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Alma Resort Cam Ranh Appoints Yury Papouski as Recreation Manager

Cam Ranh, Vietnam, January 7, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX Yury Papouski, a dynamic recreation and wellness professional with experience overseeing sport, recreation, wellness, and edutainment programs in Vietnam’s hospitality sector, has been appointed recreation manager at Alma Resort Cam Ranh.

The Belarusian national joins the award-winning 30-hectare beachfront resort after working as the resort experience manager and wellness ambassador at Hyatt Regency Danang Resort & Spa, where he oversaw a portfolio of recreational, wellness and family-oriented facilities. His achievements included revenue growth and implementing signature guest programs.

Previously, Yury was the project manager for Edutainment Events Co. in Hanoi, Danang and Nha Trang, where his responsibilities included designing edutainment events for children and crafting marketing strategies. He was also an entertainment supervisor at Swandor Hotels & Resorts in Cam Ranh, where he helped design and execute sports and entertainment programs and managed event operations.

Yury studied an Economist of Marketing degree from Belarus State Economic University.

In his new role with Alma, Yury oversees the resort’s comprehensive sports and recreation portfolio, including all recreational and entertainment facilities, wellness-focused initiatives, children’s programs and signature experiences. He aims to further boost guest engagement, diversify recreational offerings and support operational excellence across the resort’s leisure services.

“Yury brings an exceptional mix of creativity and guest-experience insight to Alma’s recreation program,” said Alma’s managing director Herbert Laubichler-Pichler. “His proven ability to design innovative activities and enhance service quality makes him a great addition to our leadership group. We are excited for the energy and expertise he will bring to Alma’s extensive recreational landscape.”

About Alma 

Situated on Vietnam’s emerging Cam Ranh peninsula fronting Long Beach, Alma resort commands some 30 hectares of inspiring ground. Emblematic of Vietnam’s maturation as a destination, the bold and spacious integrated resort offers 580 oversized suites and pavilions that all afford sweeping vistas of the ocean, including contemporary three bedroom oceanfront pavilions each totalling 224sqm with a living room, four bathrooms and a private pool. Alma features a broad spectrum of restaurants helmed by top chefs, a food court with an array of local and international cuisine, as well as a sports bar, pool bar and beach bar. Other highlights include 12 swimming pools cascading down to the beach and a waterpark with a lazy river, slides, wave pool and kids pool. Other highlights include a 13-treatment room spa, 75-seat cinema, convention centre, amphitheater, science museum, gymnasium and yoga room, 18-hole mini golf course, a youth centre with virtual reality games, a kid’s club, golf simulator, onsite sustainable farm and even an ‘Alma Mart’ mini supermarket. Alma Resort was called out as the top resort in Southeast Asia, the No. 2 resort in Asia and No. 9 resort worldwide in the 2024 Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards. Alma scored 99.2 on the US-based publication’s 100-point award survey. The World’s Best Awards are widely considered to be one of the most important awards in the worldwide hospitality industry.

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