{"id":6620,"date":"2025-01-09T11:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T11:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/global-travel-news\/new-melia-pattaya-hotel-announces-javier-gimeno-as-general-manager\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T11:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T11:22:25","slug":"new-melia-pattaya-hotel-announces-javier-gimeno-as-general-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/global-travel-news\/new-melia-pattaya-hotel-announces-javier-gimeno-as-general-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"New Meli\u00e1 Pattaya Hotel Announces Javier Gimeno as General Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"New<\/a>Pattaya, Thailand, January 8, 2025 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ A hospitality veteran with three decades of industry experience in Asia and Europe, Javier Gimeno, will take charge of the new Meli\u00e1 Pattaya Hotel.<\/p>\n

The 234-room and suite hotel with expansive sea views is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2025 in the heart of vibrant Pattaya, a short drive from Bangkok on the Gulf of Thailand\u2019s scenic east coast.<\/p>\n

He joins Meli\u00e1 Pattaya Hotel after working in senior management roles with Marriott International for more than a decade. Most recently, he was the cluster general manager with Marriott & Four Points by Sheraton Tianjin National Convention and Exhibition Centre in Tianjin, China.<\/p>\n

He started his career in the mid-90s in his native Spain as a bellman at the Hilton Barcelona, and then held roles in guest services and operations departments at hotels in Barcelona and Andorra. His work in Asia goes back to 2000 where he worked in Shanghai before becoming a general manager with Barcel\u00f3 Hotels & Resorts in Davao, The Philippines, in 2002. His career has also taken him to Hong Kong and Malaysia.<\/p>\n

\u201cJavier\u2019s extraordinary leadership skills and rich and diversified experience in opening and managing properties in Asia and key bleisure destinations like Barcelona place him in excellent stead to take charge of Meli\u00e1 Pattaya Hotel, following the successful launches of Meli\u00e1 Koh Samui, Meli\u00e1 Phuket Mai Khao, Meli\u00e1 Chiang Mai and INNSiDE by Meli\u00e1 Bangkok Sukhumvit in Thailand,\u201d said Ignacio Martin, <\/strong>Managing Director Asia Pacific at Meli\u00e1 Hotels International.\u00a0<\/em>\u201cA prime coastal destination situated so close to Bangkok, Pattaya is an excellent choice for holidays as well as meetings and events. As one of the leading companies in resort hotels worldwide, Meli\u00e1 Hotels International is launching a bleisure hotel that not only fits perfectly with the destination but also redefines it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy team and I are looking forward to unveiling this flagship Meli\u00e1 Hotels International hotel underscored by Meli\u00e1\u2019s warm Spanish hospitality, distinctive passion for service and focus on the customer\u2019s wellbeing,\u201d added Mr Gimeno. \u201cOur hotel makes for the quintessential urban resort thanks to its host of facilities suited to leisure and business travellers alike including a rooftop restaurant that features a sky bar, a beach club, executive lounge, YHI Spa, Kidsdom kids club, swimming pool, ballroom, inspiring collection of meeting spaces and more.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Asset World Corp Public Company Limited<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asset World Corp Public Company Limited (AWC) is Thailand\u2019s leading integrated lifestyle real estate group and a member of TCC Group, with the focus on hospitality, lifestyle destinations, and commercial workspaces. Driven by the philosophy of \u201cBuilding a Better Future,\u201d AWC strives to grow and expand beyond the norms with a diverse array of quality projects, providing responsible and sustainable solutions for all our stakeholders. The company has two main businesses. Hospitality business managed by top hotel executives of world-renowned hotel brands such as Marriott, The Luxury Collection, Okura, Banyan Tree, Hilton, Sheraton, and Melia, and Commercial properties whose projects include 1) Retail and Wholesale such as lifestyle travel destinations, community shopping malls, community markets, and wholesale business real estate. Popular real estate projects consist of Asiatique the Riverfront Destination, Gateway at Bangsue, AEC FOOD WHOLESALE PRATUNAM, and Tawanna Bangkapi, and 2) Commercial buildings including the famous \u2018The Empire\u2019 and Athenee Tower located in Bangkok\u2019s central business district. AWC is committed to integrating its sustainability strategy in every part of its operations to create long-term sustainable value for all stakeholders. The sustainability strategy consists of three key pillars: Better Planet, Better People and Better Prosperity, while the framework has created numerous long-term initiatives including the ReConcept, The GALLERY and other projects.<\/p>\n

About Meli\u00e1 Hotels & Resorts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meli\u00e1 has 125 hotels in Europe (56), America (18), Cuba (16), Africa (5) and Asia (30). We are present in 32 countries and currently have 21 hotels under development in 11 countries. At Meli\u00e1 Hotels & Resorts, we stand out for our unique Spanish style in the hospitality industry and for our warmth, closeness and passion for service. This means that we offer our guests a unique wellness experience. Our Spanish warmth and spontaneity are part of our Mediterranean roots and are always present in the Meli\u00e1 experience. An experience that is enriched by providing thoughtful extra services. Paying attention to the smallest details and providing personalized experiences for each guest. How do we interpret wellness in the MELI\u00c1 brand? We see wellness from an innovative perspective. It is not wellness applied only to nutrition or wellness services, it is 360\u00ba wellness. The wellness we want to convey is global. You can find it in all aspects of the brand from different perspectives: physical wellness, spiritual wellness, leisure wellness, social wellness, occupational wellness, environmental wellness, financial wellness and nutritional wellness.<\/p>\n

About Meli\u00e1\u00a0Hotels International\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Founded in 1956 in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Meli\u00e1 Hotels International has more than 400 hotels open or in the process of opening, in more than 40 countries, and a portfolio of nine brands: Gran Meli\u00e1 Hotels & Resorts, ME by Meli\u00e1, The Meli\u00e1 Collection, Paradisus by Meli\u00e1, Meli\u00e1 Hotels & Resorts, ZEL, INNSiDE by Meli\u00e1, Sol by Meli\u00e1, and Affiliated by Meli\u00e1. The Company is one of the world\u2019s leading hotel chains in the leisure segment and its experience in this area has allowed it to consolidate itself in the growing market of urban hotels inspired by leisure. Its commitment to responsible tourism has led it to be recognised as the most sustainable European hotel company in the world (chosen as \u201cSustainability Yearbook Member\u201d in 2024 by S&P Global), as well as being a \u201cTop Employer 2024\u201d brand in Spain, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Italy, Germany, France and Vietnam.<\/p>\n

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