Ece Tonbul Chairperson of the Executive Board of Paloma Hotels in Turkey talks about growing up in an entrepreneurial environment and why the key to being successful in any job is for it to be your passion
Tourism by its nature means change is always there and Ece discusses how you need to adapt and change to keep your position and your competitiveness in an industry that’s all about people and the core values that underpin the success of the Paloma Hotels
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Having a more flexible management plan with plans in place for different scenarios has been key
I see every day as a new day and only fight for the things I can control and change and I take care of my physical health because I believe its key to your mental health
Hospitality is aligned with being a host and being a host comes from the roots and traditions of the company
The core for success is keeping the roots and traditions combined with the history, and legacy of being a host alongside a great professional team
You need to accept that you can’t always win and when you lose you have to learn from it
Every hotel has a soul and a story and it all starts from the first impression when you step into the property, it’s a living environment it’s got a heart, a soul, a momentum and a vibration
The vibration of a hotel comes from its nature, its people, the materials that have been used and the respect that has been given to its history
BEST MOMENTS
‘You have to be passionate about what you are doing to be successful’
‘The most important task for us is to develop the business and bring it into the future’
‘The foundations of the business are very strong and growing up being apprentices in the business made us very resilient’
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ABOUT THE GUEST
Ece Tonbul is the second generation directors of the Paloma Hotels that represents the hotel investments of Diana Travel which is a well-established and successful company of Turkish Tourism.
Diana Group made its first steps into tourism in 1977 in Kuşadası as a travel agency and entered the hospitality sector in 1986 with Paloma Hotels chain.
Today Paloma Hotels owns 9 resort hotels and manages 4+ to 5 star Resort Hotels with 7.000 bed capacity. It has more than 4000 employees. With 9 hotels under its management, it hosts approximately 200.000 guests around a year.
After studying economics at Basel University, Ece Tonbul had MBA degree in Tourism and Hotel Management from Switzerland Campus of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Prior to her current position, she was the Director of Sales & Marketing of Paloma Hotels for 5 years. She had been the Managing Director of the group since May 2010, responsible with entire operations, finance, business planning and development. Ece Tonbul has been promoted to chairman of the executive board of Paloma Hotels in January,2014.
Apart from her active position in Paloma Hotels, she is the Honorary Consul of Belgium in Antalya and Vice President of Mediterranean Touristic Hotels and Operators Association (AKTOB), Board Member of Turofed (Turkish Hoteliers Federation ) as well as a Member of Tourism Assembly of The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB).
ABOUT THE HOST
Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.
Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.
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