Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor
2023 Historic Hotels Worldwide® Annual Awards of Excellence Winners Announced
Historic Hotels Worldwide | October 13, 2023
October 13, 2023 — WASHINGTON, DC — Historic Hotels Worldwide® is pleased to announce the distinguished winners of the 2023 Historic Hotels Worldwide Annual Awards of Excellence. Recipients were honored at the 2023 Historic Hotels Annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony and Gala at The Wigwam (1929) in Litchfield Park, Arizona, in front of an audience of more than 200 industry leaders, owners, general managers, senior management, and representatives of the world’s finest historic hotels. The Wigwam, originally opened to guests in 1929 by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, is an award-winning Arizona resort that offers an unparall...
Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor Appoints Joseph Colina as New General Manager
Raffles Hotels & Resorts | January 10, 2023
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (Jan. 10, 2023) — Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, the iconic 90-year-old luxury hotel on the doorstep of the ancient Khmer archeological sites of Angkor, has appointed Joseph Colina as its new General Manager. The American national brings nearly two decades of experience with Accor to his new posting in Siem Reap. Colina most recently served as General Manager of MGallery Sapa in northern Vietnam. He also previously worked as Hotel Manager for Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, after launching his career in the U.S. with positions in Washington, D.C., Chicago and elsewhere. “This is an exciting moment in Siem Reap not o...
Raffles Names Dennis de Groot as Acting General Manager for Raffles Hotel Le Royal and Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor
RAFFLES | January 26, 2022
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — January 26, 2022 — Raffles Hotels & Resorts has confirmed the appointment of Mr Dennis de Groot as Acting General Manager of both Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh and its sister hotel Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor in Siem Reap. With more than 15 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, de Groot previously held hotel management positions in the Maldives, Azerbaijan and South Africa, including nearly three years at a private game lodge. De Groot was recruited by the Accor Group in 2016 to oversee the rebranding of the Jumeirah Dhevanafushi as it transformed into the Raffles Maldives Meradhoo. H...