Jeremy Yap to manage Mango Lagoon Resort & Wellness Spa, Palm Cove - Queensland Australia

Mango Lagoon Resort & Wellness Spa, Palm Cove, has appointed Jeremy Yap as General Manager.

"Jeremy who had worked in resorts, city hotels and multi-faceted business venues, will bring with him 28 years experience in the hospitality industry, and has been credited with the successful openings of several hotels and convention centres in Australia and Asia”, says Paul Richmond, CEO of Mango Lagoon Resort & Wellness Spa Pty Ltd.

The Mango Lagoon Resort & Wellness Spa, opened in November 2004 and is set on 2.5 acres of lush garden and tropical landscape, and offers guests 150 metres of pool facilities.

"The Mango Lagoon Resort & Wellness Spa is a true 4½ Star luxurious resort with spacious rooms ranging from 73sq metres to 131sq metres” remarks Jeremy Yap “Our Resort & Wellness Spa will deliver the kind of experience you would expect and then a little more, with unpretentious, unobtrusive yet elegant, professional and highly personalised services.”

“Prior to construction, our owners engaged a Feng Shui surveyor and enlisted the help of aboriginal elders, who jointly pronounced that Mango Lagoon Resort & Wellness Spa is situated in an auspicious location and ideally suited to healing, relaxation, revitalization and rejuvenation”, added Jeremy Yap.

The Mango Lagoon Resort & Wellness Spa is only a casual stroll away (400 metres) to the beautiful sandy beach of Palm Cove, which has been voted the cleanest beach in Australia, the fabulous Esplanade with its wide range of restaurants and bars, and world-class golf courses.

Jeremy Yap started his hospitality career with Hilton International Australia in 1976 and worked his way up from a waiter to managerial positions within the Hilton chain of hotels in Australia. He was also involved in pre-opening hotels in Sydney and Adelaide.

After nearly ten years with Hilton International Australia, Jeremy left in 1986 to join the pre-opening team of the Adelaide Convention Centre as its inaugural Director of Sales & Marketing. This position he held for around 8 years before he was recruited to open the Cairns Convention Centre in Tropical North Queensland, Australia.

After having opened the Cairns Convention Centre successfully, Jeremy was again recruited to open a 550 room international hotel and a 6,000 square metres convention centre in Jakarta. He commenced as Conference Centre Manager & Executive Assistant Manager of the Radisson Anggana Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre in April 1997. Jeremy has also opened and worked in hotels and resorts in Bali, Indonesia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Pattaya, Thailand.