Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has appointed Azar Saliba as the general manager of award-wining Jumeirah Al Qasr and Jumeirah Dar Al Masyaf Hotels at Madinat Jumeirah.

A Lebanese national, Saliba has over 20 years’ experience in the hotel and tourism industry and has been with Jumeirah since 2006 where he joined Jumeirah Beach Hotel overseeing the rooms division.

Since then he has undertaken various senior management roles including those of resident manager and hotel manager within different Jumeirah properties.

Since joining Madinat Jumeirah in 2012, he has encouraged and inspired his team to consistently provide high guest satisfaction scores leading to international recognition for both hotels.

In his new role, Saliba will oversee complete operations of all departments at the magnificent Jumeirah Al Qasr, luxurious Jumeirah Dar Al Masyaf and exclusive Malakiya villas.

In his new role he continues to report to resort general manager Margaret Paul.

Madinat Jumeirah, which was named World’s Leading MICE Hotel 2015 by the [url=http://www.worldtravelawards.com]World Travel Awards/url], recently upgraded its hotel event space with the expansion of Fort Island.