{"id":246525,"date":"2025-01-09T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=246525"},"modified":"2025-01-09T06:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T23:11:14","slug":"melia-names-gm-for-pattaya-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/01\/melia-names-gm-for-pattaya-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Melia names GM for Pattaya property"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PATTAYA Thailand, 9 January 2025: Javier Gimeno, a hospitality veteran with three decades of industry experience in Asia and Europe, takes&nbsp; charge of the new Meli\u00e1 Pattaya Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 234-room and suite hotel is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2025 in the heart of Pattaya, a 138 km transfer from Bangkok (a one hour and 34 minutes drive).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He joined Meli\u00e1 Pattaya Hotel after having worked in senior management roles with Marriott International for over a decade. 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