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Mary Kiliny has been named Cluster Front Office Manager at Days Hotel by Wyndham Deira

Kiliny will lead up the front office team, which also includes the switchboard, guest relations and concierge services. Her professional acumen spans 15 years across the GCC region in markets including Egypt, Qatar and the UAE at notable hotels such as Sheraton Grand, St. Regis Hotel, Fairmont Towers & Heliopolis, among others. Before Wyndham, she was the guest services manager at St. Regis Doha for a year; working at Dusit in Dubai as duty manager before that. The nearby Wyndham Dubai Deira is also falling under her remit.

Wyndham
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Unveils a Glamorous New Landmark of Luxury in Downtown Dubai

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott International, today announced the opening of The St. Regis Downtown, Dubai. As the newest jewel in an exquisite global portfolio, The St. Regis Downtown, Dubai will feature the celebrated traditions, cherished rituals, and bespoke service born at New York's finest address of 55th and Fifth, and will seamlessly blend the brand's storied history and heritage with the vibrancy of the destination.

St. Regis
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Nrupen Pottavatri has been promoted to Executive Chef at The Retreat Palm Dubai MGallery by Sofitel

Chef Nrupen Pottavatri has been with The Retreat Palm Dubai since November 2017, starting out as sous chef. He was promoted to the role of executive sous chef after eight months, and was eventually named as executive chef. In his role, he will continue to head the culinary team of the hotel's four dining venues namely Vibe all-day dining restaurant, the Arabic dining outlet Bait Al Nakhla, Chapters Café, and Ripples Juice Bar. He is also in-charge of Rayya Nutri, a part of Rayya Wellness brand.

Accor
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Jean-Francois Brun has been appointed as General Manager at 25hours Hotel One Central

Prior to taking up his role at 25hours Hotel One Central, Brun spearheaded the team at SO/ Bangkok. He has also lead teams at other properties such as Premier Village Phu Quoc Resort & Premier Residences Emerald Bay, Premier Village Resort Danang, Novotel Danang Premier Han River, Bellstar Hotels & Resorts, Fiddler Lake Resort, Chateau Beauvallon, Mont-Tremblant and more.

Accor
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Gurnoor Bindra has been appointed as General Manager at Sheraton Mall of the Emirates Hotel

Gurnoor Bindra has taken up her first general manager position after over a decade working in hospitality. Spending the last two years with Aloft City Centre Deira, she now finds herself at Sheraton Mall of the Emirates Hotel, Dubai. Bindra is staying within the Marriott International company, as well as the Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) group. Both Mall of the Emirates and the Sheraton hotel are within MAF's portfolio, as are the Aloft hotel and its connecting mall. Before Aloft, Bindra worked with Starwood - now part of Marriott - for five years. While there, she worked as operations analyst for south Asia; specialist operations and regional operations manager in India. She also worked six months as a senior accountant for The Westin Gurgaon.

Marriott
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Staybridge Suites Dubai Financial Centre is now open

IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG®) and SRG Holding have opened the third Staybridge Suites hotel in the UAE in the heart of Dubai, on the picturesque Sheikh Zayed Road in the middle of all the city action. This 48-story tower sets a familiar and eye-catching feature to Dubai's iconic skyline and is located opposite the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a few steps away from the metro station. The property is surrounded by variety of leisure, dining, shopping and entertainment destinations like City Walk, Coca Cola Arena, La Mer and Dubai Downtown, which includes the city's most Instagram-able and popular landmarks such as The Dubai Mall, Dubai Fountains and Burj Khalifa.

Staybridge Suites
Dubai, United Arab Emirates