Barakat, 27, joins from Marriott, where he was Regional Sales Manager in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. His Middle East hospitality industry experience includes a sales manager position with Abu Dhabi`s Inter-Continental hotel. For three years prior to that he held various positions at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Amman.
This move strengthens our sales presence in the Kingdom`s lucrative outbound market, following last year`s appointment of Al Tayyar Group as our General Sales Agent (GSA), said Mike Pilkington, Regional Director, Sales & Marketing, Middle East & Africa, Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts.
Every year, Saudis take 4.8 million trips abroad, stay 106 million nights and spend US$14.4 billion on foreign travel, making the Kingdom a market worth investing the necessary resources to capitalise from its huge potential.
Barakat is a graduate of Elite International Academy`s hospitality sales and management course and will soon obtain a BA in International Hospitality Management.
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