Angkor Palace Resort & Spa's Employee Received 2009 PATA Scholarship Award

Hang Vannak, an e-commerce manager at the Angkor Palace Resort & Spa in Siem Reap, was the recent recipient of a Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Foundation 2009 scholarship.

The PATA Foundation awards two scholarships to member-endorsed candidates every year in the executive program in hospitality management. The program has been running consecutively for six years and is recognised as one of the highly acclaimed programs for executive development in hospitality management. The program is jointly developed by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Hotel and Tourism Management and the Hong Kong Hotels Association.

Hang Vannak, 28, born in Siem Reap, is the first Cambodian hotel employee to have been selected by the Foundation Board of Trustees of PATA. Weng Aow, general manager of Angkor Palace Resort & Spa, said: "Vannak is an extremely self-motivated individual and always strives to excel in whatever he does".

Vannak plans to finish his MBA in April at Build Bright University, and move up to hotel revenue management within five years.

Photo: Mr. Hang Vannak receives his certificate of achievement from Professor Robert Bosselman, Professor and Chair of the Department of Apparel Educational Studies & Hospitality Management, Iowa State University. This award is presented at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University during 12-17 January 2009.
Angkor Palace Resort & Spa Received ASEAN Green Hotels Award 2007

The Angkor Palace Resort & Spa (The Palace) was one of the Cambodian hotels which received the ASEAN Green Hotel Standard Award, in recognition of The Palace’s commitment to responsible tourism, environmental friendliness, as well as other worthwhile corporation social responsibility initiatives.

The Award was granted to The Palace during The 2008 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF), one of the largest annual tourism promotional events in Asia, hosted on a rotational basis among the member countries of ASEAN. The event was solemnized between January 18 and 26, 2008 at IMPACT Center, Bangkok, Thailand by The Green Hotel Recognition Committee.

Photo: Logo of ASEAN Green Hotels Award

Angkor Palace Resort & Spa Received Best Marketing Engagement Award 2007 from WORLDHOTELS


As one of more than 500 unique WORLDHOTELS properties across the globe, the Angkor Palace Resort & Spa received the Best Marketing Engagement Award 2007 from WORLDHOTELS Regional Office in Singapore for being an outstanding member hotel in Asia Pacific. This was in recognition of the hotel's role as the most supportive resort in jointly promoting the hotel group/brand continuously within the local and international communities.

 

The Award was given during the WORLDHOTELS annual conference held in Kuala Lumpur from 19-21 January 2008 by the Vice President of WORLDHOTELS ‘ Mr. Roland Jegge to Mr. Aaron Ngiam – General Manager of Angkor Palace Resort & Spa.


Photo: Award addressed by Mr. Roland Jegge at the event

 

General Manager, Weng Aow Received WORLDHOTELS Ambassador of the Year 2007

The Angkor Palace Resort & Spa’s General Manager, Mr. Weng Aow, was honored as Ambassador of The Year 2007 by WORLDHOTELS Asia Pacific Regional Office based in Singapore. The award was granted to Mr. Aow for being actively involved in supporting WORLDHOTELS after Angkor Palace Resort & Spa become a member of its Deluxe Collection in January 2006.

 

The award was held in Bintan Langoon Resort, Bintan Island, Indonesia by Mr. Roland Jegge - Vice President of WORLDHOTELS Asia Pacific during the WORLDHOTELS South Asia & Oceania Regional Meeting 16-17 August 2007.


Photo: Mr. Weng Aow receives the award from Mr. Jegge