Roger Habermacher now helms Ayana Resort and Spa Bali and Rimba Jimbaran Bali as general manager. He joins from Park Hyatt Beijing in China.
Wayne Lunt
Tjendana Resorts Management has picked Wayne Lunt its new corporate general manager. Lunt will be responsible for the operations, sales and marketing of Tjendana’s seven villa resorts in Bali, Indonesia.
Lillian Tan
Starwood Bali Resorts Collection has appointed Lillian Tan cluster director of sales and marketing, based in Bali. Tan is armed with more than 18 years of experience.
Peter Clarke
Peter Clarke is now general manager of Pudong Shangri-La, East Shanghai. He was last general manager at Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai.
Catherine Lee
Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts has named Catherine Lee vice president sales and marketing. Lee has over 25 years of hospitality experience, having held leadership positions in sales and marketing with major international hotel groups.
Jenny Ramos
Palazzo Versace in the Gold Coast has appointed Jenny Ramos its director of sales. She joins from Gold Coast’s Jupiters Hotel & Casino where she was sales manager.
Laughlin Rigby
Sunshine Coast Destination has appointed Laughlin Rigby head of marketing. Laughlin has a strong background in tourism and destination marketing, most recently with the Irish Tourist Board, where he played a major role in developing Ireland’s largest ever tourism initiative, The Gathering 2013.
Andrew Sjaus
Andrew Sjaus has joined Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre as F&B manager. Sjaus previously held positions such as conference and events manager at RACV Royal Pines, banquets operations manager at Palazzo Versace and banquets manager at Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise.
New executive meeting package at Hyatt Regency Hong Kong
HYATT Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui has rolled out a new Executive Meeting Plan for 2014.
Priced at HK$838 (US$108) per person, the package includes use of a meeting venue from 08.00 to 17.00, roll-in lunch either in the meeting room or at the Café, two themed coffee breaks with pastries, complimentary use of technology and communications equipment, complimentary meeting amenities and privileged rental of LCD projectors, video conferencing equipment and high-speed wireless Internet connection facilities.
Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui offers a variety of event venues, such as a 335m² pillarless ballroom that can be divided into two smaller spaces, and five salons.
Prices are subject to a 10 per cent service charge. Terms apply.
Contact +852 3721 1863 or e-mail hongkong.tsimshatsui@hyatt.com for more information.
Saudi Arabia launches CVB
SAUDI Arabia is the latest to join a growing list of destinations keen on attracting business events, and has created the Saudi Exhibition and Convention Bureau (SECB) to spearhead efforts in the area.
The new bureau will seek to implement efficient and transparent licensing processes in the MICE industry, collect and analyse industry data, classify and enhance existing and future event venues, train and certify event organisers, implement marketing strategies, and develop related university programmes and destination awareness programmes.
SECB will be governed by a Supervisory Committee which consists of one representative each from the Ministry of Municipality and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Finance, as well as two representatives from related companies nominated by the Saudi Council of Chambers.
Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), chairs the Supervisory Committee, while Tariq Al-Essa takes the role of SECB executive manager.
Prior to the formation of SECB, SCTA and the World Bank conducted several studies on the country’s MICE sector. More than 3.2 million visitors were found to have attended events held in Saudi Arabia every year, generating an economic impact of 8.6 billion riyal (US$2.3 billion).
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