Dusit International has announced the appointment of 43 year-old Silvano Trombetta as its new Corporate Director of Rooms, effective from 17 September 2012.
A Thai national of Italian and Thai parentage, Mr Silvano brings more than twenty years of solid management experience to his new position that sees him assuming responsibility for Dusit International rooms operations globally.
Mr Silvano’s career includes six years as Front Office Manager at the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok and from 2002-2004, in a similar position at the Conrad Hotel Bangkok, where in 2004, he was promoted to Director of Rooms.
Raised and educated in Bangkok, Mr Silvano is fluent in Thai and English and speaks conversational Italian. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Assumption University of Thailand. Mr Silvano is married with two children.
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by Reinhard Hohler, Chiang Mai
According to media news from Ho Chi Minh City, Myanmar and three other Southeast Asian countries situated along the Mekong River reached an agreement last week to co-operate on boosting tourism in the region. To reach a target of 25 million international visitors from 2013 to 2015, the four countries are also considering implementing a single CLMV (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam) visa. The proposed visa could later include Thailand, which is currently working of issuing a shared tourist visa with Cambodia.
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With less than one week to go to World Tourism Day (WTD) on September 27, preparations for the official celebrations in host country Spain are well underway.
In the presence of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Asturias, Maspalomas, one of Spain’s famed seaside towns on the island of Gran Canaria, will host the official celebrations of World Tourism Day 2012 under the theme Tourism & Sustainable Energy, coinciding with the United Nations International Year of Sustainable Energy for All.
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2nd and 3rd tier cities join China Meetings Week for the first time. New strategic association partners increase education content
CIBTM, organized by Reed Travel Exhibitions and held in Beijing last week, enhanced its position as the only domestic and international event for the MICE industry in China welcoming the largest participation from exhibitors and a surge in the quality of regional Hosted Buyers.
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The new Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore.(photo credit: Truong Quoc Viet, RSP Architects Planners and Engineers)
International cruise lines tap into ASEAN’s growing cruise potential as major cruise show starts Monday
The cruise industry in Southeast Asia is set to grow, with the region’s countries committed to upgrading its cruise infrastructure as intra-regional demand for cruising within ASEAN rises.
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Vice President Operations, Dusit International, Jiri Kobos, has been recognised by Hotelier Middle East in its fourth annual Hotelier Middle East Power 50 as one of the regions most influential hoteliers.
In 2012, the Power 50 list is dedicated to hotel operators, judged on their management merits, as determined by the editorial team at Hotelier Middle East.
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