La Tribune de lHotellerie

🏨 Victor Clavell has over 30 years of luxury hotel management experience and spent 28 years with Marriott International's luxury portfolio. While his Marriott career was mostly in Europe, in 2010 he moved to Asia as the Vice President for Asia-Pacific, overseeing The Ritz-Carlton, Bulgari Hotels & Resorts, and EDITION, as well as 27 properties in development. In 2020, Clavell was appointed COO of AMAALA, a luxury resort owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Rosewood Europe, Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. Urban Resort Concepts, which he leads, has a portfolio including PuLi Hotel & Spa in Shanghai, RuMa Hotel & Residences in Kuala Lumpur, and PuXuan.

🏠 Ludovic Rahal, born and raised in Senegal, moved to France for a sports studies program, earned a Bachelor's in Business Administration and a Master's in Management, then gained a marketing certificate in the U.S. After five years in the U.S. and opening two restaurants in Los Angeles, he returned to Senegal as the Strategic Development and Restaurant Director at Terrou-Bi. Currently, he serves as the Director of Operations, coordinating resort activities including accommodation, dining, and quality, leveraging his international experience and hospitality insights from working in prestigious establishments like Momo’s Mayfair in London.

📌 Younight Hospitality expands to Vendée with Vertime—Les Sables-d’Olonne, featuring 105 rooms and suites, a rooftop bar, restaurant, and seminar spaces. Spanning 4,200 m², the 4-star hotel was designed by BLOCK architects. Post-construction, operational management is led by Matthieu GUÉNÉDAL-MORICE and Béatrice Martineau, alongside department heads such as Stéphanie Guilbot (Dining Manager), Benjamin MARCHAND (Head Chef), Adrien R. (Reception Manager), Nadege Prost (Housekeeper), and Cyril Gautier (Maintenance Manager).

🏨 Pan Pacific Hotels Group expands its Malaysian portfolio with the Gurney Bay Hotel, becoming the seventh property in Malaysia and the second in Penang. The Gurney Bay Hotel, a 368-room PARKROYAL Hotel, is part of the state's vision Penang 2030. Penang's economy grew 13.1% in 2022, outpacing the national growth of 8.7%. The state recorded a 64% increase in passenger movements in 2023 compared to the previous year, reaching 6.9 million at Penang International Airport, 84% of the 2019 passenger volume. Penang targets over 5 million passengers in 2023 and aims for 7.4 million by 2030. Penang has attracted the highest foreign investments in the country at 71.9 billion MYR.