Weng Aow has been appointed as Managing Director at Dara Hotels

The Cambodia-based Dara Hotels Group has appointed Weng Aow as Managing Director.

Weng Aow

Weng worked previously as General Manager of the Dara Airport City Hotel & Spa, the flagship hotel of Dara Hotels Group in Phnom Penh.

He has over 29 years of experience working in the hospitality industry and began his career at the world-famous Raffles Singapore and has worked in the finance and rooms divisions, moving up the ranks to become a General Manager.

Weng has also worked in different hospitality brands before joining Dara Hotels Group including Novotel Phuket Phokeethra & Ibis Styles Phuket of Accor Hotels, Soluxe Hospitality Group, Sokha Hotels & Resort and Angkor Palace Resort & Spa.

As the Managing Director, Weng will focus on developing and executing the group's country-wide consumer strategy, property management, revenue management and its organizational development.

He will also be responsible for the strategic growth of Dara Hotels Group's 4 hospitality brands, 2 premium serviced apartment brands and its Fitness and Spa brand.

A Singapore national, Weng speaks fluent English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Outside the realm of work, he is passionate about reading, and jogging with focus on half marathons.

General Management Cambodia Phnom Penh

Dara Hotels (dara: ផ្កាយ, “star” in Khmer) is the brand name for an initiative by Cambodian investors who, in the early 2000s, decided to join forces to develop a Cambodian hospitality group. Dara Hotels’ vision is to develop quality hotels in strategic locations across the country.