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1Andrew Stegen joins the Westward Look team after managing the Stockton Seaview Golf Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the past three years. The East Coast resort is a member of Dolce Hotels and Resorts, also under the Wyndham Hotel Group umbrella. A 100-year-old former private club,
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1One&Only Resorts has appointed Jerome Colson as General Manager, One&Only Seef, Bahrain, effective 1 August 2016. In his new role, Jerome will be responsible for the successful opening in 2017 and for the on-going operation of One&Only Seef, Bahrain. Jerome joined One&
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1Upcoming property Al Baleed Salalah Resort by Anantara in Oman, which is currently expected to open on October 1 2016, has confirmed the appointment of James Hewitson as general manager for the resort. A British national, Hewitson speaks fluent English, French and Arabic. He has worked with Anantara for five
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1Ayman Ashor brings with him more than 20 years of experience, after working for international chains in Egypt, the Netherlands and Germany. These include operators such as AccorHotels, Hilton Worldwide, Starwood Hotels, Danat Hotels & Resorts, Concorde Hotels, Iberotel Hotels & Resorts, Chagall Hotel Group, Steigenberger Hotel Group, Jumeirah Group,
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1Kevin Brooke has been appointed as the new general manager of the Cliveden House hotel in Berkshire, UK. Brooke, who will join the management team at the five-red-AA-star, 48-bedroom hotel from 1 October 2016, was formerly general manager of the Aman Sveti Stefan in Montenegro, where
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1French national Dan Benzaquen has joined the Mövenpick Resort & Spa Tala Bay Aqaba as the new general manager. Benzaquen brings 13 years of hospitality experience to the Red Sea property. He joins the Mövenpick resort in Aqaba directly from one of Mövenpick’s sister properties in Jordan, the Mövenpick
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1Four-star complex Novotel & Adagio Abu Dhabi Al Bustan has added to its team with the appointment of Anil Mehta as the director of revenue. An Indian national, Mehta has more than 16 years of experience in the hospitality industry, with a diploma in hotel management. He started his
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1Hawks Cay Resort Vice President Managing Director Sheldon Suga recently appointed Yunior Rodriguez to resort director and Jessica Barrett to food and beverage director. Yunior Rodriguez has been promoted from food and beverage director to resort director. A Cuban native, Rodriguez relocated to Miami after college where he began his
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1Scheduled for completion in December 2016, the first Kerry Hotel in Hong Kong has announced a key appointment to the Executive Team. James Chow, Director of Sales & Marketing, will be spearheading the marketing, sales, revenue and event management strategies for the newest 5-star property of Shangri-La Hotels
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Typsy.com trays to help improving training in the hospitality industry. The Melbourne-based company has developed an online training platform that helps hospitality professionals improve their skills. Through access to a library of online video courses, users can learn practical tips from the world’s best instructors. Typsy.com
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1Wyndham Hotel Group unveils plans for a five-star Wyndham Hotels and Resorts in Danang’s Son Tra district, set to become the city’s tallest building at 199 metres. The four-tower condotel complex currently under construction will stand at 57-storeys at its tallest point and will consist
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1Predominately Buddhist Thailand has opened its first halal hotel as hopes to attract more Muslim visitors and boost one of the few bright spots in its economy. Nearly 30 million foreign tourists came to Thailand last year but only about 658,000 were from the Middle East, according to industry