I-Wharf Hotels isimemezele ukuqokwa kukaMnu. Thomas Salg njengoMongameli. Phambilini usebenze njengePhini Likamongameli Imisebenzi yenkampani ephethe amahhotela iminyaka emine, futhi ulandela uDkt Jennifer Cronin owabuyela e-Australia ngemva kweminyaka engaphezu kweyisithupha ekulesi sikhundla.
Ephawula ngokuqokwa kwakhe, uMnu Salg uthe, “Ngizizwa ngihloniphekile ngokuthi ngisebenze noDkt Cronin lapho ulwazi lwakhe lwezohwebo lwachaza isu elicacile leMarco Polo Hotels kanye neNiccolo Hotels, nokuqondisa amahhotela eminyakeni embalwa eyinselele.
Njengamabhizinisi amaningi abhekane nalolu bhubhane, sihlonze amathuba okucabanga kabusha ngemikhiqizo yethu nezindawo ukuze kuhlangatshezwane noshintsho emsebenzini nempilo yomphakathi.”
Izindawo agxile kuzo uMnu Salg zihlanganisa ukuphishekela ukukhula kweqembu ngokunweba uhlobo lwe-Niccolo ezindaweni ezintsha. Uzophinde aqondise ukuvuselelwa kwe Amahhotela eMarco Polo - osekukhule ukuhlanganisa amahhotela ayishumi nanye e-Hong Kong, ezweni laseChina nasePhilippines - ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi umkhiqizo kanye nokwengezwa kwawo kwenani kubonisa indawo yemakethe yamanje, kuyilapho kubhekwa izethameli zamanje nezintsha, kanye nobudlelwano bomnikazi.
Ngokuhambisanayo, kanye nokuqonda kwakhe okujulile kokusebenza, uMnu Salg uzothuthukisa ukusebenza ngempumelelo kwezinsizakalo ngokutshalwa kwezimali okuqhubekayo kwezobuchwepheshe, kanye nokuthuthukisa ukunikezwa kwezivakashi kanye nezindawo zokuthintwa ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukusebenza kahle kwezezimali kanye nokuletha ukukhula kweqembu okuzinzile.
Ukwakha on Amahhotela e-Wharf' ukuzihlanganisa nezinto azifezile ne-Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), esebenzisa i-GHA DISCOVERY - uhlelo lokwethembeka lwezinkampani ezizimele zamahhotela njengeMarco Polo Hotels kanye ne-Niccolo Hotels - UMnu Salg uhlose ukusizakala ngobudlelwano besikhathi eside ukuze athole ukugxila kwamakhasimende okwengeziwe futhi ukusakazwa kwebhizinisi elinenzuzo, kulandela ukuvuselelwa kwakamuva kwamalungu alo ayizigidi eziyi-11.
Njengoba ukugcinwa kwamathalente nokuqashwa kwabantu sekuyinkinga ebucayi emhlabeni wonke emkhakheni wemboni yamahhotela nezokungcebeleka, uMnu Salg, kanye nePhini Likamongameli elisanda kuqokwa Izabasebenzi, bazovuselela imisebenzi yeqembu yokufunda nokuthuthukisa.
UMnu Salg wajoyina iMarco Polo Hotels ngo-2013 futhi ngemva kwalokho waba yiMenenja Jikelele yamahhotela amathathu aseMarco Polo eHong Kong. Ekupheleni kuka-2017, wathatha indima yokuba iPhini Likamongameli Lokusebenza e-Wharf Hotels futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi uye wahola ukubuyekezwa kwamazinga ayisisekelo omkhiqizo kanye nezinqubo ezijwayelekile zokusebenza ukuze afakazele ngokuzayo amahhotela mayelana nokubuya kohambo okulindelekile ngo-2022 nango-2023.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Building on Wharf Hotels' affiliation and accomplishments with Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), who operates GHA DISCOVERY – a loyalty program for independent hotel brands such as Marco Polo Hotels and Niccolo Hotels – Mr Salg intends to capitalize on the long-term relationship to acquire additional customer centric and profitable business streams, following the program's recent revamp for its 11 million members.
- He will also steer the refresh of Marco Polo Hotels – that has grown to encompass eleven hotels in Hong Kong, mainland China and the Philippines – to ensure the brand and its value-adds reflect the current marketplace, while addressing current and new audiences, as well as owner-relations.
- In late 2017, he assumed the role of Vice President Operations at Wharf Hotels and has since spearheaded a review of foundational brand standards and standard operating procedures to future proof the hotels for the expected travel rebound in 2022 and 2023.
