Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection complex general manager Jason Harding. Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection complex general manager Jason Harding.

The Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection welcomes Jason Harding as complex general manager, leading the teams at The St. Regis Dubai, W Dubai – Al Habtoor City and The Westin Dubai, Al Habtoor City, according to a press release.

Harding began his hospitality career at London’s Hilton Park Lane in 1991, working his way up to general manager for the Rocco Forte Hotel Collection in 2003.

He joins the Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection from Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, where he held the position of area director and general manager of Taj Dubai.

A graduate of Cornell University, USA and Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland, Harding brings more than 25 years in hospitality across the UK, Europe and UAE to Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection.

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Harding commented on the appointment: “As the first completed project on the Dubai Water Canal, Al Habtoor City is one of the most prestigious and eagerly awaited hospitality, entertainment and residential developments in the region.

“The teams have done a remarkable job bringing this unique hotel complex to the life, and I look forward to working with them to continue this legacy while further positioning the complex as a market leader.”

Al Habtoor City is the UAE’s largest luxury hotel complex, comprising almost 1,600 rooms, 18 restaurants and lounges, two spas, 34 meeting and banqueting spaces, including three ballrooms across three five-star hotels.