Tanoa Support Structure Key To Ashlyn Naicker’s Success
“We learnt on how to expect the unexpected, however, regular Tanoa Hotel group’s managers virtual meetings with directors and top management helped make effective decisions to sustain the business as well as our families.”
Thursday 28 October 2021 | 21:00
Ashlyn Naicker - Tanoa Waterfront Hotel Manager inserted image with Tanoa Waterfront pool deck area in the background. Photo- Supplied.
Ashlyn Nair Naicker is the face of Tanoa Waterfront Hotel in Lautoka. Born and raised in Lautoka, Tanoa Waterfront Hotel manager, is married with a nine-year-old daughter.
Professional
She graduated from Brigham Young University, Hawaii with a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
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She started as a graduate trainee at Tanoa Waterfront Hotel in 2007 and shortly after was appointed as the Events Manager.
A few years after she was promoted as the Assistant Hotel Manager and in 2017 was promoted as the Hotel manager. “Working in the tourism industry is waking up to new challenges and experiences daily,” Ms Naicker said.
“The support structure within Tanoa has been the key to success and this was very much evident during the pandemic."
“I look forward to coming to work each day so that I can make a difference for Our People, Our Guests and Our Company – The Tanoa Way.”
Lessons She Has Learnt From COVID-19
Life is full of surprises, she highlights.
“To be specific, the need to embrace change and to take the difficult steps in order to maintain balance in all my roles."
“We learnt on how to expect the unexpected, however, regular Tanoa Hotel group’s managers virtual meetings with directors and top management helped make effective decisions to sustain the business as well as our families.”
About Tanoa Waterfront Hotel
Tanoa Waterfront Hotel is the largest and only four-star hotel in Lautoka City with well-appointed 92 rooms catering for individual travellers and groups alike: be it for leisure or business.
Purpose-built facilities can host groups from 12 to 100 delegates with three air-conditioned conference rooms of which two are interconnecting.
And for larger groups (up to 200 people or more), for cocktails, weddings, reunions, retreats or anniversary parties, the Sunset Lawn area or the larger sports field is just magical either enjoying the event under the stars or with a marquee setting.
One of the key features of the hotel is the swimming pool which is conveniently located close tothe rooms and is a great place to beat the west heat this summer.
Dining
Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens, everyday can end beautifully and there is no better place to experience this but at the Sunset Bar at Tanoa Waterfront Hotel after a day’s hard work.
You can also treat yourself and your loved ones at the fully airconditioned Fins Restaurant facing the Pacific Ocean Waterfront.
The restaurant serves local and international cuisine to suit all tastes from their recently renovated kitchen which has certainly ticked the box for compliance to COVID-19’s protocol on social
distancing and hygiene and sanitisation new norms.
The project cost around $180K with all new equipment including a high-pressure wok to enhance the authenticity of the hotel’s Asian cuisine which had been a popular menu item so be sure to try this out on your next visit.
“The trust and loyalty our guests have shown us over the years has been incredible and we are delighted to support Tourism Fiji’s continuous drive to promote local tourism since lifting of restrictions.
“This has been our key segment from day one when the hotel opened back in 1987,” said Hotel Manager for Tanoa Waterfront, Ms Naicker.
