Hospitality Plus presents you the 2019 edition of the Hotelier Middle East Power 50, the only list that recognises and celebrates the top 50 most influential hotel professionals working in the Middle East hospitality industry. Two in a hierarchy out of these 50 professionals are covered every month. Give a read and feel inspired.
Sheikh Salim Bin Ahmed Al Ghazali
Chairman, Golden Group Holding LLC
Sheikh Salim bin Ahmed Al Ghazali, is the pioneering chairman of Golden Group Holding LLC. Whether it was introducing serviced apartment hotels in Oman or creating jobs for the locals, Ghazali has started several initiatives to boost the tourism industry in Oman.
Ghazali founded the Golden Group Holding LLC more than 30 years ago, but he ventured into the hospitality business 15 years ago.
In the last year, the company has signed several new projects in Oman such as the Shaza Mysk, Rayhaan al Mouj, Mövenpick Salalah, Salalah, Mercure and Grand Majlis Mercure, Shaza Salalah and more.
Currently operating eight hotels and 700 rooms in the Middle East, the company has a total of seven hotels and 1,700 rooms in the pipeline.
Ghazali has not taken his company international because the group is busy developing the hospitality industry throughout Oman.
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Vincent MiccolisRegional General Manager, Middle East, Africa, Turkey & India, The Ascott Limited
Having worked 22 years for The Ascott Limited, Vincent Miccolis has achieved various milestones since his appointment as regional general manager including the establishment of properties in major cities in KSA (Jeddah, Riyadh and Makkah).
The Ascott Limited’s future projects the opening of a Somerset property in Atyrau in Kazakhstan, making it the first one of its hotels to launch in the region. Also to come is the opening of 147 units slated in 2020 along with the growth of the mid-scale brand in the region with the signing of a Citadines in Al Khobar. The brand’s growth strategy is to continue exploring new markets with an added focus on Africa, deepen its footprint in the existing market such and target middle countries such as Jordan, Lebanon and Kuwait.
Miccolis has shared his expertise at several forums including the Arabian Travel Market where he participated in a panel titled ‘The Speed of Change: Private Accommodation & the Middle East’.
https://www.hoteliermiddleeast.com/lists/108068-vincent-miccolis
