Thursday, May 21, 2015

Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon has celebrated its official new brand grand introduction night on Wednesday evening, May 20, 2015 at the Grand Ballroom of the hotel with impressive dancing performances and live music to showcase the brand.

More than 300 guests attended the celebration with the opening speech given by Mr. Le Duc Binh, Deputy General Director of A-1 International Vietnam Corporation – hotel’s owner and Mr. Jonathan Wigley, Chief Executive Officer of Absolute Hotel Services Group (AHS), the management company of Eastin Grand Hotels brand.

The hotel's owner – A-1 International Vietnam Corp., Mr. Le Duc Binh, Deputy General Director and Mr. Danny Tse Chi Ho, General Director; AHS Group Regional Director, Mr. Mark Heather; Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon’s General Manager, Mr. Markus Schneider joined AHS Group CEO Jonathan Wigley for a ceremonial toasting.

The 5-star Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon is part of the Eastin chain of international hotels and residences covering Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, and the Middle East. The brand creation is based on relevance in the market and the needs of our targeted customers.

The Eastin Grand Hotels brand provides value and consistency through flexible venues and services with added value to serve the desire of business and leisure travelers. The hotel is under management of Eastin Grand Hotels brand since April 1, 2015.

“We are delighted that the hotel owners A-1 International Vietnam Corporation Limited gave us opportunity to manage and brand this wonderful hotel and especially for me it is even more special as I was part of the team which opened the hotel in 1994, so things have come full circle.

“From now and for the next few months we will be working the ownership to change and upgrade certain areas in the hotel including the hotel entrance, meeting facilities, restaurants, bars and the guest rooms which we will be inviting you all back to see and experience,” said Jonathan Wigley, CEO of AHS.

The hotel employees and colleagues have been exposed to new and exciting training and development programs which will be a continuous process to ensure Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon has the best services in Vietnam, added Jonathan Wigley.

Mr. Markus Schneider, Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon’s General Manager, added: “We would like thank you all for joining us on this special evening and please enjoy our hospitality. We are excited to open our doors and welcome the community to see a fresh, full-service hotel after various new upgrades in the next few months. That will make Eastin Grand Hotel Saigon even more attractive to our hotel overseas and local guests. We look forward to welcoming you again and again as we are now the property in Ho Chi Minh City which really provides ‘Value for all occasions’.”