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  • Fairmont and Asset World Corp Open 474-Room Hotel in Bangkok

    Fairmont and Asset World Corp Open 474-Room Hotel in Bangkok

    Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Asset World Corp have opened the 474-room Fairmont Bangkok Sukhumvit in Thailand. The property expands the luxury footprint of Accor’s heritage brand along Bangkok’s busiest commercial corridor.

    Located in the heart of Sukhumvit, the new property targets corporate travel, large-scale conferences and upscale leisure guests. Asset World Corp, the hospitality and property arm of Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi’s TCC Group, partnered with Fairmont to deliver the project.

    Sukhumvit pipeline gains scale

    Sukhumvit continues to draw major international operators. Hilton introduced its lifestyle banner nearby with the opening of the 174-room Canopy Bangkok Sukhumvit on Sukhumvit Soi 12, adding direct competition in the central retail and business district.

    Developers across Southeast Asia are accelerating high-end inventory deliveries. Luxury operators in Thailand are chasing high-spending regional visitors, relying on established global brands to lock in corporate accounts and loyalty program members.

    Regional network expansion

    The Bangkok addition mirrors broader hospitality development across Asia. Hilton opened the 170-room Conrad Nagoya in Japan with Mitsubishi Estate, while bringing its Tapestry Collection brand into Vietnam with the NHAAN Resort & Spa in Hoi An.

    Asset World Corp will monitor ramp-up metrics and room yield across its prime Bangkok portfolio through the upcoming high season.

  • Faces in new places Raffles, Fairmont and Swissotel

    Faces in new places Raffles, Fairmont and Swissotel

    FRHI Hotels & Resorts, the leading operator of Raffles Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, is pleased to announce several management-level appointments at its properties and locations worldwide. Recent appointments include:

    FRHI Hotels & Resorts promotes FrankNaboulsitothe role of regional vice president, Egypt and general manager, Fairmont Nile City. Naboulsi brings over 30 years of hospitality experience to this position with over 25 years of experience at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts worldwide. Over the course of his career,Naboulsi has held numerous general manager positions including stints at Fairmont Dallas, Fairmont Palliser and Delta Calgary Airport Hotel.

    FRHI Hotels & Resorts appoints Michael Moeckingas regional vice president, Western Europe and general manager of Swissôtel Berlin. Moecking brings 30 years of upscale international hospitality experience to this role, working with large brands including Kempinski and InterContinental. Moecking has been with FRHI for the last 10 years, spending six years as general manager ofSwissôtelBerlin and most recently, four years as general manager at Fairmont Dubai.

    Jimmy Kam joins Swissôtel Foshan as general manager.Kam brings over 20 years of hospitality experience to this position, most recently joining the property from Wanda Vista Dongguan & Wanda Realm Guangzhou Zengcheng as director of sales & marketing. Over the span of his career, Kam has held progressive positions at leading hospitality brands throughout China.

    Fairmont Pittsburgh welcomes Simon Boden as director of sales & marketing. Boden brings 16 years of management experience to this position, joining the company in 1999 at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club as a sales manager, business travel. Boden later transferred to Fairmont Orchid as director of revenue management. Most recently, Boden held the position of director, sales & revenue, Fairmont Southampton.

    Victoria Dyson joinsFairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle as director of sales & marketing. Dyson brings over 25 years of sales and marketing experience to this position, beginning her career in 1990 with The Delta Lodge at Kananaskis, Alberta where she held several progressive positions. Dyson joined Fairmont Chateau Whistler in 1997 as a sales manager and later transferred to Washington D.C as director, global sales. In 2007, Dyson returned to Fairmont Chateau Whistler as director, group sales, and held that position until 2008 when she was appointed to her most recent position as director, sales & marketing, Fairmont Chateau Whistler.

    Fairmont Mayakoba welcomes Eric de Maeyer as executive chef. De Maeyer joins the hotel with over 24 years of experience as an executive chef, beginning hiscareer at Club Lounge “Zuider Terras”, Antwerp, Belgium. In 1992 de Maeyer relocated to Mexico as executive chef at Hotel Marquis Reforma in Mexico City.  De Maeyer continued to work as executive chef managing multiple F&B outlets at other hotels & resorts throughout Mexico until his most recent position as executive chef at Grand Velas at Riviera Maya.

    Fairmont Peace Hotel appoints Jeremy Harris as executive chef. Harris joins the team from Marriottwhere he was most recently the executive chef of the Shanghai Marriott City Centre Hotel. Harris brings 14 years of international experience to this new role, beginning his career in Washington D.C.In 2011,Harrisjoined his first property in China as executive chef at Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel. 

    Beil Wang joins Swissôtel Kunshan as executivechef.Wang has over 20 years of rich culinary experience and joins the property from Swatch Art Peace Hotel Shanghai where he was executive sous chef. Prior to this, Wang was the executive sous chef at the Renaissance Caohejing Shanghai and has held several other sous chef positions at leading brands throughout China.