Stuart Chappell comes to Malta from a long career in the hospitality industry in the UK and more recently China, where he was General Manager for the 440-room, five-star Guoman Hotel Beijing. Prior to Stuart’s move to China, he was General Manager of the 1,000-room Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch, London, with additional responsibility for the 700-room Thistle Marble Arch, London.

Welcoming Stuart to his new post, Corinthia COO Liam Lambert commented, “Stuart’s successful track record in leading both business and leisure hotels, internationally guarantees that our Corinthia Hotel St. George’s Bay in Malta will continue to achieve growth and meet its targets in all market segments and lead our team to service improvements and healthy returns.”

The Corinthia Hotel is located at the mouth of the picturesque St. George’s Bay, within its own landscaped gardens and private beach front, yet just minutes from the prime entertainment areas in Malta.

All 250 rooms and suites have uninterrupted sea views. The hotel boasts extensive conference and leisure facilities, including the Apollo Day Spa. A prominent feature is its large and attractive cascading pool complex, flowing all the way down from the restaurant level to the hotel’s own lido, offering a wide range of water sports and specialty restaurants right at the water’s edge.

Stuart, who hails from England, is married to Vicky and has three children.

City.Mobi

Also in Malta today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Valletta.

City.Mobi offers the most comprehensive mobile travel guides available, with over 800 cities in 200 countries listed. Each is developed by the City.Mobi team to combine into a single global travel directory.

However, each city retains its own mobile identity via a dedicated domain. Already on offer are Brussels.Mobi, Paris.Mobi, Sanfrancisco.Mobi and Sydney.Mobi.

Valletta.mobi is the latest in this illustrious line up, offering click to call functionality – which means no scribbling down telephone numbers.

Most entries are also linked to websites where users can quickly access more detailed information if needed.

Other key features include information on accommodation, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, nightlife, shopping, and transport.

City.Mobi guides include user reviews and traveller utilities such as a translation guide, currency converter, news and local weather guide.