New DOSM  at Radisson Pudong Century Park

Tony Tan has been appointed as the director of sales and marketing of Radisson Blu Hotel Pudong Century Park. He joined the Radisson Blu Hotel as revenue manager during its pre-opening in 2006 and was subsequently promoted director of business development. Tan has nearly 10 years experience in the hotel industry, having worked for several well known hospitality groups including Starwood and Shangri-La.

More and more new hotels

This  year 2011 will see another 230 hotel projects (75,000 rooms) opening their doors in the upper segment. Alone 110 hotel projects in the United Arab Emirates. Plus Qatar, Bahrain and Oman a further 36 projects can be added. Among them brands such as Sofitel, St. Regis, Four Season, Anantara or Coral.

Looking ahead into the future, including 2012 and 2013, tophotelprojects.com has per today registered 440 projects with 128,000 rooms. And even further ahead, up until December 2015 the total number rises to 497 new projects with more than 140,000 rooms. Qatar alone, with the FIFO Football World Cup 2022 in sight, will see 30 new hotels with nearly 10,000 rooms. For example the Shaza Kempinski Doha, scheduled to open in February 2012, will offer 250 spacious and luxurious guest rooms. Of those 30 projects more than half are classified as 5-star properties. Source: www.tophotelprojects.com

Guo from Himalaya to Xiamen

David Guo, a hospitality industry professional, has been appointed as the general manager of Xianglu Grand Hotel Xiamen.

Guo has over 20 years experience in the hospitality industry and has held sales leadership roles in a number of well-known international hotels including The Peninsula Palace Beijing and Hilton Beijing Hotel. Prior to this posting he was the pre-opening director of sales and marketing at Mandarin Oriental Sanya and Venu Himalayas Hotel Shanghai.