Karim Abdelhamid

Abdelhamid will be managing InterContinental Dubai Festival City, InterContinental Residence Suites Dubai Festival City, and Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City and Festival Arena.

He will be responsible for establishing new operational and commercial synergies for the hotels to improve financial performance. He will be manage properties consisting of 1,088 keys and 10 F&B venues. Abdelhamid brings with him close to 20 years' experience with senior leadership roles, having previously worked at the Ritz-Carlton in New York City as F&B manager, resort manager at Marriot International and sales and service manager at The Plaza Hotel in New York again. His experience in the region includes being part of the pre-opening team for Sofitel Cataract in Egypt.