INTERVIEW WITH TEDDY MANANGKA, REGIONAL PUBLIC RELATION AND PROMOTION MANAGER OF SWISS-BELHOTEL INTERNATIONAL

Could you please tell us a little bit about yourself and your work?
Hello.. my name is Teddy Manangka and I was born in Manado. I have been living in Bali for almost 5 years and worked with Swiss-Belhotel International, a global management company with over 145 hotels & resorts in its portfolio since 2013. In Bali, I never worked at any other place. Because this is an opportunity for me to grow with the leading global management chain in Indonesia where we are managing 9 hotels & resorts in Bali at the moment. I am overseeing all PR, promotion, marketing and communications activity for the hotels in Bali and also for the region.

Is there any new property opening this year?

We are expecting for Swiss-Belhotel Arjuna in Double Six Legian. We believe it’s supposed to be the nearest one in our agenda. But we still could not make any further statement about this until we can make sure that everything is on plan.

What is the most challenging thing in your current position you have experienced so far?

The most challenging part of having this role is of course to be the key role person in every aspect related to the brand. Why is that? Because the brand is our strength, it is the DNA where people can identify from all elements. Having 8 hotels with similar hotel’s name might be a confusion to our future customers – this challenges us to deliver the exact message about the brand, the hotel we are manage – and what is the brand premises that our guests expected.

Share with us the most memorable moment that has ever happened during your career
Most memorable moment was when I was trying to bring the crowd to one of our hotel with our very first pool party in Swiss-Belresort Watu Jimbar, Sanur in 2014. – I’ve been recognized as one of the influenced persons by our partner at that time Marlboro Neversaymaybe inorout program and selected as one of the 10 Winners in from Indonesia – the only winner from Bali – that won the luxurious trip to Tokyo and New York in 2015. My Dream just came true!

If you could pick one place to be your dream destination anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

Always New York. It’s Big Apple, concrete Jungle where you can make your dream come true whatever your talent is.

Describe yourself in 3 words

Gentle, Friendly, Talented

What is your biggest weakness?

Wake up in the morning!!!

What do you do for fun during your day off?

Playing Music, and Basketball

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