HOTEL AWARD WINNER

Source: The Phnom Penh Post

Hang Vannak, an e-commerce manager at the Angkor Palace Resort & Spa in Siem Reap, has won a Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Foundation 2009 scholarship. This was announced at an award ceremony at a workshop program that's now on at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and ends on Saturday.

The PATA Foundation awards two scholarships to member-endorsed candidates every year in the executive program in hospitality management. The program has been running consecutively for six years and is recognised as one of the highly acclaimed programs for executive development in hospitality management.

The program is jointly developed by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Hotel and Tourism Management and the Hong Kong Hotels Association.

It provides three in-depth workshops for senior hospitality industry managers. "The objectives are to enhance skills, deepen understanding and equip participants to stay at the cutting edge of the industry," said Terry Francis, chairman of the Foundation Board of Trustees.

"The three workshop modules focus on human resources management, marketing and branding management, and hotel sales and revenue management. Each workshop is led by respected academics as well as successful businessmen.

"Hang Vannak, 28, born in Siem Reap, is the first Cambodian hotel employee to have been selected by the Foundation Board of Trustees of PATA.

Hang Vannak, who commenced his hospitality career as a door boy at Raffles Hotel Le Royal in early 2000, said: "The hospitality industry is experiencing phenomenal growth, especially in Cambodia. This scholarship gives me a golden opportunity to further understand the global perspective on the hospitality industry and to combine both my interest and further build my professional development".

Weng Aow, general manager of Angkor Palace Resort & Spa, said: "Vannak is an extremely self-motivated individual and always strives to excel in whatever he does".

Vannak plans to finish his MBA in April at Build Bright University, and move up to hotel revenue management within five years.

Article obtained from: Siem Reap Scene...
Written by Post Staff
Thursday, 15 January 2009

Source: The Phnom Penh Post http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009011523640/Siem-Reap-Insider/Siem-Reap-Scene.html

Achievement I have done for Angkor Palace Resort' Website

I have been assigned to take charge and handle for online e-marketing and web-distributions portal for Angkor Palace Resort & Spa in Siem Reap, Cambodia in late March 2006.

To me, as one of a young Cambodian hoteliers, this is an incredible career with full of energy to discover and learn. When I took the role on the first day - there is a BiG question mark came to my face: what is eCommerce, especially for the hospitality business?

I am going thru a hard time to research and study. Finally the result is coming very quick which surprised me. This new business model is now come to Siem Reap. I never forget to thanks my General Manager - Mr. Weng Aow for giving me this opportunity.

Today, Q3 2008, after almost 3 years of ongoing developing the online business for the resort - I am very pleased to inform that I have now able to build up the website for Angkor Palace Resort & Spa and the total revenue generating per online booking has increase drastically. click here to view the press release.

I can't wait to share this in the public; but this is one of my greatest achievements as a young hotelier in Cambodia.