luxury villa/resort construction

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Managing the re-opening of this enchanting nature lodge on the edge of the National Protected RAMSAR Area of Xe-Pian, Champasak Province.A total of 16 private stilted, wooden bungalows, a swimming pool, restaurant and a choice of treks, hikes, bicycle rides and kayaking.

Trainee as a media advisor in selling advert space in various higher-end Dutch magazines and newspapers.

Find local companies in need of professional advice in various aspects of running their business.If you run/own a company in Southern Laos an are looking for help/assistance/advice on specific segments of your organisation feel free to contact me and we make an appointment on how PUM is able to provide you with the knowledge they have gathered over a lifetime in competitive Europe. PUM decided to no longer provide their services within the Lao PDR.

Happily resumed a managers position now in the south of the Lao PDR in Pakse Town.Improve branding, website(s), social media and in general, improve the knowledge of Laos and especially the great southern part to the International travelling community.Upgrading hotel facilities and implementing new attractive features.Re-structuring TA's and OTA's in order to secure revenue.Attract new group/fit guests and extend their average stay at the hotel.Establish a hospitality… Show more Happily resumed a managers position now in the south of the Lao PDR in Pakse Town.Improve branding, website(s), social media and in general, improve the knowledge of Laos and especially the great southern part to the International travelling community.Upgrading hotel facilities and implementing new attractive features.Re-structuring TA's and OTA's in order to secure revenue.Attract new group/fit guests and extend their average stay at the hotel.Establish a hospitality community in town and its direct surrounding Show less

As the number of foreign businesses in the province increase, the HQ in Vientiane Capitol have assigned me as their local representative in order to accommodate our members locally.In the planning is to open the ECCIL office in Luang Prabang's heritage town early 2016.The planned location will be in the Lao Chamber of Commerce building on the main street.Any European business owner/manager that understands the benefits of being a member please contact me directly: 020-7737 7571

From pre-opening October 2009 (survey finalizing of the buildings) to over 6 years of successful operation. All aspects involving operating a hotel. HR and training staff, sales & marketing, dealings with local officials, interacting with guests of all walks of life, working with OTA's, local and International travel agents, all maintenance, networking, branding and making sure our guests get what they expect. Consecutive years 2011/2012/2013/2014 & 2015 awarded the "certificate of excellence"… Show more From pre-opening October 2009 (survey finalizing of the buildings) to over 6 years of successful operation. All aspects involving operating a hotel. HR and training staff, sales & marketing, dealings with local officials, interacting with guests of all walks of life, working with OTA's, local and International travel agents, all maintenance, networking, branding and making sure our guests get what they expect. Consecutive years 2011/2012/2013/2014 & 2015 awarded the "certificate of excellence" and 2013 the "Traveler Choice Award" by TripAdvisor and an 8+ score on Booking.com. HotelCheck 2014 a 4.9 score (of 6). Closely involved in the set-up and re-design of our new website. Managing the hotel's social media presence and involvement. Direct involvement in the promotion of Luang Prabang with the tourism office and events support. Show less

Marketing the holiday apartments and setting up all sales activities.

As this became a part of the DuikenThailand Company basically all activities as discribed under the DuikenThailand Company but not restricted to the Dutch and German speaking market.

As this was more or less a one-man business all of the work involving running a tour agency was done by me. Setting up the company with all different authorities, making all licenses, office rental etc. Doing the sales & marketing. promoting duikenthailand.com over the www, creating the web site, managing the web-site. Closing contracts with operators and agencies. Finding dive related agencies in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switserland. Organising airport pick-ups, hotel-… Show more As this was more or less a one-man business all of the work involving running a tour agency was done by me. Setting up the company with all different authorities, making all licenses, office rental etc. Doing the sales & marketing. promoting duikenthailand.com over the www, creating the web site, managing the web-site. Closing contracts with operators and agencies. Finding dive related agencies in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switserland. Organising airport pick-ups, hotel- tour- and Island transfers being it car, mini van or boat transfers. Operating sailing tours (I am a RYA certified sailer). Operating jungle tours to Khao Sok and Khao Phanom Benja including visiting caves on Koh Lanta Yai, PhangNga and Khao Sok National Park. Quality control of dive operators on operation and equipment. Customer relations and handling complaints. Accounting. Looking for new unique tours and day trips. Show less

As the office manager I was responsible for all dealings with the guests from the moment of their enquiry to handling their bookings, booking their hotels, land transfers, to picking them up upon return from their dive safari and transfer to either their hotel or to the airport for their departure. All sales and purchases of equipment in the shop and orders by guests.

Customer service, operation management, equipment maintenance management, scheduling dive courses and pool usage, determining pick up routes along hotels all over Phuket Island, stocking the dive shop and managing sales, signing up new students at walk in as well as by e-mail. Booking divers on the 2 live-a-board and the one day trip boat. Booking hotels and tours for dive guests.

Setting up and running the first professional fitness center in the region.Indoor and outdoor activities such as aerobics in all its disciplines, weight training, cardio-training under supervision, power walking, distance run training, inline skate training.In house physiotherapy, healthy foods and drinks bar, community sponsored activities and guests trainers such as the first ever slide demonstration in the Netherlands.

Responsible for order collection, promotion of articles and coordination of the spare part flow of all FIAT and Lancia cars to the Dutch car dealer net.

Managing the ordering and distribution of all spare parts and promotional material for the brand Lancia throughout the car dealer net in The Netherlands, the last country in the world that was still an independent Lancia Importer rather then the FIAT managed sub dealers. Circuit race diver in races organized by the H.A.R.C. (Historical Automobile Race Club) with the best new driver award on the circuit of Zandvoort, The Netherlands in 1978