11:43:00 AM
1) Banyan Tree has recently its revamped XTC recognition programme; a concept originally last year for travel agents.

Face-to-Face: Arthur Chernov, Vice-President of Sales, Marina Bay Sands Singapore
3/2/2010 11:29:00 AM
1) With three luxury hotel towers comprising 2,500 rooms; superb retail stores; celebrity chef restaurants; a casino; nightclubs; a museum and a 45,000 delegate conference centre, how will Marina Bay Sands change the landscape of Singapore’s economic and tourism future?

Face to Face: Jeanette Kelly, Villas Manager, Impiana Private Villas Kata Noi
2/23/2010 11:34:00 AM
1) This is the first luxury villa resort development within Impiana Hotel & Resort Management’s portfolio. What made you decide to venture into the resort villa market at this time?

Face-to-Face: Marco Seiler, General Manager, Park Plaza Hotel Bangkok
2/9/2010 1:00:00 PM
The Park Plaza has a great Bangkok location, as a boutique-style sitting within a cluster of large, full service properties. Who do you see as your main target market?

Face to Face: Mark van Ogtrop, Managing Director, Golden Tulip South East Asia
2/2/2010 11:47:00 AM
In 2009 following the alliance with Louvre hotels, Golden Tulip Group placed eighth in the world hotel ownership rankings.

Face-to-Face: Peter Henley, President & CEO, Amari Colours & Rhythms
1/26/2010 12:34:00 PM
Amari is currently undergoing a major brand overhaul. Can you tell us a little about the thinking behind this, and what has the response been so far?

Face-to-Face: Glenn Earlam, Managing Director, Merlin Entertainment’s Midway Operating Group
1/19/2010 11:08:00 AM
1: Why have you chosen Bangkok to open the next iconic Madame Tussauds?

Face-to-Face: John Gardner, General Manager, Caravelle Hotel
1/12/2010 10:18:00 AM
1) Beyond the 50th anniversary of the Caravelle Hotel last May, what has achieving this milestone meant for such an iconic part of Saigon’s history as the Caravelle Hotel?

Face-to-Face: Anthony Lim, Area Director of Sales, Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotels Group
1/5/2010 9:50:00 AM
1.While the past year has been a time of great stress on the regional hotel industry, Pan Pacific have seized it as a time to take new initiatives and re-invest. Can you explain?

Face-to-Face: Jonathan L. Hasson, Director, Luxury Concierge China
12/22/2009 11:44:00 AM
1) What are the main types of services sought by your highly individualistic clients?

Face-to-Face: Samir Wildemann, General Manager, Radisson Hotel Bangkok Sathorn
12/8/2009 10:52:00 AM

Face to Face: U. Gary Charlwood, Chairman, CEO and Founder, Uniglobe Travel and Century 21 Real Estate
10/27/2009 10:56:00 AM
What has being inducted into the International Franchise Association Hall of Fame, alongside such luminaries as Ray Kroc and Henry Bloc, meant to you and your organisation?

Face-to-Face: Tos Chirathivat, CEO, Central Retail Corporation
9/29/2009 12:30:00 PM
1) The Central Group is best known for its iconic outlets, in particular CentralWorld mall and the Zen retail store.

Face-to-Face: Chris Hart, Senior Vice President, Operations – Asia Pacific, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific
9/22/2009 12:30:00 PM
1) What expansion plans does the group have for the Four Seasons brand in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions?

Face-to-Face: Jun Pyo Park, E-Business Team Manager, Abacus Korea
9/11/2009 11:31:00 AM
1) How extensive is the take-up of travel technology in South Korea, and how well received have Abacus’ solutions been in this market?

Features - Face-to-Face