The City Seasons Group of hotels has appointed Syed Mehdi to head up the sales and marketing for its Dubai properties. In his new role Mehdi will be responsible for all areas of sales and marketing for both Dubai properties. Mehdi has spent the last four years with Samaya Hotels & Resorts overseeing the group’s Dubai and Sharjah hotels where he was promoted from sales manager to director of sales and marketing. Prior to that he was sales and marketing manager at the Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai.