I was very excited at the prospect of meeting the Royal Cliff’s new General Manager Mr Douglas Glen. Having read a little about his previous appointments I knew someone who had spent over two decades working in the famous hotels of London would have some interesting tales to tell - and I was not disappointed! 5IF ÙSTU PG UIFTF JDPOJD IPUFMT XBT $MBSJEHFT well known for its connection to British Royalty. Mr Glen fondly remembers being there at the time of a British Royal Wedding. During a spectacular post-wedding party when the Ballroom had been magically transformed into an idyllic British DPVOUSZTJEF TFUUJOH XIP EJE %PVHMBT (MFO see when entering the suite? None other than prominent British and European Royalty sitting on a grass-covered mound perfectly at ease enjoying the smoked salmon sandwiches! 'SPN $MBSJEHFT %PVHMBT UIFO XFOU UP UIF GBNPVT (SBOE %BNF PG 1BSL -BOF (SPTWFOPS )PVTF "U B TQFDUBDVMBS FWFOU IFME JO UIF IPUFM T GBNPVT CBMMSPPN UIFSF IF GPOEMZ SFNFNCFST 1SJODFTT %JBOBmT TFOTF PG GVO 4IF XBT TFBUFE XJUI POF PG IFS GBWPVSJUF EFTJHOFST #SVDF 0MEÙFME IJNTFMG BO PSQIBO CFJOH FOUFSUBJOFE CZ UIF DBTU PG n0MJWFSo 4IF SFRVFTUFE .S (MFO DPNF UP IFS UBCMF BOE XJUI B SFBM TFOTF PG HMFF IFME PVU IFS FNQUZ CPXM BOE TBJE n1MFBTF TJS DBO * IBWF TPNF NPSF o 5IJT XBT BGUFS FBUJOH BO FYRVJTJUF EFTTFSU BOE * DBO WPVDI GPS IFS HPPE UBTUF IBWJOH USJFE B TBNQMF PG TPNF PG the new desserts Douglas and his chefs are planning to introduce at Royal Cliff. )PXFWFS CBDL UP -POEPO BOE UIF DPOUJOVJOH TUPSZ PG IJT JNQSFTTJWF QMBDFNFOUT 5IF 3PZBM -BODBTUFS 5IF )JMUPO BOE UIF NBHOJÙDFOU -BOENBSL )PUFM *U XBT EVSJOH IJT UJNF BU UIF MBUUFS UIBU %PVHMBT CFDBNF DBQUJWBUFE CZ 5IBJMBOE 5IF PXOFS PG UIF -BOENBSL (SPVQ DMFWFSMZ JOWJUFE IJN UP UIF 'PVS 4FBTPOT $IJBOH .BJ BOE UIFO FOKPZ B XPOEFSGVM IPMJEBZ JO 1IVLFU "T XFMM BT B XFMM EFTFSWFE SFXBSE UIF QVSQPTF PG UIJT XBT UP FOUJDF %PVHMBT UP SFMPDBUF UP UIF ,JOHEPN BT GM for The Landmark in Bangkok. "GUFS NBOZ IBQQZ ZFBST BU UIJT BQQPJOUNFOU B OFX DIBMMFOHF QSFTFOUFE JUTFMG XJUI BO PQQPSUVOJUZ UP XPSL GPS UIF $BSMUPO $JUZ )PUFM O 4JOHBQPSF %PVHMBT XBT (. UIFSF EVSJOH UIF QBOEFNJD XIFO UIF IPUFM XBT EFTJHOBUFE B 2VBSBOUJOF MPDBUJPO BOE EVSJOH UIJT UJNF IF NBEF TVSF BMM UIF NFBMT GPS UIFo FOGPSDFE HVFTUTo XFSF QSFQBSFE JO IPVTF TPNFUJNFT VQ UP B EBZ "GUFS UIJT WBMVBCMF FYQFSJFODF 5IBJMBOE BHBJO CFDLPOFE XJUI B GBCVMPVT BQQPJOUNFOU BT (. GPS Royal Cliff Hotels Group. Douglas Glen has only been on site a couple of months but is already making his mark. Much of his management TUZMF IF DSFEJUT UP IJT IFSP BOE NFOUPS 4JS "MFY 'FSHVTPO XIP JOWJUFE %PVHMBT UP 0ME 5SBGGPSE UP XBUDI B NBUDI BGUFS XIJDI UIF UXP CFDBNF ÙSN GSJFOET 4JS "MFY HBWF %PVHMBT NBOZ HPMEFO QPJOUFST PO NBOBHFNFOU BOE UFBN USBJOJOH XIJDI IF IBT QVU UP HPPE VTF $FSUBJOMZ %PVHMBT Glen has hospitality running through his veins. His enthusiasm is infectious as he tells of his delight BU KPJOJOH 3PZBM $MJGG n'SPN XIBU * IBWF TFFO so far this beautiful well-maintained resort has NBSWFMMPVT TVOTFUT XJUI SFMBYFE IBQQZ HVFTUT visiting for a seaside experience. The wonderful team includes new and experienced generations and very caring family owners. My favourite places BSF UIF )FBE PG 4UBUF $IBNCFST #BMMSPPN QMVT UIF TUVOOJOH 4LZ "RVBSJVN * MPWF UIF TFUUJOH JO UIF FWFOJOHTo 8JUI JNQSFTTJWF VQHSBEFT SFGVSCJTINFOUT BOE FOIBODFNFOUT TVDI BT UIF TUVOOJOH 4LZ "RVBSJVN 1PPM JU JT B WFSZ FYDJUJOH UJNF GPS 3PZBM $MJGG )PUFM Group and its dynamic new GM!
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Issue 235/25 | AUGUST 2022
