Economy Hotels World Asia 2014,Novotel, Singapore
Opportunity, strategy and innovation for operators and owners - Economy Hotels World Asia 2014

Mr Erik van Keulen | Senior Vice President, Development - Asia Pacific & South Asia
Whitbread Asia Pacific | Premier Inn | Singapore

Mr Erik van Keulen, Senior Vice President, Development - Asia Pacific & South Asia, Whitbread Asia Pacific | Premier Inn

Erik van Keulen is Senior Vice President Development, Asia Pacific with Whitbread Asia Pacific and is responsible for the roll-out of Premier Inn across Asia. Premier Inn is UK’s largest economy hotel chain with over 600 locations offering quality accommodation at affordable prices. Premier Inn operates and owns economy hotels across the UK & Ireland, Middle East and India, and is now introducing its no-frills hotel concept across Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Whitbread Asia Pacific, Erik held senior roles with PERE Capital Advisors (HK) Limited, Lehman Brothers Private Equity Real Estate Partners and HVS International. Erik holds a Masters in Real Estate from National University of Singapore, a MBA in Hospitality Management from IMHI/ESSEC Business School, Paris, France, and a Bachelor in Business Administration from HHS Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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Appearances coming up:

CONFERENCE DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2014


@ 09.30
Panel: Strategies and approaches to aligning economy hotel brands and assets

·      Should hotel brands globalise or ‘glocalise’ across markets and to what extent?
·      Levelling the playing field for independent and international hotel chains
·      Future income streams and investment yields of economy hotels

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Accor Asia Pacific at Economy Hotels World Asia 2014
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MICROS Fidelio Asia Pacific at Economy Hotels World Asia 2014
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Plateno Hotels at Economy Hotels World Asia 2014
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TAUZIA Hotel Management at Economy Hotels World Asia 2014
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Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group at Economy Hotels World Asia 2014
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CBRE at Economy Hotels World Asia 2014
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Centara International Management (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. at Economy Hotels World Asia 2014
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The Everly Group at Economy Hotels World Asia 2014
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IHG at Economy Hotels World Asia 2014
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Premier Inn at Economy Hotels World Asia 2014
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QUO at Economy Hotels World Asia 2014