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CHI MINH CITY, Viet Nam (5 December 2007) � The landmark Caravelle Hotel
has appointed a new executive assistant manager.
Juan Costa Ribas, currently the Caravelle�s food and beverage director, will take up his new duties on 1 December, just in time for a host of festive seasonal events the hotel has planned. Before moving to the Caravelle in 2001, Costa Ribas spent five years in food and beverage management at Saigon�s New World Hotel. He�s also been a cook, barman and front office clerk � experiences that will serve him well in his new post. �Juan knows how to do every single job in the hotel business, from cleaning a room to organizing a 500-person dinner,� said John Gardner, the Caravelle�s general manager. �He�s been with us for six years and he�s familiar with every glass, chair and fork in the Caravelle. When we were looking for a new executive assistant manager, we didn�t have to look outside our own door. He was the obvious choice.� A native of Spain, Costa Ribas literally grew up in a hotel, attending to guests at his family�s hotel in Ibiza. He has since spent his entire career in the hotel business. With a string of qualifications from the Hotel School of Lausanne and fluency in four languages, he�s got an unparalleled skill set. He has worked in hotels the world over, from Geneva to Tirana to Bangkok, and has lived in Ho Chi Minh City since 1996. �Moving from F & B to management of a hotel of this size is a thrilling step for me,� said Costa Ribas. �It�s an opportunity to really spread my wings and focus on the development of the hotel as a whole. I can�t wait to get started.� |
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| Also See: | The Marketing of Vietnam - The Developing, Positioning and Branding of Vietnam's Tourist Assets / Dietmar Kielnhofer Ph.D / July 2007 |