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InterContinental
Hanoi Landmark
72 appoints GM
The InterContinen-
tal Hanoi Landmark 72
has announceed the ap-
pointment of George
Koumendakos as general
manager of the hotel.
He will bring a wealth of
experience in the hos-
pitality industry and his
background of food and
beverage and rooms di-
vision disciplines will be
highly beneficial for suc-
cessfully opening this
brand defining hotel.
The hotel is located
within the tallest building
in Vietnam over floors 61
- 71. Other floors include
house large fitness and
spa facilities, retail shops,
a museum, cinemas and
extensive meeting and
event facilities.
The hotel offers 359
state of the art designed
guest rooms with amaz-
ing views over the city.
A large variety of restau-
rants and bars with pri-
vate rooms are the per-
fect place to relax while
enjoying the view from
the 61st floor. Boasting
extensive meeting and
event facilities, the Inter-
Continental Hanoi Land-
mark 72 features a grand
pillar-less Ballroom of
1,000sqm.
The hotel is expected
to open in the middle of
2013.
The Ascott Limited has
been awarded a contract to
manage a 252-unit serviced
residence in Hanoi. Slated
to open in 2016, Somerset
West Central Hanoi will be
situated in the Nam Trung
Yen New Urban Area in Cau
Giay district. The serviced
residence will serve the ac-
commodation needs of cor-
porate clients located in the
area. As part of an integrat-
ed development, Somerset
West Central Hanoi will be
conveniently linked to a
Parkson department store.
It is within walking distance
to the Big C hypermarket
and National Conference
Centre. Ascott currently
operates four properties in
Hanoi – Somerset Grand
Hanoi, Somerset Hoa Binh,
Somerset West Lake and
Hoa Binh Green.
Inspiration comes in
many forms and at Renais-
sance International School
Saigon, inspiration and per-
sonal growth are nurtured
so students blossom within
the halls of the school to
their full potential.
As part of the commu-
nity project in her IB Diploma
Programme, Vicky took an
interest in an orphanage
located in Go Vap district,
after a supervised visit ar-
ranged by one of her teach-
ers, Laura Baines.
After the initial visit to
the orphanage, where the
students cared for young ba-
bies, a flame was lit inside
Vicky’s heart. Further visits
and inquiries into the over-
all health of the institution
and the children in its care
led Vicky to discover one
ailing student, Quang, who
required near immediate
and urgent heart surgery.
If neglected, young Quang
would not survive.
Vicky, her classmates,
and the initial visiting teach-
er, Baines, combined forces
and brought the matter to
the attention of the head of
Renaissance. Many hearts
came together to help heal
one. The students, staff, and
faculty all helped to arrange
several charity benefits to
pay for Quang’s surgery, such
as “Carols by Candlelight” and
a band festival, where Vicky
and her classmates invited
rock bands from various in-
ternational schools in Ho Chi
Minh City to play a benefit
concert at Renaissance.
Both charity events
raised over VND70 million -
more than enough to pay
for Quang’s surgery, so the
remainder was donated the
orphanage.
ParkRoyal Saigon
Hotel supports
cancer patients
ParkRoyal Saigon re-
cently donated VND39
million to the Pediatric Di-
vision of the Cancer Hos-
pital at 3 No Trang Long,
Ward 7, Binh Thanh dis-
trict, Ho Chi Minh City. This
is the second year that the
hotel has helped alleviate
some the financial burden
on the families of these
children. Lloyd Daser, area
vice president, Malaysia,
Vietnam and Myanmar,
together with other hotel
associates handed over
the cash donation.
The Icon68 Shopping
Center has opened in Ho Chi
Minh City’s tallest building,
the 68-storey Bitexco Finan-
cial Tower, featuring inter-
national fashion, home and
leisure shops, cafes, interna-
tional dining outlets and a
7-screen cineplex.
The center spreads over
five floors around a splendid
central atrium and covers
a total floor area of almost
10,000 sqm. At Icon68, visi-
tors will not only be able
to satisfy their entertain-
ment and shopping needs,
but they will also have the
chance to visit other premier
facilities in the iconic lotus
building, including the Sai-
gon Skydeck – an observa-
tion deck on the 49th floor
offering a 360 degree view
of the city. Fine dining and
entertainment facilities are
also available at Strata, Cir-
rus and Alto on floors 50, 51
and 52. World class brands at
Icon68 include Warehouse,
Mango, Topshop, Charles &
Keith, Pedro and FCUK.
Inspired Renaissance students give back to the community
Ascott secures fifth property in Hanoi
Icon68 Shopping Center Opens
New director of
operations at IHG
InterContinental
Ho-
tels Group has recently an-
nounced its new Asia, Middle
East and Africa operations
leadership structure. Within
these changes, Fergus Stew-
art, regional general man-
ager Vietnam and Cambodia
is promoted to director of
operations, Thailand and In-
dochina.
Based in Ho Chi Minh
City he will assume full op-
erational responsibility for
current hotels, in addition to
overseeing the opening of
several new properties. “This
is a very exciting time for
IHG particularly in this region
where we have great hotels
across all our brands in addi-
tion to the opening of several
new properties in the next 12
months,” he said.