Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton's (NYSE: HLT) contemporary luxury hotel brand, today announced plans to bring the global brand to Manama, Bahrain, following the signing of an agreement to open Conrad Residences Bahrain Financial Harbour in 2022 at the upcoming state-of-the-art, mixed-use development First Energy Bank Tower.
Dubai-based Jumeirah Group has appointed Kiriti Anchan as the general manager for Jumeirah Royal Saray Bahrain.
As the season begins in the Kingdom of Bahrain, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain proudly welcomes its newest leader to the resort’s Executive team, Agusti Curto Calbet. In his new position as Hotel Manager, Curto will direct hotel operations while overseeing the full Rooms Division and Royal Beach Club facilities.
Varma will take charge of the sales operations and customer relationships for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar, which represent key growth countries for Sabre in the Middle East. He is tasked with managing customer relationships, as well as identifying and executing commercial and new sales opportunities to help accelerate growth in the region.
Swiss-Belhotel International has announced the appointment of Peter De Bondt as the General Manager for Grand Swiss-Belresort Seef Bahrain. A Belgian national, with over three decades of extensive experience in the hospitality industry, greater part of which was spent with Accor Hotels, Peter is a seasoned hotelier. The Grand Swiss-Belresort Seef - a 5-star luxury hotel featuring 193 rooms and suites equipped with the finest facilities - is expected to open soon.
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world's leading hotel companies, has announced the signing of Staybridge Suites Manama Al Seef, marking the debut of the brand in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Expected to open in January 2020, the 128-room extended stay hotel will operate under a management agreement with major developer, Bin Faqeeh Real Estate Investment Company S.P.C. The signing was held with the attendance of H.E. Sheikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa, CEO of Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) in the headquarters of the Bin Faqeeh Real Estate Investment Company S.P.C.
Swiss-Belhotel International has appointed Khalil Srour as the Hotel Manager of Swiss-Belresidences Juffair in Bahrain. Khalil brings superb international hospitality experience spanning more than 27 years in Australia and the Middle East.
Swiss-Belhotel International has appointed Chris Muth as the General Manager for Swiss-Belsuites Admiral Juffair in Bahrain. Chris has over two decades of outstanding experience in the hospitality industry spanning Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Daring, unique, playful are just a few words that come top of mind when experiencing one of Chef Yann Lejard'ssignature dishes. Like a modern-day disruptor turning the simplicities of food into plated works of our art, his talents have taken him across Europe, into major Michelin Star restaurants, before arriving to the region, first in Saudi and then to the Kingdom of Bahrain in 2014 where he assumed the role of Chef de Cuisine for the award-winning Plumsrestaurant. Proving his leadership with a promotion to Executive Sous Chef in 2016, in his new role as Executive Chef of the five-star Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain, Lejard will oversee a culinary team of 130 chefs, along with the menu creation and kitchen operations of the resort's 11 restaurants, in-room dining and banquet catering divisions.
Philipp John Economou is the new area general manager of InterContinental Regency Bahrain.
Jeremy Canivet joins The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain as their new Director of Sales and Marketing. A long-time hospitality veteran, Canivet brings with him nearly two decades of luxury experience, working with notable brands that include The Ritz Carlton, Fairmont, St. Regis and Kempinski. Canivet's most recent appointment was at The Ritz-Carlton, Al Bustan Palace as Director of Sales from 2013 - 2016.
Andrea Colla has joined The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain as the new executive assistant manager (EAM)- Food and Beverage.Originally from Asolo, Italy, Colla will oversee all facets of the food and beverage operations, including the resort's award-winning restaurants, in-room dining, and banquets catering division.Bringing over two decades of luxury hospitality experience to the resort, Colla has worked for some of the greatest names in hospitality, including The Ritz and The Savoy in London; The St. Regis, Rome; and most recently for the Four Season Hotels and Resorts in both Europe and Riyadh.Colla holds a Hospitality Management Certificate from Cornell University and Food and Beverage and Catering Management Certificate from the Institute Alberghiero Giuseppe Maffioli, Castelfranco Veneto. As a complement to his honourable career in luxury hospitality, many of his restaurants have also received top accolades from Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards to regional best dining awards in Dining Out and more.
With 18 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Teodor began his career in Europe at the JW Marriott Bucharest in 2000. He moved to the Middle East in 2006 and continued his journey with Marriott working with many of the group's hotels in the region.
Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay announces the appointment of Jason Rodgers as Hotel Manager of the landmark urban hotel that recently transformed into a fully-fledged island resort with the addition of The Four Seasons Beach.
De Villèle's career began in the hospitality industry more than 35 years ago after graduating from the world-renowned École Hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland with a degree in Hotel Management. His first role was as an F&B Manager at the Hilton Strasbourg. Since then, his career has crossed multiple continents with tenures in award-winning properties and senior management and executive roles for St. Regis, Four Seasons, Hilton, InterContinental (IHG), Orient-Express Hotels, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Savoy Group and TAJ Hotels. Highlights of these vast experiences with leading brands, include: serving as Lebanon Area General Manager for Habtoor Hospitality; leading the opening of The Lanesborough in Hyde Park, London; managing major renovations at the legendary Belmond La Samanna with Belmond Ltd. (formally Orient-Express Hotels); and serving as the Vice President of Business Development & Operations in Europe where he helped to establish the noted Taj 51 Buckingham Gate.
Mehdi Hanayen has been appointed to the role of general manager of the Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa, after having joined the property as director of operations in 2017.
Swiss-Belhotel International has announced the appointment of Alban Dutemple as the General Manager of Swiss-Belhotel Seef Bahrain. Alban is a seasoned hotelier with over three and a half decades of outstanding experience in the industry with some of the world's leading hospitality brands. Out of this, his longest stint was with the Accor Group where he spent nearly 19 years serving various hotels in different capacities.
Bahrain Marina Development Company (BMDC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Social Insurance Organisation, has appointed Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts as the hotel management company for the luxury hotel and waterfront villas located in "Bahrain Marina", an iconic waterfront complex currently under development in the capital of Manama.
wiss-Belhotel International (SBI) has appointed Mr. Bert Plas as the General Manager for Grand Swiss-Belresort Seef in Bahrain. Mr. Plas entered the hospitality industry upon completion of his education from the prestigious Hesser Hotel Management School in Zurich, Switzerland and Hotel Management School in Zwolle, Netherlands. During the course of his distinguished career, he had the opportunity to work in many senior roles including the position of General Manager with a number of successful hotels such as Crown Plaza Hotel in Trinidad Tobago and Le Meridien Hotel, British Guyana. In 2009, Mr. Plas joined the Sofitel Hotels & Resorts where he stayed for over eight years serving various properties as the General Manager. Prior to joining The Grand Swiss-Belresort Seef, Mr. Plas was the General Manager of Sofitel Jeddah Corniche in KSA since September 2015.
Jumeirah Group"s first hotel in the Kingdom of Bahrain will open on Wednesday 28th February 2018. Jumeirah Royal Saray offers a new wave of understated luxury on a private beach in the northern coastal Seef district. Architecturally inspired by traditional Bahraini summerhouses, the hotel will blend history and modern culture with a chic dining, spa and pool scene.