VETERAN hotelier Hans Loontiens was recently appointed the general manager of Renaissance Harbour View Hotel Hong Kong.
A Belgian national, Loontiens started his hospitality career at Shanghai Hilton International in the 1990s, and has worked in various management positions worldwide including China, Egypt, the UAE, Taiwan and the US.
Loontiens first joined the Marriott Group in 2001 as director of sales and marketing at the Cairo Marriott Hotel and Omar Khayyam Casino, and was promoted to resident manager of the hotel three years later. In early 2007, he joined the Taba Heights Marriott Beach Resort as general manager until he moved to Renaissance Tianjin TEDA Hotel and Convention Centre in China. Before joining Renaissance Harbour View Hotel Hong Kong, Loontiens was the general manager of Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel.
