The luxurious urban retreat Hotel Arts Barcelona is proud to announce the appointment of Renato De Oliveira as general manager. With an impressive, two-decade career in the hospitality industry, De Oliveira brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role.
De Oliveira’s career began at Hotel Arts Barcelona in 2004, where he started as an intern and swiftly progressed to assistant director of the Rooms Division. Motivated by his desire for new opportunities and growth, De Oliveira moved to Asia in 2011, where he assumed the role of executive assistant manager, Rooms Division at The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong.
He later held various senior leadership positions at The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur, The Ritz-Carlton, Santiago, and The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia. Most recently, De Oliveira served as the general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Maldives, Fari Islands, where he successfully led the resort through a critical phase of its ramp-up and established the property as one of the leading brands in the Maldives.
Throughout his career, De Oliveira has demonstrated strong, results-oriented leadership skills in managing complex, high-performance hotels. In 2023, he was named General Manager of the Year for APEC, a testament to his exceptional leadership and performance. Since his initial tenure at Hotel Arts Barcelona, De Oliveira has become a true ambassador of The Ritz-Carlton brand, championing its legacy of excellence wherever he has worked.
Now, he returns to the place where it all began, bringing with him an enriched perspective and extensive experience gained from years of leadership across the globe. In his new role, De Oliveira will oversee all aspects of the property to ensure that Hotel Arts Barcelona continues to be the benchmark of service and product quality in the hospitality industry.
De Oliveira holds a diploma in tourism studies from Brazil’s Anhembi Morumbi University and a graduate degree in hotel management from the Swiss Hotel Association Hotel Management School in Switzerland.
