Adel Mahdi Abbas, driver/bellboy, Crowne Plaza Bahrain

Adel Mahdi Abbas started his tenure at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain in 1986 as a security guard when he was 31 years old. In 2005, he moved to the front office department as a driver/bellboy - a role that he has been covering until today at 62 years of age. He has been a great example to the hotel team, most especially to his fellow local Bahraini colleagues across the hotel. He tries his best to update himself and adapt to the ever changing technological improvements in the hotel industry and even brings to the attention of the management team new ideas that he has seen on his own travels and in the market.

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