Exclusive FHD interview with Mr. Roland G. Svensson, General Manager of the newly opened FLC Grand Hotel Halong in Vietnam. In the 5-star hotel s first week of opening the property hosted the Ministers of Tourism from all ASEAN countries and their entourages for the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019. It also hosted numerous delicious dinners and lunches for the buyers and international media attending the TRAVEX component of the ATF 2019. Probably not what most hotel GMs would want in their first week of operation!
Exclusive HD video interview with Karen Lewis, Sea Bees Dive Centre Manager at the JW Marriott on Mai Khao Beach in Phuket, Thailand. In this interview, filmed sat on the beach on 23 September 2018, Steven Howard asks Karen about diving in the area. We discuss how diving in the green / rainy season differs from diving in the peak season, and what marine life divers can expect to see.
How s business in Pattaya, Thailand? Exclusive FHD video interview with Dmitry Chernyshev, General Manager of the very cool Siam@Siam Design Hotel Pattaya. In this interview, filmed on 7 March 2019, Steven Howard asks Dmitry about the hotel, why the property s location is such a great selling point, where his guests are coming from, and what he is doing to balance out the guest portfolio a little better.
Moxy Hotels are a relatively new brand within Marriott s rapidly growing portfolio and there are currently only three open in Asia - two in Japan and one in Indonesia. As Mr. Matthias Y. Sutter, GM of the JW Marriott Phuket, has firsthand experience working for the two hotels in Japan, we asked him to tell us more about the brand and what it stands for.
Exclusive interview with Richard Allen, Group General Manager of Simpson Marine. In this interview, filmed on board a Monte Carlo Yacht MCY 96 which was at the Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show 2018 earlier this month, Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com asks how yacht sales have been this year when compared to 2017, which markets are doing well, which areas of ASEAN and Asia Pacific region hold the most opportunity for growth and what s holding those areas back.