Interview General Manager, Hyatt Regency Beijing Wanjing I traveled to Beijing on a business trip last October and stayed at the Hyatt Regency Beijing Wangjing. It’s an exceptional property, so it was no surprise to learn it won the 2024 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award Top 1 Hotel in Read more…
Imperial Hotel, Kyoto to open in Spring 2026 Imperial Hotel Ltd is pleased to announce that Reiko Sakata is appointed General Manager of the Imperial Hotel, Kyoto, scheduled to open in spring 2026. In addition, the hotel has joined The Leading Hotels of the World, the largest collection of independent Read more…
InterContinental Dalian 大连中远海运洲际酒店总经理 1. 可以介绍一下 InterContinental Dalian 大连中远海运洲际酒店？ 可以的。我们酒店最大的优势是得天独厚的地理位置。无论是商务出行还是休闲度假，都能满足客人的需求。 酒店坐落于大连城市中心。紧邻百年建筑环绕的中山广场，可轻松感受欧式风情与东方韵味的交织。 酒店毗邻繁华的青泥洼商圈和天津街商圈。信步可达地铁站、火车站、俄罗斯风情街、日本风情街，邻近网红打卡地 — 东港音乐喷泉广场。 交通也十分便利。步行10分钟可达劳动公园，开车约20分钟可至老虎滩海洋公园、森林动物园、星海广场和圣亚海洋世界等景点。 2. 酒店最近有新设施吗？ 有的，新开业的会议中心去年底落成，有2间750平方米的无柱宴会厅，共可容纳700人。每间宴会厅独占一层，先进的视听影音及会议设施一应俱全。宽敞空间能够满足各种大型会议、宴会、婚礼等活动需求。会议中心三层可直通酒店。这个会议中心的开业，极大地提升了酒店的接待能力，提升酒店的品牌影响力。 3. 你认为酒店在未来发展中有哪些机遇？ 随着大连旅游业的不断发展，酒店将不断提升服务品质，例如，为客人提供健康疗愈课程；智能床房间；享受视听的影音房；趣味温馨的亲子房等。同时，我们也积极数字化变革，提升运营效率。 4. 你有想对酒店客人说些什么？ 我们真诚地欢迎每一位客人下榻大连中远海运洲际酒店，度过一段难忘的美好时光。 1. Would you like to introduce InterContinental Dalian? Yes. The biggest advantage of our hotel is its unique geographical location. Whether it is a business trip or Read more…
The Interview Kicking off the New Year with my first GM interview, featuring Kevin Cheah, General Manager of Iconic Marjorie Hotel, Penang, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel. 1. What do you do at Iconic Marjorie Hotel? I am the General Manager. 2. Tell us about your journey, how did it all Read more…
Four Seasons Hotel Suzhou General Manager German-born hotel executive Michael Branham has been with the Four Seasons since 1997 and held management positions all around the region including Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and Thailand and China. His first Four Seasons assignment was Director of Food and Beverage at the Four Seasons Read more…
At the Fairmont Beijing Englishman Carl Duggan has been with Fairmont Beijing since December 2023. Carl first ventured into Hong Kong’s hospitality scene in 1991, progressed through F&B management in different hotels later in mainland China and Singapore, and in 2014 advanced to his inaugural General Manager role at Centara Read more…
The Interview While on a trip in Beijing, I took the opportunity to interview Mr. Orona. I thanked him for his time. What do you do at the Ritz-Carlton, Beijing? I am the hotel general manager since 2021. I came from a restaurant family in Mexico. My mother was the Read more…
Herman Kemp of Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur Amidst Malaysia’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur’s ever-changing landscape, Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur will be the new focal point on the striking skyline comes second quarter next year. Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur will occupy the top floors of the iconic Merdeka 118, the Read more…
The Sanchaya is located on Indonesia’s Bintan Island, a 50-minute ferry ride from Singapore’s Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. The taxi ride from the ferry terminal to Changi Airport takes no longer than 15 minutes. Bintan is also easily accessible from Jakarta by plane. The immigration and customs clearance from Singapore’s Read more…