In 1988, he joined HMC as a Director of Rooms and since that time, has held General Manager positions at hotels from South Florida to Texas.

Scrape has managed hotels in the Jackson, MS area since 1987 and had been working as General Manager of the Hampton Inn North in Jackson since 1996.

Two GMs working for Accor in North Queensland are effectively ‘swapping’ roles and cities this month, switching permanently between top jobs at the Mercure Townsville and Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort.

The Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel with 580 guest rooms, 1,200 sq m of meeting space, and views of the Doha skyline and Arabian Gulf is in line with Marriott Hotels’ new brand strategy.

An Australian by nationality, most recently John was Director of Food & Beverage at Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa.

The opening has created 530 jobs, a figure due to increase to 600 by the end of the year, in addition to the 3,000 workers, master craftsmen and architects who have worked on its restoration.

Nilsson has had 28 years of experience in the hospitality industry and has worked with many leading hotels in various management roles.

Kristie Fererra, David Meisner, Josh Brandon and Moby Ahmed have been named general managers last quarter across the company.

Wong has held other senior sales and e-business positions at Regal Kowloon Hotel, Novotel Nathan Road Kowloon Hotel and Miramar Hotel (currently known as The Mira Hong Kong).