Walid Kanaan appointed General Manager of Holiday Inn Kuwait

InterContinental Hotels Group has appointed Walid Kanaan as general manager of the Holiday Inn Kuwait.

With 15 years experience in the hotel industry, a degree in hotel management and tourism from Switzerland and a diploma in Hotel Management, Kanaan steps into his challenging new role following his previous appointment as resident manager at the InterContinental Doha.

Kanaan will oversee all the operations of the 135-room Holiday Inn Kuwait, which is located 200 metres from the seafront and 22km from Kuwait International Airport, and is the perfect base for business or leisure travellers.

Prior to his time at InterContinental Doha, Kanaan was executive assistant manager at the Intercontinental Phoenicia, Beirut and was later promoted to the role of operations manager, responsible for the pre-opening phase of the InterContinental Residence Suites of the hotel.

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