Omar Mamlouk appointed Director of Sales and Marketing at Layia Hospitality

Layia Hospitality has appointed Omar Mamlouk to the position of Area Director of Sales & Marketing.

Prior to his appointment, Mamlouk was Director of Sales & Marketing for Millennium Hotels & Resorts in Doha, Qatar, in charge of sales, marketing, reservations and e-marketing channels.

Mamlouk has also worked in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Beirut, Lebanon, where he held regional positions in Sales & Marketing for Movenpick Hotels & Resorts.

In his new role, Mamlouk will be working on establishing the local, regional and international Sales and Marketing set-ups of Layia Hospitality.

Launched in early 2008, Layia Hospitality is creating a portfolio of four and five-star hotels, luxury serviced villas and fully furnished apartments, with its first hotel property set to open in Dubai this summer.

Three distinct brands will make up the Layia Hospitality portfolio: Layia Hotels, Living Courts and a three-star hotel brand which is yet to be named. Layia Hotels contains three elements: Layia Hotels, Layia Hotel Hotels & Residences and Layia Serviced Villas.

Layia Hospitality currently has nine properties signed and these will be open in the next 18 months. The company is also in advanced negotiations on a further six properties.

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