For Immediate Release
Mai-BS (Thailand) signed contract with True Siam Boutique Hotel Bangkok
August 25th. 2010 – Mai-BS (Thailand) signed an agreement with the owners of True Siam Boutique Hotel, Bangkok to provide professional consultation and operational support to prepare for the opening and open this new unique boutique hotel at Phayathai Road, Bangkok.
In my many years in the hospitality industry I had the privilege to work in many hotels!
I was exposed to Leading Hotels of the World, SLH, Boutique properties, Designer hotels, and many other 4 to 5 star properties.
In my career as manager and hotel consultant, I have been involved in close to 30 hotel and resort openings, so, I know that I am in a good position to write down some facts which might help hotel owners, developers and investors here in Thailand and south-east Asia.
The two most important comments – to keep in mind – I want to say right in the beginning!
”Some of the best architects and designers do NOT know ANYTHING about hotels, resorts, about service, operation, comfort, hospitality, work flow etc.”
“Most architects and designers do NOT CARE AT ALL if your hotel will actually be ‘workable’ and ‘profitable’ – they will blame ‘Lack of service’!
Several hotel management companies have approached Mai-BS (Thailand) to look out for potential hotel and resort properties in Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia who are in need for professional management.
As a strategic partner for several Thailand based, but also international hotel management companies, we can see clearly that there is high interest in quality hotel properties in the above mentioned counties.
For more information, please feel free to contact us.
Klaus R. Rauter
Managing Director
http://mai-bs.com http://propertiesyouneed.com http://tourismdirectoryasia.com
Our previous articles did focus on hotel owners and investor’s shortcomings, their habits and mistakes.
This article I like to focus on the shortcomings of some general managers. A general manager is a leading position that can lead to either failure or success.
The below are some of the comments we get from hotel owners and investors when they are talking to us about their hotel manager or general manager here in Thailand.
We trust that you see our articles as a benefit for hoteliers, owners and investors at all times. However, knowing the industry well, I foresee that this article might well trigger lots of comments.
This is an announcement to investors and our business partners which have been approached by Mai-BS (Thailand) regarding possible business and investment opportunities with Mandarin Company, Israel represented by Mr. Ido Berger.
Mai-BS (Thailand) did terminate existing agreements between Mandarin Company, Tel Aviv, Israel represented by Mr. Ido Berger and Mai-BS (Thailand) Co. Ltd. as of April 08 | 2010.
After actively participating for 18 hotel openings as a manager and hotel consultant, I am somehow surprised about the fact that most independent hotel investors unintentionally – but also intentionally – make exactly the same mistakes over and over again which always turn out to be very costly!
I am writing down these “top 10” mistakes in a hope that this list might help some developers and owners.
As we are hotel consultants, we sincerely believe that a consultant must be the most honest, transparent, straight-forward and therefore most trustworthy person close to the owners and investors.
A consultant’s intention should NEVER be to keep hotel owners and investors ‘in the dark’! A true consultant must educate advice and provide samples of good and bad practices. A hotel consultant must also be a good teacher – not a lecturer! We must guide and use all channels of communication to pass on knowledge to others. We choose to write articles in a hope that it helps and inspires others.
Mai-BS (Thailand) signed an agreement to be the Owner’s Consultant for AMTADA Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
October 27, 2009 – Mai-BS (Thailand) has been appointed as strategic partner
for Tropiculture Company. http://tropiculture.net
Tropiculture Company is based in Bangkok and Koh Samui.
Tropiculture
is a group of highly-educated architects and engineers who want to minimize
limitations and discover more challenges in their design and construction work;
therefore, the group has targeted to practice more as a residential property
developer, which can create its
own complete development programs including all project
styles and requirements.
I am writing now a few articles about some serious
challenges a consultant or manager might face sometimes. Out of respect, and to
be professional, I will not mention any names.
I hope that this and upcoming articles will inspire and
help other hotel owners and investors somehow when planning to build and
operate a hotel or resort.
We have seen many hotels and resorts which look good, but
still receive many negative comments from guests since important basics have
been overlooked.
Never forget the fact that some of the best architects do
not have any hotel or service industry experience, so they don’t know how to
design back-of-house areas, rooms and public areas for comfort and convenience!
For most architects, the most important thing is to create a good looking hotel
or resort to add to their portfolio. They will not care anymore ones the place
is ready!
Today I like to give my comments and recommendations for certain
basics to keep in mind when building a hotel or resort.
