May2016
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The
buzz
HIGHFLYER
WilliamHaandrikman
Generalmanager,SofitelBangkokSukhumvit
What’syourpreferredtypeof
accommodation—chainhotel,
boutiqueorrental—andwhy?
Chainhotels— likeAccorHotels—
for business, andboutiquehotels
for leisure, becausemosthavegreat
local programsandagood location.
Whichappdoyouusemost
whenyoutravel,and
whatdoyouuseitfor?
With thenewapp fromAccorHotels,
allmy travel information— such
asupcoming reservations,myLe
Club [loyaltyprogram] point status,
and soon— is inoneplace. It even
includescityguidesandpromotional
opportunities. I highly recommend it
toall travelers.
Whenandwherewas
your lastholiday?
My lastholidaywas in January. I
went toChiangMai and saw the
cherryblossomsatBaanKhun
ChangKian, a renownedagricultural
researchcenter.
Whatisyourpreferredtime
forflyingandwhy?
I prefer to takeanevening flight
so that I can spend the following
full dayatmydestination.
What’sthefirstthingyoudo
onceyou’reonboard?
Due tomybusywork schedule, I
don’thave time to readbookson
my tablet, so
I do thison theplane
almost as soonas I get tomy seat.
Windoworaisle?
Aisle, so that I canwalkaround
theplanewhenever Iwant to.
What’syourpreferredmode
oftransport—taxi,Uberor
rentalcar—andwhy?
Limousineand rental car.
Limousinesare reliable— they
arealways there topickyouup
andyou loseno timewaiting.
Witha rental car, youare free
togowhenever andwherever
youwant.
At least
four times
ayear for
work, but
often for
leisure in
the region.
HOW
OFTEN
DOYOU
TRAVEL
FOR
WORK?
Theseappswillhelpyoutackleyourto-do list
Get thingsdonewith
Things.
Thisaward-
winningappwill help
youbreakdownabigproject
into small tasks, andallowsyou
to schedule themper day.
Manageyour projects
with
Evernote.
Use
it to takenotes,
make to-do lists, and to store
informationand inspiration.
Stayorganized
with
Clear.
The
award-winning
to-doand remindersapphas
aclean interface that'smainly
controlledbygestures.
Chatwithyour
teammemberswith
Slack.
Theplatform
allows teams toorganizeand
archiveconversations, andalso
share files.
TECH
INTERVIEWBY
CHARMAINEBAYLON;
PHOTOBY
CHRISTIANHOGUE
