Koh Samui, Chiang Mai Melia hotels appoint new cluster directors
Thailand’s first two Melia Hotels International properties have appointed two directors bringing more than five decades of hospitality experience.
Thai nationals Wuttipong Tanteraponchai and Vipasiri Napawongdee have been named cluster director of sales and marketing and cluster director of marketing communications respectively, for both Melia Koh Samui and Melia Chiang Mai.
Melia Koh Samui, which opened in January 2020 is situated at Koh Samui’s Choeng Mon Beach, and Melia Chiang Mai is slated to debut in the fourth quarter of 2021.
They are part of a nationwide roll-out of properties by Melia in partnership with real estate group Asset World Corporation.
Wuttipong most recently worked as director of sales and marketing at The Sukhothai Bangkok, leading a team of sales and marketing communication professionals to manage the hotel’s transition to a hybrid Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) hotel in the wake of Covid-19.
Previoulsy, he worked at The Okura Prestige Bangkok for more than seven years in the role of director of sales for two years before being promoted to director of sales and marketing.
Vipasiri’s appointment follows an eight-year stint as director of marketing communications at The Okura Prestige Bangkok.
Previously, she was director of marketing communications at Anantara Bangkok Riverside Resort & Spa and InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort.
She also served as director of PR and marketing communications at InVision Hospitality.
Melia Koh Samui features 159 rooms and 41 suites including ‘boat suites’ made from refurbished merchant vessels, two restaurants, a swim-up bar, swimming pools, an executive lounge, spa, fitness centre, ballroom and conference facilities.
Family amenities include a kid’s club, outdoor playground and mini water park.
With 260 rooms, Melia Chiang Mai will soon launch with a 360-degree rooftop bar – the highest in the city – featuring two bars connected by a glass bridge, as well as an executive lounge, two restaurants, and event venues including a ballroom.
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