3. Rotana Hotel Management Corporation, President and CEO, Omer Kaddouri
Rotana Centro takes the bronze medal thanks in part to a combination of seven mid-market hotels currently operating in the region, and 14 more in the pipeline.
Centro describes itself as a lifestyle, affordable hotel brand that redefines the conventional concept of economical comfort with superior class accommodation and hospitality, meeting the demands of travellers who seek both finesse and functionality at reasonable rates.
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation launched its budget hotel concept Centro in 2009, with the opening of Centro Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. By 2010 Rotana was opening the second Centro Hotel, Centro Barsha in Dubai, followed in 2012 with the opening of Centro Capital Centre Abu Dhabi, UAE. As the name suggests, the locations of Centro properties will be at the heart of business or commercial districts in the major cities across the region.
Kaddouri’s role in the Centro success also leads to the company’s high ranking in the power list. He has turned to new source markets for a solution to the ‘difficult times’ facing the sector – resulting in a rise of guessts from the GCC, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. New openings include: Centro Olaya, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Q1 2017), Centro Waha, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Q1 2017), Centro Corniche, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia (Q1 2017), Centro Salama, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Q2 2017) and Centro Istanbul, Turkey (Q4 2017).
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