Marriott Unveils New Meetings App
Red Coat Direct app gives meeting organizers a powerful new tool to work quickly and remotely
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This isn’t just any kind of ‘fun’. I am talking about A-Lister kind of fun.ASEAN Secretary-General Speaks About Tourism
Le Luong Minh, the new ASEAN Secretary-General, answered questions about tourism in the region.Features
Asia Hotel News – ASEAN Secretary-General Speaks About Tourism
Asia Hotel News – Le Luong Minh, the new ASEAN Secretary-General, answered questions about tourism recently. In 2012, ASEAN received over 87 million international visitors, representing a large source of income for the region. A few important takeaways from the interview include: Travelers within ASEAN hold a market share of 46% an is on the [...]
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0Asia Hotel News – Marriott Hotels Unveils New Meetings App – Red Coat Direct
Asia hotel news – These days, customers don’t simply sit in front of their computers to work. They work on the go and they work on their phones. Too keep up with that trend, Marriott International brand Marriott Hotels has introduced Red Coat Direct, which gives meeting organizers a powerful new tool to work quickly [...]
May 11, 2013 at 12:33 pm -
2Hotel News Asia – Nikki Beach Koh Samui Thailand – Luxury Fun in Asia
Hotel news Asia – It’s always pleasant getting away to relax at a beach resort in Thailand, but it’s even better when you can have some truly unrestricted fun during your stay. This isn’t just any kind of ‘fun’. I am talking about A-Lister kind of fun. Let me introduce you Nikki Beach Koh Samui, the first Nikki [...]
May 1, 2013 at 4:53 pm -
0Hotel News Asia – New Hilton Garden Inn Opens in Hanoi, Vietnam
Hotel news Asia – Hilton Worldwide has announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Hanoi, their first property in Southeast Asia. Located in Hanoi, Vietnam, the 11-storey hotel has 86 rooms and lies in the heart of Hanoi. It is the second Hilton Worldwide property in Vietnam. “Today’s announcement not only celebrates the first Hilton Garden [...]
April 17, 2013 at 9:00 am
Management
HR Horror With Chris McAleer – The Importance of a “Good Fit”
Our on-going series, HR Horror Stories with Chris McAleer, CEO and President of PeopleServe Asia, is an opportunity to learn from his long and esteemed career as an HR professional, consultant and manager. This month we’ll be looking at how following conventional wisdom, but ignoring cultural sensitivity, damaged a leading beverage manufacturer’s relationships with an entire [...]
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0What are “Work Styles”?
At PeopleServe Asia, not only do we provide Human Resource Management services like payroll outsourcing, we also work with organizations, management, and employees, to assess work styles. One of the major implementations for these assessments is helping to ensure candidates are well matched for the job they’re hired to preform. This week’s post, is dedicated [...]
March 8, 2013 at 9:00 am -
0The Gilgristian View, AKA WinPresSays: Tips from the Dragon’s mouth
The popular television programme Dragons Den comes in for a fair share of criticism. Much of it is aimed at the implausibility of the Propositions, the haplessness of the presenting Personalities and the often comically Pythonesque Presentations. However there have been some notable successes and, when you consider the background and track record of the [...]
January 26, 2013 at 9:00 am -
0Thai Human Resource Challenges – Recruiting, Managing, and Retaining Millennial Talent
A popular topic that keeps popping up recently in our work with Human Resource Management clients is “The Millennial Generation“. Many managers are wondering about the best strategies for recruiting, training, managing, and retaining fresh ‘Millennial’ talent. Retaining Talent in SEA and Thailand – Curbing Your Human Resource Turnover Southeast Asia in general, and Thailand in particular, [...]
January 25, 2013 at 10:00 am
Food and Beverage
World Champion Pizza Master Tops Festive Bill At Ramada Resort Khao Lak
KHAO LAK, THAILAND – Ramada Resort Khao Lak has enlisted the help of three times World Pizza Champion Danilo Sangrigoli to entertain guests with fantastic displays of floury-fingered finesse and dough-handling dexterity throughout the festive season. All through December, Mr Sangrioli will be demonstrating his pizza acrobatics and serving up expertly crafted specimens of the [...]
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0Feature: Yvonne Cheung – Sommelier A Video interview with one of HK’s great wine experts
In this inspirational video, Yvonne Cheung discusses her passion for wine, customers, and the growing wine market in Asia. “One of the things that makes a growing wine market very exciting is that you get to reach out to new people and share their experiences.” As a young Asian female, she isn’t what one usually [...]
November 20, 2012 at 10:00 am -
0Food should taste like ‘More’…
Instead of eating food let us enjoy food again… Why not serve food which makes your guests come back? The ideal guest for any restaurant is a return-customer, one who will come back again and again. I’m not talking about the guest who lives around the corner. I’m talking about the guest who goes out [...]
November 19, 2012 at 10:01 am -
0VIE Family Sunday Brunch
VIE Family Sunday Brunch at VIE Hotel Bangkok It’s Sunday, family-funday, and what better way to start it out than a family brunch outing? With the kids in tow, not every brunch option in Bangkok is ideal. Let’s face it, we adults love foie gras, hand rolled, rich gnocchi, an exotic collection of imported cheeses, [...]
November 12, 2012 at 9:36 am
Sales & Marketing
Appy Hotel Launches App Platform to Improve the Guest Experience and Drive More Revenue for Hotel Brands Around the Globe
Appy Hotel Proves Value and Performance of its Platform through Six-month Beta Trial, with 500 Hotel Customers Signed Up Including Marriott, Starwood and Other Leading Brands Boston — February 19, 2013 — Appy Hotel launched its service to the global market enabling hotels worldwide quick and risk-free transition into mobile marketing. AppyHotel.com provides global hotel chains, boutique brands [...]
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0Booming Philippine Economy Fuels Resurgence Of The Luxury Hospitality Market In Manila – Reveals C9 Hotelworks Report
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: The second fastest growing economy in Asia and a stable political environment are combining to fuel a surging Manila hospitality market, particularly in the high end luxury sector, with escalating room rates and strong occupancies setting the stage for dramatic future growth for the sector. With an economy growing at 7.1% last quarter, [...]
December 27, 2012 at 12:54 pm -
0STR Global: India reports YTD decreases
LONDON – India’s hotel industry has reported year-to-date decreases in the three key performance metrics, according to STR Global, the leading provider of market information in the hotel industry. For the period January-to-October 2012 YTD, India’s hotels on an average saw occupancy fall 0.8 percent to 57.7 percent, average daily rate drop 4.0 percent to [...]
December 26, 2012 at 11:27 am -
0STR Global: Asia/Pacific results for November
LONDON—Hotels in the Asia/Pacific region reported mixed results in the three key performance metrics for November 2012 when reported in U.S. dollars, according to data compiled by STR Global. In year-over-year measurements, the Asia/Pacific region’s occupancy ended the month down with a 1.1-percent decrease to 72.1 percent, its average daily rate rose 2.5 percent to [...]
December 25, 2012 at 10:04 am
Spas
Interview with Mark Walton, Co-Founder of VOYA and Entrepreneur of the Year Nominee Ernst & Young
Did you ever wonder, “What actually is a spa?” Of course you did! If you are in the industry you must have. And I bet you weren’t able to come up with a clear definition. Such a beautiful Global Industry, and nobody know the answer. So the next months I will make it my personal [...]
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0Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur Opens Essa Spa
A sanctuary to de-stress, uplift and purify KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – The highly anticipated first Grand Hyatt in Malaysia, Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur is now open. This elegant and contemporary luxury hotel with 370 guestrooms and 42 suites, offers business travelers, tourists and local guests a sophisticated ambience. Situated in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre [...]
November 20, 2012 at 10:00 am -
0Conrad Bali appoints Australian spa expert to transform Jiwa spa into Bali’s most innovative wellness destination
Luxury beachfront resort, Conrad Bali has appointed Australian spa and wellness specialist Melanie James to head up the future development of its award-winning 17-room rejuvenation destination, Jiwa Spa. Australian-born Ms James brings her extensive experience and a diverse knowledge base in both spa operations and commercial business management, having held various regional positions across multiple [...]
November 11, 2012 at 12:00 pm -
0Le Meridien Koh Samui resort & spa invites guests, relive the celebration with a 1st year anniversary
Luxury Redefined with Le Méridien Koh Samui’s Villas and Suites To mark the celebration of Le Méridien Koh Samui Resort & Spa’s 1st Year Anniversary, guests are invited to return; or explore for the first time, with “DISCOVERY AWAITS… OPENING OFFER RETURNS” creating more memorable getaways at Thailand’s newest luxury island hideaway. Le Méridien Koh [...]
September 12, 2012 at 12:00 pm
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