Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, a social and gourmet hub in the heart of UAE’s capital, has appointed Tarek Madanat as the new Director of Sales and Marketing.
Ramada Beach Hotel Ajman has appointed Sameer Yousuf as its new executive housekeeper.
Elias El Bahri has joined the 203 room Holiday Inn Abu Dhabi as the new director of sales and marketing.
Kempinski Hotel Ajman has promoted Daniel Scholles to e-commerce manager.
Seema Pande has joined Al Habtoor City Hotels as commercial director, complex, confirmed Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
Shutters on the Beach, an Edward Thomas Collection property, has appointed Laura McIver as the seaside property’s Hotel Manager. In her new role, McIver will be responsible for leading all aspects of operations for Santa Monica’s acclaimed luxury seaside resort, including elevating service levels and overseeing the resort’s food and beverage programming at destination restaurants 1 Pico and Coast Beach Café and Bar.
Mondo Hospitality has been using eRevMax solutions for the past few years and has benefitted from improved brand exposure and online revenue. Headquartered in Dubai, Mondo Hospitality operates multiple serviced apartments in UAE and Malaysia and believes in delivering "locations that work". Two of their key properties - Suha Hotel Apartments and Al Barsha Hotel Apartments have been using RateTiger Shopper and Channel Manager to monitor and optimize room rates and availability across multiple online sales channels from a single platform.
In her native Spain, Zanfirescu worked in the housekeeping division for InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, AccorHotels and Jumierah Group.
St. Regis Abu Dhabi has appointed Erwin Rachim as the new chief concierge to the hotel.
The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) has named Christine Saldanha, executive housekeeper at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resorts, Dubai, UAE, as winner of the 2016 Lamp of Knowledge Award for Outstanding Distance Learning Student. The Lamp of Knowledge is given to individuals who demonstrate extraordinary commitment to advancing the quality of professionalism and education in the hospitality industry. The Outstanding Distance Learning Student is selected from among those who completed AHLEI's 12-course Hospitality Management Diploma in the previous year.
Carlson Rezidor has appointed Rabih Zein as the new general manager for Radisson Blu Resort, Sharjah.
The City of Gold is about to take on a new attitude with the addition of Hard Rock Hotel Dubai Marina. Of course, we're not moving in quietly. As our first hotel in the United Arab Emirates, we are making our mark in Dubai's second tallest building, the Marina 101 development. Rock stars finally have a place to call home in the UAE, with 288 decked out rooms in the first 33 floors of this 101-story masterpiece.
The Middle Eastern affiliate of the globally renowned Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA) hosted its first annual general assembly during AHIC 2016. The event was attended by professional asset managers & senior executives from leading Hospitality real estate investment organizations from across the region.
HMH is progressing well on its ECO Vision 2020 with the aim of reducing energy and water consumption at the various hotels managed by the group by 20 per cent year on year. In doing so, the pioneer among local hotel chains from the Middle East, is leading the way in sustainability programmes.
The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (EAHM), one of the world's leading hospitality management schools and part of Jumeirah Group, recently signed a cooperation agreement with the Hospitality Asset Managers Association of Middle East and Africa (HAMA MEA).
Henk Meyknecht has been appointed Kempinski Hotels’ Senior Vice President, Regional Operations for the Middle East and Africa. A hotelier with more than 30 years’ experience, Dutch national Henk speaks fluent Dutch, German and English, is a graduate of Maastricht Hotel School in the Netherlands and has a Marketing Degree from Cornell University and a degree in Business Administration from the University of Hong Kong.
Despite significantly reducing both overhead and labour costs, hotels in Abu Dhabi were unable to offset the decline in revenue across the major operating departments this month and as a result year-on-year profit per room dropped by 6.9%, according to the latest data from HotStats.
T he Cristal Group is saddened by the death of a great man, Mr. Peter Blackburn who passed away last night.
Antje Sahling, previously hotel manager, has been promoted to general manager (replacing Michael Martin), alongside Georges El Hachem, who has boarded as director of sales and marketing.
The new director of sales and marketing, El Hachem, was with IHG Group before moving to Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts.