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The Salalah Marriott Resort, Oman, has welcomed Michel Pierre Sursock as new general manager. Sursock has worked as a director of sales and marketing across the region and was pre-opening general manager at Royal Tulip Mirbat Resort & Spa in Salalah which became the first Marriott resort in Oman.
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Eddé Sands Hotel and Wellness Resort, Lebanon, has announced the appointment of Joanne Zarifé as its new marketing manager. Previously public relations and communications manager at InterContinental Mzaar she has more than seven years’ experience in the industry.
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Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi has appointed Graeme Ure (pictured) as executive assistant manager in charge of food and beverage. Ure joined Rotana in 2005 as assistant food and beverage manager, opening two properties. The hotel has also welcomed Carmelo Rosselli as Italian executive sous chef in charge of Prego’s kitchen.
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Arabian Adventures (AA) has announced the promotion of Luc Delcomminette to vice president, Arabian Adventures. He has been with the company nine years and previously managed the operations department where he led the design and implementation of IT.
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The City Seasons Group of Hotels has appointed Nehal Rizvi as director of sales and marketing for the two Dubai properties.
Rizvi has been in the hospitality industry for more than 26 years. He moved to the UAE in 2002 joining the Riviera Hotel, Deira, Dubai and the Metropolitan Deira Hotel.
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Stefan Eiche has been appointed SAS Scandinavian Airlines general manager for the UAE. He is overseeing the fourth Dubai-Copenhagen winter season as well as handling the Middle East, African, Indian and Middle and South American markets. He spent the last eight years as country sales manager for SAS in Germany.
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Oman Air has appointed Abdulrazaq bin Juma Alraisi (pictured) as chief commercial officer. He has held several positions at Oman Air including general manager worldwide sales. The airline has also appointed Richard Hodges as chief officer, hotels and catering.
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The Hotel JAL Tower Dubai has made new additions to its management team. Joseph Karam (pictured) has been promoted to hotel manager. Soumana Amar joins as director of rooms and Sebastein Castelot becomes executive chef.
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Horst Walther-Jones has been appointed general manager of the Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach Dubai. He was previously general manager of the Mövenpick Resort Al Nawras in Saudi Arabia. During his 30 years in the hospitality industry, he has worked throughout Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
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Candice Turner rejoins the Dubai Marriott Hotels as public relations manager. In her new role she will oversee the JW Marriott Hotel Dubai, Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel & Suites, Courtyard by Marriott Dubai Green Community as well as the Marriott Executive Apartments Dubai Creek and Dubai Green Community.
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Etihad Airways has appointed Jumana Jihad Amleh as the airline’s new country manager for Jordan. Amleh, who has more than 10 years’ aviation experience previously held a variety of senior sales positions in Jordan working for Emirates Airline.
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The Radisson Blu Residence, Dubai Marina has appointed Rekha Jayawardana as director of sales and marketing. She started her career at Le Méridien Dubai in 2001 as groups and conferences executive and joined Rezidor in 2009 as director of sales at the Park Inn Abu Dhabi, Yas Island.
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Sayed Tayoun has joined InterContinental Abu Dhabi as director of sales and marketing. He first joined IHG in 2005 at InterContinental Doha where he was promoted to director of sales and, in 2007, moved to lead the sales and marketing team at Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi.
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The Grand Millennium Al Wahda has appointed Anzelle Johnson (pictured) as spa manager. She moved to the UAE in 2009 to join the Radisson Blu Hotel on Yas Island. The hotel’s Porto Bello Italian restaurant has appointed Lev Muradov as the new chef and Marco Di Pasquale as restaurant manager.
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TUR, Scandinavia’s leading travel trade event has welcomed a new exhibition manager.
Per Magnusson, originally a business lawyer, joined TUR in January 2008, following six years at the Swedish Fair and Congress Centre in Gothenburg where he worked as a project manager.