Anantara Chiang Mai
Aug 24th, 2006, 12:08 AM
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Anantara Chiang Mai
I happened to meet the chief operating officer of Minor Hotels & Resorts yesterday over lunch. In case you didn't know, Minor owns most of the Marriotts in Thailand, all of the Four Seasons in Thailand and the Anantara brand.
I asked him about Marriott's plans in Chiang Mai, since I heard from someone at Marriott they were planning on it, but this guy didn't know anything. He said Marriott's plans tend to be on-again, off-again. But he did say that Anantara would open in Chiang Mai. They have a location on the river across from Wiang Kum Kam.
He also mentioned they were opening a third Anantara in the Maldives. The latest one may be their nicest yet. "Basic" rooms will be at least 2,200 square feet!
The event we met at was a speech by his boss, Bill Heinecke, the founder of Minor Group. He always has some great anecdotes about his more than 40 years in Thailand. I've written a couple of them down in my journal at http://chiengfa.com
I asked him about Marriott's plans in Chiang Mai, since I heard from someone at Marriott they were planning on it, but this guy didn't know anything. He said Marriott's plans tend to be on-again, off-again. But he did say that Anantara would open in Chiang Mai. They have a location on the river across from Wiang Kum Kam.
He also mentioned they were opening a third Anantara in the Maldives. The latest one may be their nicest yet. "Basic" rooms will be at least 2,200 square feet!
The event we met at was a speech by his boss, Bill Heinecke, the founder of Minor Group. He always has some great anecdotes about his more than 40 years in Thailand. I've written a couple of them down in my journal at http://chiengfa.com
Aug 28th, 2006, 06:33 PM
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...and Thais don't eat pizza.
He almost always starts his speeches with how, before he started Pizza Hut, the total cheese consumption in Thailand was 4 tons PER YEAR. Now his own factory makes 9 tons PER MONTH, just for Pizza Company.
He almost always starts his speeches with how, before he started Pizza Hut, the total cheese consumption in Thailand was 4 tons PER YEAR. Now his own factory makes 9 tons PER MONTH, just for Pizza Company.
