New General Manager of Eastin Easy GTC Hanoi

Wednesday 30 November 2011 16:07
Mr. John Westoby, Managing Director - South East Asia of Absolute Hotel Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Alain Beaumont as the new General Manager of Eastin Easy GTC Hanoi.

Mr.Beaumont, British national, brings with him an extensive experience in hotel and tourism business for more than 25 years.

He strarted his career in United Kingdom at Kuoni Travel, British Airways and Aviatours in Germany respectively. Later his career path took him to Bangkok and started at Pinnacle Hotels & Resorts, Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside Bangkok and Best Western Premier Suvarnabhumi Bangkok as director of sales and marketing.

Prior to joining Eastin Easy GTC Hanoi, he was promoted to be general manager of 4-star Best Western Pearl River Hotel in Vietnam where has 101 keys and deluxe facilities. Working in 2009 — 2011, he was the first general manager who successfully led the hotel achieving annual QA Best Western Standards and revenue target. In 2 years of his responsibility the hotel was the winner of Best Western Asia Best Score Standards Award.

“We are delighted to welcome Mr. Beaumont to join our management team in Vietnam. Vietnam is one of our strategic location since tourism business here is now fast growing and the destination has high potential resources. With his local familiarity, extensive experience and successful background I am confident that he could lead the hotel to exceed guest’s expectation according to service standards of our brand and to execute the strategic targets.” says Mr. Westoby.

“It’s my pleasure and pride to be the first general manager of Eastin Easy brand. The hotel offers the ideal location in the heart of Hanoi and well-appointed accommodation, therefore it is undoubtedly a perfect choice for travellers. I will devote all of my effort and knowledge to build this hotel to be the master standard of Eastin Easy.” Says Mr. Beaumont on his appointment

About Eastin Easy GTC Hanoi

To open in December 2011, Eastin Easy GTC Hanoi is the first property under the Eastin Easy brand. The hotel is well located in the heart of Hanoi, having the advantage of the location on Guoc Tu Giam Street. The hotel offers an easy access to many governmental offices such as: Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as Vietnamese's first cultural, historical relics - The Temple of Literature and Quoc Tu Giam.

Our accommodations are well fitted with a contemporary interior design and functional living space to serve both business and leisure travellers. All 70 superior rooms are provided with comfortable bedding, bathroom with shower and amenities, free wireless internet access, satellite feed TV channels, direct dial phone service, individual air-conditioning and safety box. Other facilities for guests to enjoy during their stay include a fitness center and an all-day dining restaurant and two fully equipped meeting rooms.

About Absolute Hotel Services Group

The company provides a unique range of hospitality services and consultancy on an a la carte basis that includes marketing/feasibility studies, owner representative services, master planning consultancy, pre-opening consultancy, brand creation/consultancy, training as well as the hotel management services from the technical services and pre-opening assistance to management contracts for U Hotels & Resorts, Eastin Hotels & Residences and Eastin Easy, the hotel brands of Absolute Hotel Services as well as non-branded hotels and resorts.

Absolute Hotel Services head office is based in Bangkok, Thailand while Absolute Hotel Services Indochina office based in Hanoi covers Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Absolute Hotel Services India office based in Mumbai covers India, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. Absolute Hotel Services Middle East office based in Doha covers the greater gulf region.

Currently operating and under development properties concluded under the U Hotels & Resorts brand in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, India, Qatar, Oman and Indonesia total 40 with more than 3,700 rooms of which will all be operating by 2013. Eastin Hotels & Residences and Eastin Easy have operating and under development 14 projects on going in Thailand, India, Middle East and Vietnam totalling close to 1,900 rooms operating by late 2013.