June 27, 2017

Philip Dewar has been appointed as General Manager at Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong

Deluxe harbour-front Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong has appointed Philip Dewar, a seasoned hotelier with almost three decades’ work experience in the travel and hospitality industry, as general manager. Prior to this, Mr Dewar was general manager of Shangri-La Hotel, Guangzhou in China.Of Scottish nationality, Mr Dewar embarked on his professional hospitality career in a Hong Kong luxury hotel in 1989. With years of professional exposure and holding different senior positions at a number of international hotel groups and private clubs in various destinations, including Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong, Mr Dewar is well-versed in this field and is delighted to bring his knowledge and experience back to Hong Kong. No stranger to Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Mr. Dewar has worked at several Shangri-La properties, including The Aberdeen Marina Club in Hong Kong, Shangri‑La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa, Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia, Shangri-La Hotel, Shenzhen and Shangri-La Hotel, Guangzhou. With his extensive experience and expertise, Mr Dewar will oversee nearly 800 employees and the management of the hotel’s 688 guestrooms, seven food and beverage outlets, 24-hour in-room dining, 15 function rooms, including a pillar-free Grand Ballroom that caters to up to 700 people, and all other facilities that meet the business and leisure needs of international travellers. Without a doubt, he will lead the property to greater heights in terms of hotel performance, service standards and enhancing value for customers, owners and business partners to become the ultimate choice for customers.

General Management Asia Pacific Hong Kong (SAR) Kowloon