Gordon James Gorman the new General Manager of Dusit Dubai

Dusit Hotels & Resorts, recently announced the appointment of Mr. Gordon James Gorman as the new General Manager of Dusit Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E.

Mr. Gorman is a veteran Global Hotelier and well-traveled Scotsman, directly assuming his new post after a two-year posting with one of Korea's leading business hotels, the 550-room Grand Intercontinental, Seoul.

Previously, Mr. Gorman held management assignments with some of the world's top hotel chains in Bangkok and Hua-Hin Thailand, Bahrain, Shanghai China, the Caribbean island of Antigua, Abuja Nigeria, and Nairobi and Mombassa Kenya.

"All my immediate and long-term efforts will be focused upon leading the Dusit Dubai team towards the further development and speedy delivery of the very highest levels of Thai and Emirates hospitality," he remarked when asked about his overall plan for Dusit Dubai as its new GM.

He added this is a challenge which is made a little easier by the fact that both countries are already recognized globally for their legendary hotel and airline service standards. 

"Our aim here at the Dusit Dubai will always be to make the hotel stand out in this very competitive market by being uniquely Thai in everything that we do."

He elaborated on the many unique Thai aspects of staying with Dusit, starting from the very special Thai welcome that Dusit guests receive upon arrival. Similarly Dusit Dubai plays soothing Thai classical music in the hotel's public areas, the displays of fragrant Thai orchids found around the hotel, selection of fabulous fresh Thai fruits, the fine Thai silks, fabrics and handicrafts in guest rooms, and excellent dining facilities.

Over the years, Mr Gorman has visited the Emirates many times, and he commented that he was always very impressed by the rapid pace of development in the hotel sector, which has been stunningly transformed in recent years into one of the most respected and competitive in the world. The Emirates have achieved the clear market leadership in the Middle East in terms of hotel products, standards, and pioneering long-term visionary thinking.

As for the people of Dubai, he said, "I have always felt very comfortable, and quite at home here, even while on vacation, and that everyone has always gone to great lengths to make me and my family feel very welcome by extending to us at every opportunity the unique and sincere hospitality which has made the UAE and it's people so famous around the world."

Knowing Dubai and now getting a post at Dusit Dubai fills him with tremendous excitement. "It's really great to be back," he enthused, "and I look forward to my challenging and dynamic job at Dusit Dubai."