By Oliver Brown: Having the ability to develop and look after all the relationships needed to run a hotel will make a big difference in the success of the business.

Following a property renovation, the hotel is expected to open as the Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort in July 2015.

Joining the team are Thomas Gebler, as Executive Assistant Manager, Food & Beverage, Lim Ee Jin as Director of Marketing Communications and PR and Edwin Tan, as Director of Engineering.

Stayful is now almost one year old and so far the company is in 19 markets with listings of a few thousand boutique hotels.

Some offerings take guests down secret streets, while others have the event recorded by a pro videographer.

Calderon has held senior-level leadership and management positions for leading-brand hotels and resorts throughout Florida, in Philadelphia and New Jersey.

The Holiday Inn Incheon Songdo is in the centre of the purpose-built, hi-tech city. It will have 202 rooms and will benefit from transport links to Korea’s largest airport.

Sgarbi has over 20 years of experience helming some of the world’s most coveted resorts across three different continents.

The First ‘Hotel Matilda Lifestyle Collection’ property, Hotel Cacao’s guests will find a relaxed “Hippie Chic” lifestyle accommodations and cutting-edge dining and mixology experiences.

Jung most recently spent five years with IHG, overseeing operations for The Intercontinental Berlin, Intercontinental Taba Heights Resort, and Intercontinental Doha The City and Intercontinental Residence Suites Doha The City.