Avani Hotels & Resorts has announced Suri Jitjang as General Manager of Avani+ Luang Prabang, the company’s first brand extension in the UNESCO heritage town in Laos.
Suri spent over three decades in hospitality management with multiple international hotel brands in Thailand and Vietnam, including Le Méridien, Hilton, InterContinental and Four Seasons. In 1991, he moved to Northeast Thailand to join the Nongkhai Grand Hotel and spent six years in various management roles including General Manager. In 2002, Suri relocated to Bangkok to join Pan Pacific Bangkok as Resident Manager. A few years later he worked for the Four Seasons Bangkok as Executive Assistant Manager. In 2008, Suri joined Sukhothai Bangkok as Hotel Manager and then spent four years working at the Intercontinental Bangkok as Executive Assistant Manager, followed by three years at the Intercontinental Saigon as Hotel Manager. Before joining Avani, Suri was General Manager at the Holiday Inn Resort Krabi Ao Nang Beach and Holiday Inn Express Krabi Ao Nang Beach. Suri graduated with an MBA in Marketing from Ramkamhaeng University – Bangkok.
Avani currently operates 27 hotels and resorts in 19 countries. The brand recently debuted in Cambodia, South Korea, and Bali, Indonesia. Avani currently has 15 new hotels in the pipeline, including a recent signing in Malaysia, the UAE, and Myanmar.
