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Maslow SA · Executive Study Programme · Hangzhou, China

The Future of Hotels Is Already Here.

See how 10,000 hotels in China run leaner, smarter, and more profitably — then bring that knowledge back to yours.

Programme
Smart Hotel Operations
Dates
16 – 20 November 2026
Format
5 Days · 4 Nights · Hangzhou
HRDC Claimable
Up to RM9,000 / pax

50% flight subsidy available via HRDC · Sales close 12 October 2026

The problem

You know your hotel could perform better. But you can't see how — yet.

Malaysian independent hotel owners are running their properties the same way they did five years ago — while the market has moved on. The operators who attend this programme recognise themselves in at least three of the following.

Still logging into 4 OTA extranets every morning

Manual updates. Human error. Overbookings you didn't see coming.

You can't tell your RevPAR right now, off the top of your head

Your revenue data is scattered across OTA dashboards, WhatsApp messages, and paper records.

Agoda took 18% commission on last night's booking

You filled the room. The OTA got paid. Direct bookings are below 20%.

1.4 billion potential guests. Zero can find you on WeChat.

Chinese inbound tourism is recovering fast. Your property has no presence on the platforms they use.

Too busy running the hotel to fix the hotel

Every day is operational. Strategy gets deferred. The gap widens.

You know smart hotel tech exists — but you think it's for big chains

In China, independent hotels run enterprise-grade PMS at a fraction of Opera Cloud's cost. This programme shows you how.

The programme

Five days that change how you see your hotel — permanently.

This is not a tour dressed as training. Smart Hotel Operations is a structured immersion in China's most advanced hotel technology ecosystem — built for owner-operators who want to run a leaner, smarter, more profitable hotel.

Arrival 16 Nov 2026

Check-in · Hangzhou orientation

Arrive Hangzhou. Airport pickup arranged. Welcome dinner with the programme cohort. First impressions of a city that has quietly become the world's most advanced hotel technology hub.

Day 1 17 Nov 2026

iHotel PMS · Revenue management · Channel strategy

Morning classroom at Hangzhou Polytechnic. Introduction to iHotel — the PMS system powering over 10,000 hotels in China. Afternoon: live system demonstration. Learn how a single dashboard unifies reservations, front desk, housekeeping, and channel management.

Day 2 18 Nov 2026

Live hotel site visit · V Hotel Hangzhou

Full-day immersion at a live operating hotel running iHotel in real conditions. See front desk operations, housekeeping workflow, and revenue management in action. A hotel running with fewer staff and better results than most Malaysian properties twice its size.

Day 3 19 Nov 2026

China market access · WeChat · Douyin · Ctrip

How Chinese travellers discover, research, and book hotels — and how your property can be visible to them. WeChat Official Account setup. Douyin content strategy for hotels. Ctrip and Chinese OTA onboarding. Your 90-day China market action plan.

Departure 20 Nov 2026

Check-out · Return to Malaysia

Closing ceremony and certificate presentation. Departure. You leave Hangzhou with a gap assessment, a 90-day implementation plan, and a network of Malaysian hotel owners who saw exactly what you saw.

Why this. Why now.

The numbers behind the decision.

10,000+
Hotels in China currently running iHotel PMS — from budget independents to premier city properties.
~30%
The cost of iHotel PMS compared to Opera Cloud — enterprise-grade technology at an independent hotel price point.
RM9,000
Maximum HRDC claimable per participant. Training levy you've already paid — put it to work.
50%
Flight subsidy available via HRDC funds. Business class eligible — confirm with Maslow SA at registration.

HRDC claimability

You've already paid for this. Now claim it back.

This programme is structured and administered by Maslow SA, a registered HRDC training provider. Eligible Malaysian employers who contribute to the HRDC levy can claim the training and allowance costs opposite — making your actual out-of-pocket close to zero.

HRDC claims breakdown

Maximum claim per participant, based on current HRDC training and allowance rates.

Training fee (3 days × RM1,750)
RM5,250
Daily allowance (5 days × RM750)
RM3,750
Flight subsidy (50% of actual cost)
Up to 50%
Total claimable (excl. flights)
RM9,000

Programme partners

Delivered by organisations that know what smart hospitality looks like.

Green Cloud

China-side delivery partner. Hangzhou. Trip.com-backed. Creators of iHotel PMS.

Hangzhou Polytechnic

Academic venue partner. One of China's leading hospitality education institutions.

iHotel

Technology platform. 10,000+ hotels in China. Enterprise PMS, channel manager, revenue tools.

Maslow SA

HRDC-registered training provider. Programme administration, levy application, and certification.

Register your interest

Reserve your seat. We'll be in touch within 24 hours.

No payment required at this stage. Submitting this form reserves your interest and triggers a personal call from our programme director to confirm your place and walk you through the HRDC application.

Fastest route

Most owners message Hoh directly. He answers the same day.

Programme director
Hoh Wing Onn
+6012 208 6956
hoh@hjvasia.com
Delivered by
Maslow SA · HRDC-registered training provider

Your information is kept private and used only to contact you about this programme.