Bagan Lodge welcomes new General Manager as of the beginning of October.

(TRAVPR.COM) MYANMAR - October 1st, 2013 - Bagan Lodge has just appointed the new General Manager, Jon Bourbaud, as of the beginning of October. Hailing from Australia, Jon brings a wealth of experience having spent more than two decades living and working in Europe and Southeast Asia. Jon moved to Saigon in 2001, pursuing his passion for Asian culture and cuisine. With a background in Food & Beverage and as a Chef, his first General Manager position was (with the Accor group) at the Novotel Resort in Phan Thiet, followed by his tenure at the historic Sofitel Dalat Palace in Vietnam’s central highlands. His most recent post was at the MGallery La Veranda Resort on Phu Quoc Island in the Gulf of Thailand.

Jon is excited to meet the unique challenges and opportunities of Myanmar’s nascent tourism industry whilst exploring the country’s rich cultural heritage. His people-oriented, hands-on management style, combined with his commitment to guest satisfaction will ensure Bagan Lodge is established as a truly international boutique hotel.

For more information about Bagan Lodge, visit the website http://www.bagan-lodge.com.

ABOUT APPLE TREE ASIA

The Apple Tree Asia owns and/or manages hotels and clubs across Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar. The hotels and clubs include Emeraude Classic Cruises, a replica French colonial-era steam ship that plies the waters of Halong Bay; La Residence Hotel & Spa, is a historic hotel on the banks of the fabled Perfume River overlooking the former Imperial Citadel in Hue, Vietnam; Villa Maly, a classic Laotian residence originally built in 1938 in the heart of Luang Prabang by a grandson of Lao King; Kamu Lodge, a rustic tented and thatched roofed eco lodge on the shores of the legendary Mekong River, 30 kilometers upstream from Luang Prabang; Bagan Lodge, a gateway to some of the world’s most magnificent temples and pagodas and the Press Club, founded in 1997 as one of the most distinguished business and culinary addresses in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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