TIME Grand Plaza Hotel’s new GM

August 28,2019 0 Rita Ghantous

UAE-headquartered hospitality company, TIME Hotels, has boosted its executive team with the appointment of Bernard Fantoli as the new GM at TIME Grand Plaza Hotel in Dubai. He will assume the overall responsibility for the day to day management and operation of the 232-room hotel. This will also include the recruitment and development of staff and annual budgets. Furthermore, Fantoli will set strategic plans aimed to drive the operational excellence of the hotel and boost team productivity.

With more than 20 years of experience, Fantoli has worked on four continents, including numerous F&B posts across Europe, China, the Caribbean and several senior management positions both in the UAE and in his native Belgium for some of the leading global hospitality brands such as Hilton and Marriott. Fantoli will also bring in-depth knowledge of TIME Hotels’s F&B division having worked as Corporate Director since 2014 before his most recent promotion.

Commenting on the appointment, Mohamed Awadalla, CEO, TIME Hotels said, “Bernard’s skill set, paired with his international knowledge and sound understanding of the hospitality industry will be vital to the success of our brand as we continue to expand our portfolio throughout 2019 and beyond as well as continue to refine our existing offering. We have always thrived on providing exceptional standards and high levels of service and with our latest appointment we are further endorsing this commitment.”

Fantoli added, “It is an exciting time to work for TIME Hotels as the company moves forward with its expansion plans with 20 hotels set to open by 2025. I am confident that my multi-layered and multi-market experience, as well as my innovative approach, will help me to develop a dynamic team, which will support the company’s growth ambitions as well as exceed guests’ expectations.”

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Rita Ghantous

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Rita Ghantous is a hospitality aficionado and a passionate writer with over 9 years’ experience in journalism and 5 years experience in the hospitality sector. Her passion for the performance arts and writing, started early. At 10 years old she was praised for her solo performance of the Beatles song “All My Love” accompanied by a guitarist, and was approached by a French talent scout during her school play. However, her love for writing was stronger. Fresh out of school, she became a freelance journalist for Noun Magazine and was awarded the Silver Award Cup for Outstanding Poetry, by The International Library of Poetry (Washington DC). She studied Business Management and earned a Masters degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), her thesis was published in the Proche-Orient, Études en Management book. She then pursued a career in the hospitality industry but didn’t give up writing, that is why she launched the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Newsletter. Her love for the industry and journalism led her to Hospitality Services - the organizers of the HORECA trade show in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as Salon Du Chocolat, Beirut Cooking Festival, Whisky Live and other regional shows. She is currently the Publications Executive of Hospitality News Middle East, Taste & Flavors and Lebanon Traveler. It is with ultimate devotion for her magazines that she demonstrates her hospitality savoir-faire.