Awards & Recognition

Furama RiverFront and Furama City Centre (“Furama Singapore”)

Singapore, 12 October 2016 – Furama Singapore was awarded the prestigious Hotel Security Excellence Award 2016 at the Annual Hotel Security Award by the Singapore Hotel Association in conjunction with the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and the Singapore Police Force (SPF) on 7 October 2016. Both Furama RiverFront and Furama City Centre received recognition for contributing towards high levels of security within the Singapore hotel industry and for achieving the SS 545 standard. 

Hotel staff from both properties received awards based on three categories - Honesty Award, Bravery Award and Vigilance Award.

Honesty Award

The award is presented to hotel employees for their good deeds and in up keeping a safe image of Singapore to the tourists. It is with great pleasure to announce that the following hotel staff from Furama City Centre clinched this award: Ms. Rosalie - Reception Manager, Ms. Shen Haibing – Room Attendant, Ms. Huang Mei Lan – Room Attendant.

Bravery Award

The objective of the bravery award is to emphasise the important roles played by all hotel employees and to serve as a motivation for hotel employees to excel in their duties by according recognition for their exemplary conduct.

Vigilance Award

The award aims to encourage hotel employees to be more vigilant in order to prevent and/ or stop crimes. For this category, Ms. Kasnita Binte Hamid – Junior Sous Chef, Furama City Centre, was recognised for her efforts.

Furama RiverFront Housekeeping Staff, Ms. Lim SanZhi, received the SHA Vigilance Award 2016 - Special Mention Award for her vigilance in preventing a guest from harm.

“It is an extremely great honour to receive these awards,” said Ms. Chan Bee Hong, General Manager of Furama RiverFront Singapore. “Furama Singapore is committed not only to guest satisfaction and comfort, of equally importance to us, is the safety and security of our guests. SanZhi’s vigilance was integral in ensuring the safety of our guest. I congratulate her on doing a fantastic job, and encourage the continuously training of hotel staff and management in keeping up this high level of safety and security skills and knowledge throughout the organization. We take security of our guests very seriously and we will continue to strive to maintain the highest possible security in our property.”

“Furama City Centre is proud to be a recipient of the Hotel Security Excellence Award, the highest category amongst all security awards. With this additional accolade, Furama City Centre will continue to strive in exceeding guest expectations each time, with her signature hospitality, warmth and attention to detail,” remarked Mr. Jovian Hun, Hotel Manager, Furama City Centre.   

The awards serve as a motivation for the both hotels to propel and ensure security standards are taken to the next level. It encourages hotel staff to strive further in providing a safe and secured accommodation within the respective hotels. With this, Furama Singapore will continue to step up her efforts in assuring a safe and secured environment for all guests.