Pascha Bhatti has been appointed as Director of Operations at Hotel Arts Barcelona
In his new role at Hotel Arts Barcelona, The Ritz-Carlton veteran will handle all the aspects of running the landmark property including, but not limited to, the day-to-day management of its award-winning restaurants, bars, spa, and the rooms division.
Boasting an impressive background in luxury hospitality, the 32-year-old hotelier joins Hotel Arts from The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong in China - a Forbes 5 star-rated hotel with a Michelin-starred speciality restaurant. His previous experiences in China also include a stint as Director of Beverage & Food at W Shanghai - The Bund, where he was in charge of the Food & Beverage division and music and event programming, and at The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu as Director of Food & Beverage.
While with The Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai which Mr. Bhatti joined in 2013, he worked his way up from the position of Food & Beverage Service Manager to Assistant Director of Food & Beverage in just four years. There was also a brief stint at The Ritz-Carlton, Sanya, his first international property, and jobs in prestigious hotels in his native Austria before that.