Time Hotels makes senior appointments

UAE-founded hospitality company, Time Hotels Management, has announced the appointment of two new senior executives as it continues its ambitious growth path with a total of 10 operational hotels, resorts and hotel apartments in three countries, set to grow to 14 properties by the end of 2016.

First of the senior appointments is Ghassan Farhat, a hospitality veteran with 23 years of expertise in Dubai.

Farhat will take charge as hotel manager of the Time Ruby Hotel Apartments Sharjah.

“Ghassan comes with two decades’ grounding in sales and marketing as well as direct operational experience and this has given him a well-rounded perspective of the business from top to bottom,”said Mohamed Awadalla, CEO, Time Hotels.

Meanwhile, Kamal Abou Fares joins the corporate team as marketing & communications director. Currently pursuing his master’s degree in strategic marketing, Fares is a business graduate of the American University of Beirut and has worked for Radisson and Millennium Hotels in the UAE.

Awadalla adds, “With demand for mid-scale hotels within the region growing rapidly, coupled with the increasingly budget-conscious travellers in the region, this puts us in pole position to reach out to the growing customer base."