La Tribune de lHotellerie

🏨 Montrouge, 23 juin 2025 – B&B HOTELS nomme David García Blancas comme Chief Executive Officer Iberia. Avec 25 ans d'expérience, il a dirigé PortAventura World et occupé des postes chez Vueling, LOT et Air France/KLM. En 2024, B&B HOTELS Iberia a enregistré une croissance de 27% avec 127 millions d'euros de chiffre d'affaires, 15 nouvelles ouvertures, totalisant 74 hôtels et 7,000 chambres en Espagne et au Portugal.

🏨 Coury Hospitality, an independent hotel operator from Dallas, will manage the 420-room Hard Rock Hotel San Diego starting July 1, 2025. This marks their largest asset to date. The company is expanding its portfolio with projects like the 105-room Seahaus Hotel in Atlantic City and managing the 150-room AC Hotel Bentonville in Arkansas. A full renovation of the San Diego hotel is planned for 2026. Coury now oversees 11 hotels in California, strengthening its presence in the lifestyle and luxury segment.

📆 Anders T. Dimblad has been appointed Cluster General Manager for Banyan Tree Dubai and Delano Dubai. With over 20 years of luxury hospitality experience across Singapore, Malaysia, Seychelles, Phuket, and now Dubai, Dimblad joined Banyan Group in 2003. He is renowned for his human-centric approach and operational excellence. Previously overseeing Laguna Phuket, he aligns well with Banyan Tree and Delano Dubai’s goals, operated by Ennismore. Dimblad aims to elevate these hotels as premier lifestyle destinations in the MENA region.

🏨 Julien Michelot, with over 20 years in luxury hospitality, is now the General Manager at Villa Sahrai, Casablanca. Previously with Four Seasons George V and others, he transitions from La Tour Hassan Palace, Rabat. Villa Sahrai is set to open soon, featuring 56 rooms, two signature restaurants, a refined bar, advanced fitness center, and exceptional spa. This strategic move aims to establish Villa Sahrai as a luxury benchmark in Casablanca.

📦 Eurofragance, based in Barcelona, appoints Oumayma Tabet as General Manager for the Middle East starting January 2026. Tabet, with over 21 years in the fragrance industry, succeeds Antoine de Riedmatten, who served over ten years. This change follows exceptional growth in the Middle East in 2024 and accelerated dynamism in India, now under Mayur Kapse's leadership. Tabet has led Dubai's Creative Center for two years, a regional innovation hub.

🏨 Virgin Hotels Collection appoints Chris Stevens as COO and Rayhan Arif as CCFO to enhance its global reach and premium lifestyle hospitality offerings. Stevens, with nearly 25 years in hospitality, brings solid operational expertise from Hilton and Blackstone's BRE Hotels & Resorts. Arif, a key figure at Virgin Group with experience at Virgin Mobile LATAM and Virgin Orbit, knows the brand well, having served as Board Observer at Virgin Hotels.