Thai firm replaces Swiss company to manage HCM City hotel
Thailand-based Absolute Hotel Services (AHS) has taken over the management role in a five-star hotel under the management of Switzerland-headquartered Mövenpick Holding AG in Ho Chi Minh City.
The takeover was completed with the opening of Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon, formerly known as Mövenpick Hotel Saigon, on Nguyen Van Troi Street, Phu Nhuan District on Wednesday, the hotel said the same day in a press release.
Le Duc Binh, deputy general director of A-1 International Vietnam Corporation, the Vietnamese owner of the hotel, said at the opening ceremony that this is the third time in 21 years that the firm has changed the management group for the property.
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| Jonathan Wigley (R, 2nd), CEO of Thailand-based Absolute Hotel Services, Le Duc Binh (L, 1st), deputy general director of A-1 International Vietnam Corporation, join other guests at the opening ceremony of Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon, formerly known as Mövenpick Hotel Saigon, in Ho Chi Minh City on May 20, 2015. |
The hotel, opening in 1994 as Ho Chi Minh City’s first international hotel, was known as Omni Saigon Hotel and changed its name to Mövenpick Hotel Saigon in July 2008.
“Due to some specific reasons, like other companies owning many popular hotels in Vietnam and around the world, we have appointed a new professional management company to manage our hotel,” Binh said.
“This is a normal move of the owning company for better performance to meet desired results,” he added.
Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon, consisting of 268 well-appointed deluxe rooms and suites, all of which are equipped with modern amenities and provide large conference rooms and a variety of dining options.
With the official opening, the new hotel is now part of the Eastin chain of 61 international hotels and residences covering Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, and the Middle East.