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Posted: 19 Jul 2010 | 2:03 pm

Speaking to Des Pugson who is Vice President of Operations for the Wyndham group, they currently have two General Manager posts available in Thailand.

Wyndham Hotel Group is one of the world's largest hospitality companies, representing 7,000 franchise and management hotels worldwide and in Asia-Pacific, rapidly growing our management contract business. The General Manager positions detailed below in the brands of either Wyndham (5 star) or Ramada (4 star).

The new Wyndham Hotel in Phuket (Pantipa, Patong), Thailand.

Specs: 133 rooms, 3 outlets, 150 m2 Meeting space (target "retreat" type meetings), SPA, Fitness Centre, etc. A villa hill resort overlooking the sea.

- Age 36 - 45

- Existing GM experience (5 star),

- Pre-opening experience

- Resort experience

- Thailand experience

- Outgoing personality.

- High energy individual

- Outdoor type, into Total Fitness.

- Resort creative.

- Hands on, lead-from-the-front type of person

- People motivator and good coach

- Structured and organised administrator

- Quality driven

- Revenue and profit driven

The new Ramada Encore Hotel, opening early 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Specs: 188 rooms, 1 outlet, 150 m2 meeting space, Fitness Centre, etc. First prototype of the Encore brand tier in Asia.

- Age 36 - 45.

- 2 years+ GM experience, (4 star minimum) - could consider someone who is currently RM of a large 4 - 5 star hotel.

- Thailand experience, Bangkok preferred

- Pre-opening experience

- Highly creative.

- Outgoing personality.

- Stylish individual (Encore has an element of hip about it)

- Able to imbue the personality of the brand in his everyday being.

- Motivate same into the total workforce

- Hands on, lead-from-the-front type of person

- People motivator and good coach

- Structured and organised administrator

- Quality driven

- Revenue and profit driven

For those interested details can be forwarded to:

Des Pugson

The Wyndham Hotel Group

VP Operations Asia Pacific and Managing Director China

Suite 1301, Times Square

93 Huai Hai Road (M), Shanghai 200021

Email: des.pugson@wyndhamworldwide.com

www.wyndhamworldwide.com

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Hi Bill, I just cant help thinking that this "job ad" has such a narrow age window 36 to 45, let alone people and life experiences. If you got the job at say 43 would you be asked to resign after 45.

I really cant understand the thinking behind this, I am not saying its as narrow as the age window, but it has to be close.

In many country's this type of ad placed in the media would be illegal but by way of discrimination. Perhaps they are just following industry trends. Are there any major hotel groups that still think out of the circle?
Bill Barnett responds:
Thanks for the comment and valid point. In practice companies who have a wider spread like to develop people into the system who can continue to grow so look at younger ages. Its unfortunate but something you find in any part of the world and even more prevalant in the US or Europe. Age in Asia often is an advange as it gives experience in dealing with difficult hotel owners and situations so there is balance. One issue though remains in a struggling downturn is people older tend to have more family members and in international hotels the company pays the increased housing and educational costs. There are no clear cut guidelines but looking at the industry Asia wide think there is considerable more opportunity for experienced and savy older hotel managers then most parts of the world.
 
Peter, 21 Jul 2010 | 11:25 am
 
Bill where is the Wyndham in Patong? Wolfgang
Bill Barnett responds:
It's in Kalim or Greater Patong. Up next to Lims Restaurant overlooking the bay. Was formerly the Pantipa.
 
Wolfgang.Meusburger, 20 Jul 2010 | 1:21 pm

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