SAMUI ISLAND, 25 April 2023: Santiburi Koh Samui, S Hotels & Resorts on Samui’s north shore, has announced the appointment of Giulio Stix as its new general manager.

He joins the resort having almost two decades of experience in luxury hotels and resorts in Europe and Asia.

His career in hospitality began in  Milan in 2004 when he became a sales and marketing trainee with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. He then joined Belmond, the luxury travel company that operates world-class hotels, resorts, cruises and trains – including the legendary Orient Express. He spent 12 years with the company, rising to the senior position of area director of group sales for Southern Europe.

He worked for Minor Hotels, based in Bangkok, overseeing the group’s Anantara-branded residences across Asia before moving to a design company in his native Italy.

“As Thailand’s tourism industry returns to full strength, this is an exciting time to join the team. I look forward to guiding Santiburi Koh Samui into a prosperous future,” commented Stix.