Sands China Team Members Learn the Art of Tea

Part of company's ongoing professionalism education

(Macao, May 2, 2023) – Sands China hosted a seminar entitled The Art of Tea – Quintessential Chinese Culture for its team members April 20 at The Venetian^® Macao's Adelson Advanced Education Centre, as part of the company's ongoing professionalism education efforts.

The seminar was conducted by Mandy Chan Pui Lan, president of the Tea Art Professionals Association of Macau, who helped familiarise team members with basic knowledge about tea ceremonies and culture. The seminar was aimed at developing team members' skills in order to elevate guests’ experience and deliver the highest hospitality standards.

Nearly 100 team members, mostly frontline workers, joined the seminar, whose topics included the culture, history and types of tea, their characteristics, how to properly display tea sets, and tea etiquette.

Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd., said: "Tea exemplifies the essence of Chinese culture. Sands China is always looking for ways to nurture our team members for their own professional development and in service of the highest standards of excellence for our guests and visitors. We are grateful for Ms. Chan's visit, as it helped us accomplish both of those goals, as well as reinforcing Macao's positioning as a Creative City of Gastronomy."

The Art of Tea – Quintessential Chinese Culture was offered by the Sands Hospitality Academy, which seeks to equip the company's hospitality practitioners, such as hotel and restaurant managers, with practical skills and knowledge to help them exemplify international industry standards for exceptional levels of service quality.

As the largest integrated resort operator in Macao, Sands China aims to be a role model for integrated resort development and play a leading role in talent development for the Greater Bay Area via its Sands China Academy. With this in mind, the company is inaugurating six new sub-academies, including the Sands Hospitality, bringing the total number to eight, in support of Macao's development into a talent incubator for the Greater Bay Area. Sands China is offering these platforms as a way for industry experts to share their experience and knowledge with Sands China team members and with industry practitioners in the Greater Bay Area to foster their growth in various areas.

 

Photo caption: Mandy Chan Pui Lan, president of the Tea Art Professionals Association of Macau, conducts a seminar entitled The Art of Tea – Quintessential Chinese Culture April 20 to help familiarise Sands China team members with basic knowledge about tea ceremonies and culture.

Photo caption: Sands China team members study tea leaf samples at the seminar entitled The Art of Tea – Quintessential Chinese Culture April 20 at The Venetian Macao's Adelson Advanced Education Centre.