38. Antoine Sayegh, President, Gloria Hotels & Resorts
Abu Dhabi is next for this hotel operator, with sights set across the GCC
Antoine Sayegh has more than 30 years of experience working in the Middle East, and currently oversees Gloria Hotels & Resorts’ 10 operating properties, with a pipeline of four hotels in the market.
In the last year, Sayegh has signed properties in the UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Responsible for a team of 1,750 people, Sayegh tells Hotelier his ambitions are set high. He says: “My vision for the future of the company is to open a Gloria brand hotel in every GCC capital and major Saudi cities.”
He also wants to emphasise the importance of his brand’s family-friendly and dry nature.
One of his hotels currently scheduled to open this year include the Gloria Downtown Hotel in Abu Dhabi. In April this year, the company released a statement saying upcoming new openings are spread across cities such as Riyadh, Makkah, Abu Dhabi, Egypt and Oman.
By the numbers
7 Number of years in the role
10 Number of Middle East operating hotels
12 Number of years with company
4 Number of Middle East pipeline hotels
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