Traders Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephan Kapek as Hotel Manager. Mr Kapek joins the Hotel from Shangri-La Hotel in Beijing where he held the position of Resident Manager for two years.
Mr Kapek attended the opening of Traders Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi, on 1st August, where he raised the flags outside the main entrance along with Adrian Rudin, General Manager of Shangri-La Hotel and Traders Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi.
Mr Kapek, of German nationality, joins the Traders Hotel team from Beijing. Prior to this, he worked in Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort in Cebu, Philippines. Stephan is fluent in German, French and English and has a wealth of experience spanning 20 years across luxury hotels, with a major focus on food & beverage.
Stephan also has 10 years experience in the Middle East, having worked in several five star hotels in the UAE, Egypt and Oman earlier in his career.
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently owns and/or manages 64 hotels under the Shangri-La and Traders brands, with a rooms inventory of over 28,000. Traders Hotels are designed to satisfy the needs of the fast growing mid-market travel segment by offering a wide range of facilities, and efficient, practical and friendly hospitality, at competitive rates. Traders Hotels are located in Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Changzhou, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Penang, Shenyang, Singapore and Yangon, with scheduled openings in Bangalore and Macau. The group has over 40 projects under development in Austria, Canada, mainland China, France, India, Macau, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Seychelles, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and the United States. For more information and reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at www.tradershotels.com.
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PRESS CONTACT:
Natalie Glorney
Director of Communications
Shangri-La Hotel and Traders Hotel
Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Tel: (971 2) 5098617
Fax: (971 2) 5098650
Email: natalie.glorney@shangri-la.com
Website: www.shangri-la.com
www.tradershotels.com
For digitised pictures of the group's hotels, please go to http://www.shangri-la.com/imagelibrary
© Press Release 2009
