Robert Herr has been appointed as Area General Manager at IHG's Le Vendome and Phoenicia, Beirut
Robert Herr has been appointed area general manager (AGM) for the Phoenicia and Le Vendôme InterContinental hotels in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Mandarin Oriental Announces New Hotel And Residences In Beirut
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced that it will manage a new luxury hotel and branded residences currently under development in Beirut. Scheduled to open in 2018, the project provides the Group with a unique opportunity to further extend its reach in the important Middle East market.
Karim El Asmar has been appointed as Company Owner at Morenito Cantina del Barrío
Karim El Asmar ESSEC IMHI 1997 has recently opened Morenito Cantina del Barrío restaurant in Beirut. Morenito is a new concept targeted at offering a latin inspired original culinary experiences and destined for a multi-unit operation in the mid-range F&B sector. Karim is also founder of Neové (Neové is a boutique investment and business development consulting entity) and Hospitality Program Coordinator at Université Saint Joseph in Beirut. Prior to that Karim was co-founder and Managing partner for 7 years of Hodema (a regional consulting company based in Beirut, specialized in the hospitality, restaurant and real estate businesses).
Staybridge Suites Beirut Opens Offering a Home Away From Home
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the opening of Staybridge Suites Beirut, marking the entrance of the international extended-stay hotel brand into Lebanon. Staybridge Suites Beirut is located in Verdun Street in downtown Beirut, within walking distance of the famous Hamra Street, the seafront promenade and local universities, including the American University of Beirut (AUB). The 121-suite hotel offers panoramic views of the city and its apartment-style accommodation and prime location will appeal to guests who are looking for more space to live, work and relax close to the city centre.
Konstantinos Kourotsidis has been appointed as General Manager at Radisson Blu Martinez
Kourostsidis takes over from previous GM Nizam Bou Antoun who will be moving to Saudi Arabia as general manager of the Park inn by Radisson Al Khobar after spending four years and a half years in Beirut. A Greek/German national and graduate from Cornell University in hotel revenue management, Kourotsidis originally started his hospitality career in food and beverage as commis de banquet at the Copthorne and Millennium Hotel, Hanover before later becoming demi chef, chef de banquet and finally restaurant supervisor. In 2000 he joined Rezidor as service manager F&B at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Hanover and moved to Ireland a year later for the opening of the Radisson Blu Hotel in Galway as head waiter F&B before returning to Germany as F&B manager for the Radisson Blu Resort Schloss Fleesensee. Kourostsidis began his career in the Middle East in 2005 when he assisted the pre-opening of the Radisson Blu Resort El Quseir in Egypt as F&B manager before being appointed director F&B at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Alexandria, Egypt in 2008.
Rana El Khoury has been named General Manager at Le Gray
Rana joined Le Gray as Business Development Manager in January 2011 and due to her strong leadership and years of experience in the luxury hospitality sector, she quickly assumed the role of Hotel Manager, overseeing the operational side of the hotel.
Hala Massaad has been appointed as General Manager at 'Raouché Arjaan by Rotana' Hotel
Rotana, the leading hotel management company in the Middle East and Africa, has announced the appointment of Hala Massaad as General Manager of 'Raouché Arjaan by Rotana' hotel in the capital city of Lebanon, Beirut.
Fady Sawaya has been appointed as General Manager at Crowne Plaza Beirut
Fady's sixteen year long career with IHG began in 1996 when he was appointed as Assistant Banquet Manager for Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh. Since then he has played many important roles with IHG in Intercontinental Phoenicia, Beirut followed by InterContinental Hotel Abu Dhabi which lead him to his previous role as Hotel Manager for Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites Abu Dhabi Yas Island.
Beirut blossoms: New hotels open at right time
The latest hotels in Beirut could not have timed their entrance to the market much better. The new properties in the Lebanese capital are benefitting from the recent upswing in revenue per available room as illustrated by data from STR Global, the leading provider of market information to the global hotel industry. RevPAR for year-to-date June 2010 has averaged US$149.79 compared with US$39.56 for the same period in 2007, the worst performance for a first half of a year since 2005 as seen in the graph below. This RevPAR improvement comes as the result of gains in average room rates. The openings included Le Gray (87 guestrooms, November 2009), the Arjaan Raouche Beirut (176, December 2009) and the Four Seasons Beirut (230, January 2010).
Intercontinental Hotel Group Upgrades Historic Beirut Property with VISIONLINE and Signature RFID by VingCard®
VingCard Elsafe, the leading hospitality security provider and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, completed the installation of VISIONLINE, its wireless RF-online system, and Signature RFID, its contactless electronic door locks with NFC cell phone compatibility at the Intercontinental Phoenicia Beirut in Lebanon. The 446-room landmark property of the Middle East was first built in 1961, reopening again in 2000 after some years of closure for restoration. Located on the famous Corniche boardwalk and overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, the grand hotel property sits adjacent to Beirut’s downtown business and banking districts and, over the years, has hosted important world gatherings, such as the 14th Arab League Summit and Lebanese American Chamber of Commerce.
Beirut and Beyond An Unparalleled Insight
This article looks at Lebanon’s hotel and tourism market, and investigates the investment, real estate and lending sectors of the hotel industry as investors, owners, developers, lenders and operators scramble for opportunities in Beirut and beyond.
By Hala Matar Choufany, President - HVS Middle East, Africa and South Asia, Dubai, HVS
Four Seasons Hotel Now Open in Beirut, Lebanon
When the beaming smiles of the doormen at Four Seasons Hotel Beirut dazzle their very first guests, the city will take another quantum step forward in its renaissance as a 21st century metropolis. There are few in Beirut who won’t share the uniformed front men’s sense of pride; ten years in the planning and five years under construction, the Hotel opens as a gleaming statement of intent for the whole country: Come experience warm, genuine Lebanese hospitality.
Orient meets Occident: Five-star Hotel Le Gray opens in Beirut with protel HQ
Arabic tradition blends with western influences. Twenty years after the end of the civil war, Beirut has reclaimed its title as the Paris of the Middle East. Arts, Culture and Capitalism have transformed the Lebanese capital to a vibrant center of attraction for the international travelers. The newly opened five-star hotel, Le Gray Beirut, not only contributes to the luxurious flair of the city but also provides excellent hotel management by using protel HQ.
Hala Massaad has been appointed as General Manager at Hazmieh Rotana
A Lebanese national, Massaad joined the industry as a trainee receptionist in 1996, and made her way up the ladder over the past 13 years, taking on managerial responsibilities through a mix of hard work and result-driven performance. Massaad joined the Rotana group as Executive Assistant Manager of City Centre Rotana - Doha in 2008, and attributed her recent promotion to her personal dedication and commitment to her responsibilities. Located just next to the Damascus highway with easy access to Monot Street, ABC Achrafieh and Beirut Central District, Hazmieh Rotana offers 150 spacious rooms and suites, 3 Food & Beverage outlets in addition to a state-of-the-art facilities fitness centre.
Walid Kanaan has been appointed as General Manager at InterContinental Mzaar Lebanon Mountain Resort and Spa
With over 18 years experience in the hospitality industry Kanaan, who holds a degree in Hotel Management & Tourism from Switzerland, steps into his challenging new role following his previous position as General Manager at the Holiday Inn Salmiya Kuwait. Kanaan worked in some key hotels in the UAE and Morocco before joining IHG in 2001 at one of its flagship properties, InterContinental Phoenicia Beirut, IHG’s first property in the Middle East that has grown to be a national landmark. He has also worked at InterContinental Doha, in Qatar. Kanaan will oversee all operations of the 131-room property, is an ideally located Resort & Spa set in the mountains of Mzaar at an altitude of 2000m and only an hour away from Beirut international airport.