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Christophe Landais
Managing Director, Accor Hospitality Middle East
Following the success of Novotel and Ibis in the Middle East, this year Christophe Landais has introduced yet another Accor brand to the marketplace in the form of the new upscale property Pullman Dubai Mall of the Emirates.
Other openings include Ibis Amman, the first internationally branded economy hotel in Jordan, and Ibis Muscat, Accor’s first hotel in Oman.
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Accor now operates 34 hotels in the region and Landais is expected to lead the opening of 15 hotels in the next two years.
His other achievements include the establishment of a regional training academy dubbed as Tamheed — Accor Academie Middle East, which is dedicated to educating and preparing staff at all levels and ensuring optimal career development for its trainees.