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Richard Hatter - Named General Manager of the Year
November 2018
By Hospitality.Net
Richard Hatter, the General Manager of Hong Kong homegrown brand Hotel ICON won the highly coveted award as the General Manager of the Year at The BMW Hotelier Awards Greater China 2018 recently held in Shanghai.
By Hospitality.Net
Richard Hatter, the General Manager of Hong Kong homegrown brand Hotel ICON won the highly coveted award as the General Manager of the Year at The BMW Hotelier Awards Greater China 2018 recently held in Shanghai.
Richard Hatter - Named General Manager of the Year
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ICON, A HONG KONG TOURISM SUCCESS STORY
March 2018
by South China Morning Post
Hotel ICON, currently ranked third among Hong Kong hotels on TripAdvisor touted as Hong Kong Tourism Success. South China Morning Post reports on ICON as a test bed for hospitality innovation, a highly respected teaching facility, and among the best places to stay in Hong Kong.
by South China Morning Post
Hotel ICON, currently ranked third among Hong Kong hotels on TripAdvisor touted as Hong Kong Tourism Success. South China Morning Post reports on ICON as a test bed for hospitality innovation, a highly respected teaching facility, and among the best places to stay in Hong Kong.
ICON, A HONG KONG TOURISM SUCCESS STORY
Special thanks to Mr. Stuart Heaver, who published this article in the South China Morning Post online edition as well as print edition 15th March, 2018: "What guests really want".
Hotel ICON Wins Recognition For "We Love To Care" Training Programme
September 2018
By eHotelier
With a dedicated team of Learning and Development professionals, Hotel ICON has become a self-made industry leader in Hong Kong. Launched in 2017, the We Love to Care Training Programme is aimed to curate young industry professionals specialising in Asian hospitality.
By eHotelier
With a dedicated team of Learning and Development professionals, Hotel ICON has become a self-made industry leader in Hong Kong. Launched in 2017, the We Love to Care Training Programme is aimed to curate young industry professionals specialising in Asian hospitality.
Hotel ICON Wins Recognition For "We Love To Care" Training Programme
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The futurist: The teaching hotel
September 2011
by BBC
A new hotel opening in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui East region serves both as a professional accommodation and a lab for hoteliers-to-be. Owned by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hotel ICON helps educate students at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management. Nonetheless, creations of top architect and designer Terence Conran and Vivienne Tam, along with top management of general manager from Luxury chain hotel Shangri-La, project value in its service as well.
by BBC
A new hotel opening in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui East region serves both as a professional accommodation and a lab for hoteliers-to-be. Owned by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hotel ICON helps educate students at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management. Nonetheless, creations of top architect and designer Terence Conran and Vivienne Tam, along with top management of general manager from Luxury chain hotel Shangri-La, project value in its service as well.
The futurist: The teaching hotel
Hotel ICON Selected As One Of Asia's Best Hotels By Sunday Times Travel
August 2018
by Sunday Times Travel
It’s a modern vision of what a city hotel should be, and it works. The affordable Hotel ICON is used for hotel-industry experimentation by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Hospitality. The result? Internet-enabled smartphones, a wet-market-inspired restaurant, a free shuttle bus to Hong Kong’s MTR and Star Ferry, and fantastic above and beyond service.
by Sunday Times Travel
It’s a modern vision of what a city hotel should be, and it works. The affordable Hotel ICON is used for hotel-industry experimentation by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Hospitality. The result? Internet-enabled smartphones, a wet-market-inspired restaurant, a free shuttle bus to Hong Kong’s MTR and Star Ferry, and fantastic above and beyond service.
Hotel ICON Selected As One Of Asia's Best Hotels By Sunday Times Travel
A Hong Kong tourism success story: teaching hotel the industry derided has spearheaded change and earned a top ranking
March 2018
By South China Morning Post
Hotel Icon, opened by Hong Kong Polytechnic University, is a test bed for hospitality innovation, a highly respected teaching facility, and among the best places to stay in Hong Kong – so why does city’s tourism industry largely ignore it?
By South China Morning Post
Hotel Icon, opened by Hong Kong Polytechnic University, is a test bed for hospitality innovation, a highly respected teaching facility, and among the best places to stay in Hong Kong – so why does city’s tourism industry largely ignore it?
A Hong Kong tourism success story: teaching hotel the industry derided has spearheaded change and earned a top ranking
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