Movenpick’s Marc Descorzaille discusses key factors to consider when assessing a hotel’s performance
We focus on growth markets where we have development experience and strong business and guest relationships.
Dagmar Symes joins Oman’s Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort as GM
She has over three decades of experience in both the hotel and luxury retail industries across Europe and the Middle East.
Louvre Hotels’ Amine Moukarzel highlights the global shift impacting the MENA region
Challenges are numerous as we progress in certain cities with new projects whereby the cost of construction is key.
Kempinski’s Henk Meyknecht expects to see long-term growth, particularly in the luxury segment
We expect to see further activity in the luxury segment as a result of expanding strategic interests and global business outreach efforts of many markets in the region where we currently operate.
IHG’s Pascal Gauvin reveals the key to enabling high value growth
We are looking at expanding our presence in new markets such Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, in North Africa.
Preferred Hotels & Resorts appointed Nicolas Villemin as regional director for the Middle East & North Africa
He joins Preferred Hotels & Resorts with 20 years’ industry experience and has spent more than ten years working in the Middle East.
Owner’s Den
Saad Audeh, chairman of Campbell Gray Hotels and a founding member and director of Audeh Group of Companies, traces his journey into the hotel business and offers his thoughts on which regional markets show potential
Reclaiming The Golden Era
As Lebanon’s hospitality sector moves to recapture the golden period of 2009 – 2011, Tony Ramy, restaurateur and president of the Syndicate of Owners of Restaurants, Cafés, Night-Clubs & Pastries, tracks the changes he’s witnessed in the industry over the years and shares where he sees potential for startups and growth
Meet The Chef: Melissa O’Donnell
As part of Massaya Faqra’s International Chefs Program celebrating 20 years of winemaking in Lebanon, Chef Melissa O’Donnell flew in from New York City for two days to mark the occasion and cook a special menu, inspired by Lil’ Gem – her ‘Lebanese-ish’ restaurant in the Big Apple. Here, O’Donnell tells HN how she set out to capture the flavors, sentiments and nostalgia of the Lebanese cuisine she remembers from her childhood
Alan Geaam Takes Culinary World By Storm
A self-taught chef, Alan Geaam became the world’s first and only Lebanese Michelin star awardee just 10 months after opening his fourth restaurant “I received the global industry’s highest culinary honor for incorporating Lebanese techniques and ingredients into French dishes,” he told HN.
