Laura Grosbois previously served as the wellness and nailology manager at Atlantis, The Palm where she managed a total of 70 employees, and was responsible for the hair salons, 20 massage rooms, fitness centre, and the Nailology Nail Bar.
Dusit International's Bassem Zakaria has been promoted to lead two of the company's Dubai hotels. Zakaria was previously GM for Dusit D2 Kenz Dubai since 2018.
Khalidiya Palace Rayhaan by Rotana hotel Abu Dhabi welcomes Harald Feurstein as the newly appointed General Manager, to head the award-winning hospitality team and to lead it to new heights in the provision of first-class hospitality services.
Andrew James McKee has joined Raffles the Palm Dubai as director of culinary operations. He will oversee all F&B operations across the resort.
Nila Suparmi has stepped in as HR director.
Long-time F&B operations boss Arthur Timlin has moved into hotel operations. Serving as F&B director of Hilton Ras Al Khaimah Beach Resort since 2020, Timlin is now director of operations at the property.
Whether it's a blast into suborbital space or a hotel stay among the stars, space tourism entrepreneurs believe one day we'll all be opting for out-of-this-world vacations.The team behind Moon World Resorts reckon so too -- sort of.They want to build a series of gigantic dome-like hotels resembling the moon, sitting here on planet Earth.
The upcoming Terra Solis Dubai property has created its own hospitality management company called Terra Sol Hospitality. The formation of the hospitality management company comes as Terra Solis eyes long-term growth, despite its debut Dubai project set to last eight months only. Alexander Suski has been named the consultant CEO of this new management company.
Cove Rotana in Rask Al Khaimah has appointed Edwin Gomes as the property's new executive chef. He will oversee six bars and two restaurants including the Italian- Mediterranean signature restaurant Basilico.
José Silva is stepping down as CEO of Jumeirah Group, according to an email seen by Hotelier Middle East, sent to Jumeirah staff confirming his departure. Silva was the fourth CEO of Jumeirah, having replaced interim CEO Marc Dardenne. Before that, the role was held by Stefan Leser and Gerald Lawless. One of Silva’s main focuses in his role was to transform Jumeirah, operators of the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, into a global hotel brand. During his tenure, properties such as Jumeirah Bali, Jumeirah Muscat Bay and Jumeirah Maldives Olhahali Island all opened.
Marriott's Fadeel Wehbe has been appointed multi-property general manager at Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre and Le Méridien Fairway.
Cheval Collection has signed a management agreement with Nakheel which will see the debut of its Cheval Maison brand in Dubai.
The top players in the Middle East and Africa’s hospitality sector were honoured at the Future Hospitality Summit Awards today in the presence of Founding Patron of the Arabian Hospitality Investment Conference (AHIC), His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman & Chief Executive of Emirates Airline & Group.
JA Resorts and Hotels has promoted William Harley-Fleming to vice president of operations. Fleming, who has been with JA Resorts and Hotels for over 15 years, brings with him a foundation of result-driven hospitality experience in the Middle Eastern, Asian, and European markets.
Dubai drove a persuasive recovery after travel reopened with a combination of marketing, focusing on value, and expanding its family-oriented offering.
Fairmont The Palm, Dubai has appointed Dominic Arel as general manager. The hotelier has almost three decades of experience with Accor.
Turkish-born Yildirim is already well-versed in the UAE luxury market. She joins the team from Marriott International where she oversaw several of the brand's key properties. Prior to Marriott, Yildirim was with the Rixos brand which has seen strong growth in the market since launching in the last decade.
Hegazy, originally from Egypt, joins the team from Hilton Doha and brings 19 years of experience in hospitality sales and marketing. Experienced in revenue, sales, marketing, finance and business development. While at Hilton Doha, he started as a director of sales, followed by business development manager and lastly commercial director.
Anantara The Palm Dubai has hired a new beverage manager. Anton Bykov takes on the role, previously holding the same post at Nurai Island in the UAE capital. Bykov brings a decade of experience to the role and will work across all of the Palm Jumeirah resort's outlets.
25hours Hotel Dubai One Central - recipient of Breakout Property of the Year during last week's Hotelier Middle East Awards - has named its new general manager. Mads Wolff steps into the role, a sneaker-loving chef-turned-hotel manager looking to bring the enormously successful hotel to even greater heights.