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| The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance - John F. Kennedy |
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Malliouhana's Hotel & Spa End Of Season Party |
| Publishing date: 08.09.2006 12:17 |
Malliouhana Hotel and Spa closed on August 31, following the end of a successful and busy 2005/2006 tourism season.
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Scenes of the party at Le Bistro
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On Saturday, September 2, management and staff gathered at Le Bistro, a centrepiece of the world-class hotel, for a mass party in which a number of their friends also participated. It was an opportunity for the hard-working staff members, who had served so many guests over the season, to relax at this beautiful area of the hotel and treat themselves during a most delightful evening.
The hotel has closed for two months, opening in November 1 for a fresh start with a rejuvenated staff and a refurbished resort.
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Scene of the party at Le Bistro
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The hotel’s vivacious Human Resources Manager, Blannaid Dwyer, who presided over a gift presentation ceremony during the party, had this to say in an interview:
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Scene of the party at Le Bistro
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“Probably we had one of the busiest seasons we ever had. Because of the marketing and packages we had this year, the season went on until the 31st of August. We had a very successful year. We had 90 percent occupancy right up to the end.
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Scene of the party at Le Bistro
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“The staff members have worked very hard and have done a wonderful job this year. I compliment them on everything they have done. We respect our staff wholeheartedly because they gave their heart and soul to the job. They gave a lot of their home-life for Malliouhana and because of that I think they deserve one hundred percent respect.
“The gifts were from Mr. Roydon who put a huge amount of money together for this. We had a lot of cash prizes and businesses who deal with us gave some sponsorship so it was probably fifty-fifty.”
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Scene of the party at Le Bistro
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There are 252 staff members at the hotel. “It is a large hotel and 242 of the staff are Anguillians,” Ms Dwyer went on. “We have tried to make sure that the local percentage of the staff is high. When I employ people I do my utmost to ensure that I bring in Anguillian people in the jobs. If I can’t bring in Anguillians, I bring in Caribbean people and if not I look further afield. Our Beach Manager is from St. Lucia; our Assistant Landscaper is from Dominica. I am bringing in more Dominicans so I try to amalgamate as much of the Caribbean Community to our staff as possible before I look further afield.”
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Scene of the party at Le Bistro
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Asked how the next season for the hotel looked, the spokesperson said: “I believe it is looking pretty good. We have a huge amount of up-keeping to do. We have a lot of refurbishing, Mr. Brooks is coming in to do repainting; people are coming from America to re-do our pools. We have a lot of money from Mr. Roydon to be spent on up-keep and I think we will maintain our position among the leading hotels of the world as it is now.”
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