Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announced the appointment of Alka Patel as director, communications for the Fairmont Dubai. Patel brings over six years of experience to her new role. She joined Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in 2003 as public relations assistant at The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, Canada. In 2006, she was promoted to public relations manager and a year later joined the Fairmont Dubai as public relations manager.