Pattaya, Thailand, July 16, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Gems Mining Pool Villas Pattaya has appointed Mr. Supakit Uasamphanchai as its new General Manager and Ms. Supa-arpha Itthikaiwan as Director of Marketing and Sales, effective immediately. This appointment coincides with the opening of a new resort in Pattaya, Thailand, inspired by African gemstone mining, scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year.

Supakit has over 15 years of experience in sales and marketing, including in the pre-opening phase of Library Koh Samui. He then moved to Paresa Phuket as Front Office Manager, where he further developed his knowledge of hotel operations. Later, he held the same position at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket. In 2011, Supakit became General Manager of X2 Kui Buri, then operating under BHMA (Bespoke Hospitality Management Asia), now Cross Hotels & Resorts. After a year and a half, he was promoted to Group General Manager and subsequently to Group Director of Operations, responsible for the operational management of the X2, Away, and Le Bayburi brands. Following this, he assumed the position of Vice President of Operations at Haad Tien Beach Resort on Koh Tao.

In 2018, Supakit decided to gain experience in the luxury hotel segment with an international hotel chain and began his work as Director of Rooms at the Hyatt Regency Hua Hin, before taking on the position of General Manager at The Gems Mining Pool Villas Pattaya.

Supa-arpha has over twelve years of experience in hospitality marketing, communications, and public relations. She began her career in the hotel industry while studying, as an intern in the PR department of the Amari Watergate Bangkok. In 2008, she started her career with the Bandara Hotels Group as Assistant Public Relations Manager and moved to BHMA (now Cross Hotels & Resorts) in 2012 as Public Relations Manager. There, she was responsible for all hotels under the X2, Away, and Le Bayburi brands. She was involved in several pre-opening projects, including X2 River Kwai, X2 Chiangmai North Gate, and X2 Chiangmai South Gate.

Prior to joining Gems Mining Pool Villas, Supa-arpha worked for Well Hotels & Resorts, serving as Marketing Communications Manager on the pre-opening team of the Well Hotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 20. She was later promoted to Marketing Director, overseeing sales, e-commerce, and marketing communications. She also managed pre- and post-opening marketing activities for other hotels within the group, including White Sand Beach Residences Pattaya, Costa Well Resort Pattaya, and The Pratamnak Pattaya.

Gems Mining Pool Villas Pattaya is located in Chonburi, Pattaya, and offers five room categories: studios and apartments with one, two, three, and five bedrooms. Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Airport is just an hour's drive away, and North Pattaya Beach can be reached in 10 minutes. The resort features two restaurants and bars, meeting and event spaces, and a wellness center with a gym, onsen (hot spring), yoga studio, and spa.