In 2012 Yvette presented the annual Annual HICAP Sustainable Hotel Awards for Sustainable Destinations to Anantara Golden Triangle

Craft House is happy to announce the addition of Mark Somen as Director for Craft House based in New York.

From design meetings and friends to guerrilla marketing, Yvette Jong's day has a little bit of everything. We catch up with TEDxVictoriaHarbour organiser and Craft House founder Yvette Jong to see how she combines work, play, TEDx and everything in between.

Yvette is not just your “cool, calm and collected” New Yorker in Hong Kong, but so much more. There is a never a dull moment with her - her passions are so varied that she has a wall full of ideas and to-do lists that are miles long.

In 2012 Yvette moderated a round table session on Hotel Branding in China. Panel: Bernold Schroeder, Jin Jiang Hotels; Peter Mack, Landor Associates; Simon Tye, Ipsos; Colin Lin, Marriott International; Nick Barton, IHG

On Friday 18th May 2012, Craft House and TEDxVictoriaHarbour will bring together thought leaders who will share new, inspiring and sometimes controversial ideas on tourism ranging from voluntourism, to food tourism, cultural tourism, experiential tourism, the staycation, the aging population, consumerism and entertainment.

In "The Good, the Bad and the Funky," Craft House Director Yvette Jong covers hospitality from all angles and leaves no stone unturned in the search for what works and what doesn't. From trend spotting and paradigm shifts to cultural adaptation, design do's and don'ts and environmental know-how, the list goes on.

From cofounding a nonprofit organization focused on community based tourism to becoming an executive manager in hotels and development consultant in Hong Kong, I sought this interview with Yvette Jong after  I discovered her work titled “Towards the business case for sustainable hotels in Asia."

For those of you who know me, you're aware sustainable tourism is one of my passions. The sustainable communities award is given each year to a hotel demonstrating principles in sustainability which, I firmly believe, are essential to responsible business practices in hospitality moving forward.  

DOGs Night is an unassuming name for social events gathering major players in the hospitality industry. Since 2009, Craft House has helped organize these quarterly events for hospitality Developers, Operators and Groupies worldwide.

Yvette Jong, Founder and Director of Craft House, was interviewed by HOTELS, the magazine of the worldwide hotel industry, on the topic of sustainable practices in hotels across the world.

How clear is the business case for hotels to become socially and environmentally sustainable and what factors are encouraging or discouraging this trend? The nine case studies written by Yvette Jong identify business drivers encouraging sustainable practices and impediments.