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Sydney Morning Herald
28-07-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
More than 50 years on, grand Singapore hotel goes green
Family is a big deal to Singaporeans. You only have to go to Sunday brunch at the Grand Hyatt in the Orchard Road district and see the multi-generational tables of locals enjoying it for evidence of how family is valued as a cultural pillar in the island nation. But family ties are also important to the workings of the hotel itself. For example, long-time employee Kakak Azizah Sulaiman met her husband at Grand Hyatt Singapore, and now works with her two sons in the Rooms Department. Other staff members working alongside relatives include sisters in Food & Beverage; as well as other siblings in Engineering and Human Resources. As the landmark hotel celebrates the conclusion of a multi-year renovation – just in time for Singapore's own 60th birthday celebrations – it is also celebrating its own 'legacy of loyalty', which not only comprises these family connections but longevity of service as well. More than 35 per cent of the Grand Hyatt's staff has been with the hotel for more than a decade, some for multiple decades. When it comes to guest experience, especially in Singapore's competitive hotel market which is forecast to face a workforce shortage in the next couple of years, that kind of stability counts for almost as much as beautiful spaces. Fortunately for those staying at the Grand Hyatt Singapore, the hotel now has both. The Grand Hyatt Singapore was South-East Asia's tallest hotel and one of Singapore's first five-stars when it opened as the 22-storey Hyatt Regency in 1971.
The Age
28-07-2025
- Business
- The Age
More than 50 years on, grand Singapore hotel goes green
Family is a big deal to Singaporeans. You only have to go to Sunday brunch at the Grand Hyatt in the Orchard Road district and see the multi-generational tables of locals enjoying it for evidence of how family is valued as a cultural pillar in the island nation. But family ties are also important to the workings of the hotel itself. For example, long-time employee Kakak Azizah Sulaiman met her husband at Grand Hyatt Singapore, and now works with her two sons in the Rooms Department. Other staff members working alongside relatives include sisters in Food & Beverage; as well as other siblings in Engineering and Human Resources. As the landmark hotel celebrates the conclusion of a multi-year renovation – just in time for Singapore's own 60th birthday celebrations – it is also celebrating its own 'legacy of loyalty', which not only comprises these family connections but longevity of service as well. More than 35 per cent of the Grand Hyatt's staff has been with the hotel for more than a decade, some for multiple decades. When it comes to guest experience, especially in Singapore's competitive hotel market which is forecast to face a workforce shortage in the next couple of years, that kind of stability counts for almost as much as beautiful spaces. Fortunately for those staying at the Grand Hyatt Singapore, the hotel now has both. The Grand Hyatt Singapore was South-East Asia's tallest hotel and one of Singapore's first five-stars when it opened as the 22-storey Hyatt Regency in 1971.
