ARORA HOTELS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NAMED
GATWICK DIAMOND BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR
Mr John Donaldson, Executive Director of Arora Hotels Ltd was named ‘Business Person of the Year’ last week at the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards 2010. John collected his award from Nick Hewer of BBC TV’s The Apprentice and Caroline Burley, Barclays Commercial, in front of 360 business leaders at a glittering awards ceremony on Thursday 4th March 2010.
Sponsored by Barclays Commercial, the prestigious award was in recognition of John’s involvement in and commitment to the Gatwick Diamond business community. Upon hearing the news, he said: “This Award is a tremendous honour for me personally, but also recognises the enormous contribution of the entire Arora Hotels team to our growth and success. I feel humbled that this has been recognised by the judges and the business community, which will spur us on to even greater heights!”
Judge and sponsor Caroline Burley, of Barclays Commercial, said “Central to the success of the Gatwick Diamond area is a thriving airport economy and this has seen serious challenges over the past decade from the impact of 9/11 on visitors to the region, the open skies agreement, the uncertainty of airport ownership and the economic downturn. Against this backdrop John has shown strong leadership, creativity and drive to deliver double digit business growth, whilst being an active participant and former Chairman of key local business groups. An elected Councillor and Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality, he has a hands on commitment to recruiting and developing talent from across the region and a real passion for business.”
Arora Hotels Ltd employs over 450 team members within the Gatwick Diamond area who combine to offer customers an award winning proposition which continues to delight and deliver an internationally respected brand. The Arora Hotel Group includes the Arora Hotel Gatwick/Crawley; the Sofitel London Gatwick and the Mercure London Gatwick. Its portfolio also includes the award winning Sofitel London Heathrow (Terminal 5), recently voted ‘Best New Business Hotel in the World’ at the Business Traveller Awards 2009 and ‘Best Airport Hotel in the World’ at the Business Traveller US Awards 2009.
Arora Group
The Arora Group is a successful UK-focused private group of companies, which leverages synergies across its specialist property, construction and hotel divisions to its strategic advantage. Since 1999, the Group has built its standing through meticulously managing projects from inception to delivery and beyond. Today, it owns and manages a diverse portfolio of flagship assets across the nation’s key business locations, partnering with some of the world’s most recognised brands to deliver consistently high service levels and sustainable growth.
For more information please visit www.thearoragroup.com
