Fresh blood in the leadership team is catapulting the company into the future with a new vision and mission, a reinvigoration of the brand, new properties, renovations and significant international expansion.

Dubai-based hospitality firm JA Resorts & Hotels has announced the appointment of Anthony Ross as the company’s new chief executive. Ross, an Australian hotelier and corporate strategist, joins JA Resorts & Hotels from Indonesian-based Aryaduta Hotel Group where he was chief executive.

Picking up the trophy for Indian Ocean’s Leading Hotel Suite for the Royal Island Suite @ JA Manafaru, Maldives, Breaking Travel News here chats with general manager William Harley-Fleming.

JA Resorts & Hotels has revealed the sleek new look for JA Hatta Fort Hotel following an extensive renovation project, retaining its Arabian roots yet wonderfully updated with a 21st century look.

David Thomson, chief operating officer, JA Resorts & Hotels here talks to Breaking Travel News about the brand’s expansion in Sri Lanka. With the new property taking share, he here brings editor Chris O’Toole up to date with the project.

The Arabian Hotel Investment Conference held in Dubai gave Breaking Travel News the opportunity to talk to key players about their development pipeline. In this edition Phil Blizzard talks to William Harley-Fleming, Director of Hospitality Projects about their forthcoming hotel in Sri Lanka.