Franck Rodriguez as
General Manager of this brand-new, fully-integrated leisure destination that will mark the debut of the fun, family-centric Centara Mirage brand in Vietnam in the third quarter of 2021.
A French national with more than 20 years of experience in the hotel industry, Mr. Rodriguez has worked for some of hospitality s biggest names, including Leading Hotels of the World (LHW), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Starwood Hotels & Resorts (now part of Marriott International). He is also no stranger to the Centara brand, having spent a formative part of his career as the Food & Beverage Manager of Centara Villas Samui.
More recently, Mr. Rodriguez was Group Director of Operations with The Unique Collection of Hotels & Resorts for almost five years, overseeing a portfolio of 27 upscale properties, before joining IHG, where he was responsible for the opening of several key hotels, including Holiday Inns in Bali and Thailand, Vietnam s inaugural Hotel Indigo in Ho
Recent Appointments at Centara 9 March 2021 Centara Hotels & Resorts Thailand s leading hotel operator, recently promoted Jan Weisheit to the position of Hotel Manager at Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin.
The resort s organisational changes in its senior management team comes at a critical period for tourism in one of the most sought-after resort destinations in Thailand.read more
21 January 2020 Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand s leading hotel operator, has expanded its executive management team with the recent appointment of an experienced hotel industry professional.
Stefan Wolf, a German national with over 25 years of experience with leading regional and global hospitality brands, has joined the company as Corporate Director of Revenue & Distribution, overseeing and leading Centara s revenue and distribution teams.read more
Thailand third time unlucky
Bank research units have downgraded the 2021 GDP outlook as new wave of infections batters the economy
published : 10 May 2021 at 04:30
48 A restaurant in Siam Square is deserted as most people work from home and are banned from dining at eateries. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)
The third wave of the pandemic has unnerved businesses who previously believed they would be able to recover this year after Covid-19 walloped their income in 2020.
Complicated by a more contagious UK Covid-19 strain, the third wave has seen more than 1,000 infections a day since April 14, with deaths climbing to double digits a day.
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