01.2020 Group Briefing
Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei celebrated its 25th Anniversary with the brand new opening of the Far Eastern Grand Ballroom.
Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei / Huang Sien
It cost Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei, which is about to mark its 25th anniversary on December 2019, $100 million to completely refit the Far Eastern Grand Ballroom on the third floor, and a celebration party for the 25th anniversary was held on November 22. The latest conference area appeared in a brand new image, presenting the classic and meaningful style and the warm hospitality of Shangri La Hotel Group.
Nearly 500 distinguished guests, including diplomatic envoys, political and business celebrities and the media, gathered to celebrate the lively celebration party. Far Eastern Group Chairman Douglas Hsu, regional vice president of Shangri La Hotel Group Juergen Doerr, and Far Eastern Plaza Hotel president Randy Zupanski, attended the party in person and appreciated the support from all walks of life for years. In the evening, a dazzling opening of acousto-optic dance designed with giant LED screen was arranged. During the banquet, interesting interactive activities, band performances were planned, as well as delicacies and wines from various countries carefully prepared by the international culinary team of the hotel, which creatively demonstrated the exquisite texture and the latest technology and equipment of the new ballroom. At the end of the banquet, a double round-trip ticket from Taipei to Tokyo sponsored by EVA AIR and three days and two nights stay at the Tokyo Shangri La Hotel, and one night's stay at the presidential suite of Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei with the dinner set for two people at Marco Polo in the evening package and so on. The whole night is full of laughter and the guests are happy!
Work together and team glory
In the speech at the party, Far Eastern Plaza Hotel president Randy Zupanski not only sincerely thanked the distinguished guests at home and abroad for their care for many years and visit that day, but also expressed sincere appreciation to the owning company Far Eastern Group, which also celebrates the 70th anniversary this year, and the management company Shangri La group, and more sensibly expressed feelings for the contribution and loyalty of all employees. He stressed that " the hotel has been awarded the title of" classic luxury hotel "by the Michelin Guide of Taipei for two consecutive years and awarded the title of" best business hotel in Taipei "by Business Traveller Asia-Pacific for three consecutive years; it has been awarded the honor "Readers' choice" of DestinAsian for four consecutive years. Thanks for the past seven years, we can be awarded the "top 10 best hotels in Taiwan" and "travelers' choice" by TripAdvisor, an international well-known tourism platform. Last week, it was awarded as "best business hotel in Asia" by Now Travel Asia. Over the past 25 years, the hotel has won numerous awards, which are attributed to the staff of the hotel. They have continuously demonstrated the team cooperation beyond imagination and the spirit of pursuing excellence, providing the most sincere care and hospitality from the heart. "
Combination of aesthetics and science and technology, brand new experience of the meeting
On the occasion of celebrating the 25th anniversary, Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei also presented the newly modified Far Eastern Grand Ballroom to the participants. It not only has a brilliant design, but also is equipped the latest audio-visual technology in the banquet market of Taipei Hotel, including a 350 inch giant LED screen in the center, four groups of 240 inch screens on the both sides and two groups of 150 inch screens on the back. There are another three 65-98 inch high-quality TVs in the reception area. A total of 10 screens are in the ballroom, which can be used for film broadcast, live broadcast or thematic video effects, no matter for wedding party, social dinner, annual party and spring reception or business conferences, every important moment can be captured from any angle.
Celebrate the 25 anniversary and create the new peak
With the milestone of the 25th anniversary, the Far Eastern Plaza Hotel,Taipei, as the leading international tourist hotel in Taiwan, continues to be customer-oriented, launches innovative services and creative activities, and create unique accommodation and catering experience. Therefore, this year, the hotel specially invited experienced chefs from all over the world, Thai executive chef Thitisorn Amatasin leads the team, Fabio strammiello, chef of Marco Polo, German executive dessert chef, Frank Braun, executive chef of Japanese cuisine, Ibuki and He Jingye, executive chef from Hong Kong, also joined the Shang Palace, the Cantonese restaurant and so on. Adhering to the passion for cooking, combining contemporary creative elements with solid cooking skills, we launched various catering activities. For example, “Matter of Taste” held by Robert Parker wine advocate, which is known as the Michelin reviewer in the wine industry with international authority, was introduced for the first time in this June, focusing on "dining wine dinner", "wine tasting" and "wine tasting course"; and afternoon tea was jointly launched with Daniel Wong, a fashion designer etc.; the new culinary team will continue to bring guests a fresh experience of food and drink.