Fairmont The Palm, Dubai has promoted Soumana Ammar to the role of director of operations. Soumana is responsible for overseeing and enhancing the execution of the resort's operational procedures and delivering key strategic initiatives across the resort.
Hotel chains, Aloft and Element Me'aisam Dubai have appointed Davisha Burrowes as their complex head chef.
Santosh has over 25 years' experience in the hospitality and travel industry sectors, having worked extensively in Dubai in most of his career journey. He started his career in Dubai in 1992 and worked with various hospitality and tourism sectors such as Wi nchester Group, Al Faris Group, Urban Tourism and Damac Properties among others. His last post prior to Avani and Oaks was as Cluster Director of Sales of Millennium Hotels and Resorts. A non-novice to MINOR Hotels International, he was formerly the Sales and Marketing Manager and a part of pre-opening team for Oaks Liwa Heights Dubai JLT from 2008 to 2010. Santosh reports directly to the Cluster General Manager Mr Siva Ram. Putta who oversees the 3 properties namely, Avani Deira Dubai with 215 keys, Oaks Liwa Heights Hotels & Apartments JLT Dubai with 168 keys and Oaks Liwa Executive Suites Abu Dhabi with 54 keys.
The Luxury Collection, a unique ensemble of more than 110 iconic luxury hotels in more than 30 countries, and Sofía Sanchez de Betak, the New York-based art director and fashion consultant, announce the launch of an exclusive capsule collection inspired by Emirati art and culture. The items, ranging from an oryx inspired long robe to an Arabian safari jumpsuit, are available for retail worldwide starting today, including Moda Operandi, Le Bon Marché, Bergdorf Goodman, The Webster, MatchesFashion, The Luxury Collection Store and Chufy.com. This marks the second fashion collection Sanchez de Betak creates in collaboration with The Luxury Collection, with whom she previously traveled to Japan.
Director of sales for Towers Rotana, Dordije Jabucanin will work closely with the property's senior management team to strengthen the hotel's strategy across key market segments and hitting targets.
Director of revenue, Abhishek Ray will drive revenue and e-distribution efforts for the 528 key hotel rooms and serviced apartments, including six dining and entertainment outlets, meeting rooms and a ballroom.
Zanardi who joined the company in 2015 as general manager for One&Only Portonovi in Montenegro, will drive the entire operation, overseeing guest rooms and suites as well as over 24 dining experiences and waterscape attractions.
Millennium Al Barsha, Millennium Atria Business Bay and Millennium Montrose Executive Apartments have appointed Hossam Nabil as their cluster director of sales and marketing.
Fairmont The Palm has appointed Kai Winkler as its general manager.
Conrad Dubai the 5 star luxury hotel located on Sheikh Zayed Road is pleased to announce the appointment of Khaled Khaled as its Director of Operations. In this role, Khaled will provide strategic leadership and oversee the hotel's daily operations including rooms, food and beverage and banqueting services. Khaled joins the property from his previous role as Hotel Manager of the Grand Hotel Plaza in Rome.Khaled brings with him over 19 years hospitality experience having firs t joined the Hilton family in 2008 at Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri in which he held various operational positions before joining the pre-opening team of Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam. Among a great number of achievements throughout his career, Khaled was selected in 2012 for the Top Talent program for W&S Europe and in 2013, won best project of the year with immediate implementation in the region. His strengths lie in his proven track record of effective leadership and management of various aspects of hotels.
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement to develop a new Holiday Inn hotel at the upcoming 'Dubai Deira Islands'. The signing is aligned with IHG's strategy to increase its midscale offering in the Middle East and cater to the diverse profiles of guests visiting the region.
Bringing almost two decades of experience with her, Alison Kiewiet van Eeden has taken up the role of executive chef at Novotel & Ibis Dubai Deira City Centre, Hotelier Middle East's sister title Caterer Middle East reported.
Avani Hotels & Resorts has appointed Amer Ammar as the opening general manager of the Avani Ibn Battuta Dubai Hotel.Ammar will oversee the launch, daily functions of the 360-key hotel.
Millennium Atria Business Bay has appointed Ziad El Hawi as its hotel manager.
Hyatt Place Dubai/Wasl District has appointed Bhishmaraj Singh as its cluster hotel manager.
Mahmoud Abdelnaby, an Egyptian national, has more than 14 years of hospitality experience. Prior to this appointment, Abdelnaby was the director of sales for Rotana, Salalah where he was in charge of sales, catering and the events departments. During his tenure with Rotana, he has hosted World Health Organisation ministerial events in addition to restructuring the sales office and implementing the new MICE policy and standard operating procedure. He was also the assistant director of sales at the Hilton Garden Inn, Mall of the Emirates, and Dubai from November 2016 to March 2018. Abdelnaby started his career with Hilton Hotels & Resorts in their regional sales office in Egypt as the regional sales coordinator. He worked with them for almost 10 years before taking on the mantle of Deputy Sales Director of Cairo Ramses Hilton in 2015.
A French national, Rahhaoui has more than seven years of experience in the hospitality industry. She started her career in 2012 with the Marriott Hotel Paris Champs-Élysées, France as the sales and marketing executive.Prior to joining Meliã Desert Palm Dubai, Rahhaoui was hotel operations mManager for The Act Hotel & 72 Hotel, UAE. She has also worked with The Retreat Palm Dubai MGallery by Sofitel as their pre-opening guest experience manager and PR and business development manager.
Today, the highly anticipated Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) opens its doors, joining two other Waldorf Astoria properties in the UAE and reinforcing the brand as the pinnacle of luxury in the region. The 275-room hotel is a welcome addition to Dubai's bustling financial district, bringing a slice of the French Riviera with its stylish rooftop bar and pool, a piece of New York City with acclaimed restaurant Bull & Bear and a timeless design that evokes the elegance of the 1960s.
With over 7 years' experience in 5-star hotels & resorts, McKenzie will be overseeing Front Office, Concierge, Spa & Pool's working with the relevant departments to drive new projects, incremental revenue & overall guest satisfaction. Before moving to Dubai and Radisson Blu, McKenzie spent two years at InterContinental London - The O2, with recently holding the position of Front of House Manager having previously spent five years at the Celtic Manor Resort in a variety of roles from Chef de Rang to Assistant Reception Manager.
Unverdi will now oversee all day-to-day operations of the five-star Rixos The Palm Dubai Hotel & Suites, Rixos Premium Dubai, Rixos Saadiyat Island and Rixos Bab Al Bahr.