Guzman Muela has been appointed as General Manager at Time Oak Hotel & Suites
Fluent in four languages, Muela has worked on four continents, including food and beverage positions in Latin America and senior management positions in his native Spain.
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JLL strengthens its Hotels and Hospitality Business In the Mena Region
JLL, the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm, has announced it is expanding its breadth of services in the Hotels & Hospitality Group (H&HG) in the MENA region.
Hicham Hassouni has been appointed as VP development, Middle East at Rosewood Hotel Group
Mr. Hassouni has over 15 years experience in hotel development in key Middle East markets among which eight years were spent in Dubai in senior positions including vice president of development, Middle East & Africa at Fairmont Raffles Hotels International; senior director of development, Middle East at AccorHotels Group and vice president of hotels, Middle East & Africa at Jones Lang LaSalle. Previously, he was senior manager and member of the executive committee at Colliers International in Morocco, establishing the company’s real estate and hospitality advisory business unit. He began his career as financial auditor with KPMG in France after graduating from NEOMA Business School with a master’s degree in management.
Ahmad Shaban has been appointed as Area Director of Sales and Marketing, Middle East & Africa at Meliá Hotels International
Ahmad Shaban-Fernandez who was appointed as the area director of sales and marketing, Middle East & Africa in October 2016. Shaban-Fernandez also hails from Jordan and has represented the likes of Rotana in the United Arab Emirates, Marriott International in Kuwait and Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Intercontinental Hotel Group in Jordan.
Dubai's hotel supply surpasses 100,000 rooms
The opening of the Hotel Westin Dubai Al Habtoor City last August with 1,004 rooms including 142 suites, pushes Dubai's hotel supply over the symbolic 100,000 room mark, making the Emirate one of the most mature hotel markets on the planet. On this occasion, Dubai Tourism and its CEO Helal Saeed Almarri organized an official event bringing together the regions primary players. Dubai Tourism expects to see steady growth in nights until the culmination point that should be the World Exposition 2020, the first organized in the Middle East, based on the theme 'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future'.
Richard Alexander has been appointed as General Manager at Jumeirah Al Naseem
Jumeirah has announced the executive team tasked with managing the 1 December opening of Madinat Jumeirah’s newest hotel Jumeirah Al Naseem, the 430-room ‘resort within a resort’ that completes the ‘Arabian Resort of Dubai’. General Manager, Richard Alexander, returns to Dubai and Jumeirah Group after eight years working internationally in the Caribbean, Las Vegas and London. British national Richard has more than 30 years’ luxury hotel experience and is very familiar with Madinat Jumeirah having been Jumeirah Mina A’ Salam’s General Manager in 2008. His career has taken him and his family around the world, from Spain to Greece, Japan, USA, Australia and Indonesia. Richard brings a fresh approach to service and a desire to surprise and exceed guests’ expectations and perceptions of the Dubai of today.
Ben Ackhurst has been appointed as Director of Food and Beverage at Jumeirah Al Naseem
Jumeirah has announced the executive team tasked with managing the 1 December opening of Madinat Jumeirah’s newest hotel Jumeirah Al Naseem, the 430-room ‘resort within a resort’ that completes the ‘Arabian Resort of Dubai’.
Kremi McCabe has been appointed as Executive Assistant Manager of Rooms at Jumeirah Al Naseem
Jumeirah has announced the executive team tasked with managing the 1 December opening of Madinat Jumeirah’s newest hotel Jumeirah Al Naseem, the 430-room ‘resort within a resort’ that completes the ‘Arabian Resort of Dubai’.
Mohamed Morgan has been appointed as Chief Engineer at Jumeirah Al Naseem
Jumeirah has announced the executive team tasked with managing the 1 December opening of Madinat Jumeirah’s newest hotel Jumeirah Al Naseem, the 430-room ‘resort within a resort’ that completes the ‘Arabian Resort of Dubai’.
Tobias Pfister has been appointed as Executive Chef at Jumeirah Al Naseem
Jumeirah has announced the executive team tasked with managing the 1 December opening of Madinat Jumeirah’s newest hotel Jumeirah Al Naseem, the 430-room ‘resort within a resort’ that completes the ‘Arabian Resort of Dubai’.
Saskia Polhout has been appointed as General Manager at Jumeirah Al Naseem
Jumeirah has announced the executive team tasked with managing the 1 December opening of Madinat Jumeirah’s newest hotel Jumeirah Al Naseem, the 430-room ‘resort within a resort’ that completes the ‘Arabian Resort of Dubai’. The final example of Jumeirah’s internal growth and talent development strategy is Saskia Polhout, Executive Housekeeper of Jumeirah Al Naseem. Born in the Netherlands, Saskia will lead one of the hotel’s largest teams in the housekeeping department and will oversee exciting projects such as developing the new floral style for Jumeirah Al Naseem and curating a fun and creative children’s amenity programme, for which she will draw on the inspiration of her own three children. Saskia joined Jumeirah in 2005 as Assistant Executive Housekeeper in Jumeirah Beach Hotel and was promoted in 2007 to the position of Housekeeping Manager in Madinat Jumeirah until the promotion to her current role.
Marianne Albalkhi has been appointed as Complex Director of Human Resources at Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection
Albalkhi started her GCC hospitality career as pre-opening HR & integration manager at the Fairmont Makkah in Saudi Arabia, having previously worked for more than 10 years in various Fairmont properties across Canada, the USA and the UK.
Radwa Safwat has been appointed as complex director of marketing at Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection
With 18 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, Safwat began her career at the Conrad Cairo, where she was part of the pre-opening team, and remained with the hotel for eight years.
Gokul Raman has been appointed as Food and Beverage Manager at Millennium Plaza Hotel
Gokul Raman will be responsible for managing all food and beverage operations and delivering excellent guests’ culinary experience. With his exceptional skills he will forecast, plan and manage all F&B areas, employee and finance. With his 21 years of experience, he will excel at maximizing sales and revenue to the hotel through customer satisfaction and employee engagement.
Farzana Rahman has been appointed as director of housekeeping at Amwaj Rotana Jumeirah Beach
Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Rahman brings with her more than 10 years’ international experience in front office, housekeeping and spa management positions
Jo-Ella Moore has been appointed as Hotel Manager at Wyndham Dubai Marina
Moore has joined the 32-storey, 486-room, four-star property to oversee all operations of the hotel, while reporting to cluster manager Rogier M. Hurkmans.
The Ajman Palace Hotel General Manager Stresses on Capitalizing on the MICE Sector at Hotelier Great GM Debate
Speaking on a panel discussion today at the Hotelier Middle East Great GM Debate held in Dubai, Ferghal Purcell, General Manager of The Ajman Palace Hotel stressed on the massive Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) opportunity in the region. The industry wide annual conference, that brought together the strongest line-up of speakers, gave hoteliers a chance to discuss the most pressing issues and challenges posed by the current geopolitical and economic factors.
Sarah Brooks has been appointed as Cluster Director of Human Resources at Ramada Plaza Jumeirah Beach and Ramada Sharjah
Ramada Plaza Jumeirah Beach and Ramada Sharjah has appointed Sarah Brooks as the new cluster director of human resources.
W Hotels Worldwide Turns up the Heat with Debut in the United Arab Emirates
NEW YORK -- W Hotels Worldwide, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:HOT), today announced the debut of W Dubai – Al Habtoor City, the brand's first hotel in the Emirate. Owned by the Al Habtoor Group, the design-led lifestyle brand is set to shake up the destination with its rooftop W Lounge, pulsating WET® pool deck and innovative fashion and music happenings. The opening marks the W brand's second outpost in the Middle East, following the debut of W Doha in 2009.
IHG signs Holiday Inn Dubai Science Park
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world's leading hotel companies, announced today the signing of Holiday Inn® Dubai Science Park. The newly built hotel will operate under a management agreement with an affiliate of the Rolaco Group, who also own InterContinental® Dallas, InterContinental® Semiramis, InterContinental®Geneva, Crowne Plaza® Geneva, andCrowne Plaza® Zurich.Scheduled to open in 2019, the hotel is located in Dubai Science Park, the region's first freezone community offering facilities including office and laboratory space, as well as residential units, with the aim of creating a vibrant 'Life Sciences' community. Located near the Arabian Ranches and Motor City, Holiday Inn Dubai Science Park is just fifteen minutes away from one of the largest and busiest shopping malls in the city, Mall of the Emirates.The hotel will comprise of 402 rooms and suites, including five meeting rooms and a conference hall seating 600 guests. To ensure an enjoyable experience for the guests, Holiday Inn Dubai Science Park will also offer four food and beverage outlets, an outdoor swimming pool, and a gym.