Nov 7, 2018

Renaissance London Heathrow expands senior team

Renaissance London Heathrow, owned and operated by the Arora Group, has announced that it has expanded its senior team with three new appointments including Hotel Manager, Front of House Manager and Head of Sales.

Leading the luxury 4-star hotel as Hotel Manager will be Bharat Madan. Joining Bharat is Mario Goncalves as Front of House Manager, and Manuel Armijo-Vermeiren as interim Head of Sales.

New Hotel Manager Bharat has 14 years’ experience in the hospitality industry. After studying Hospitality and Tourism Management at Oxford Brookes University, he began his career in 2004 at the Swindon Marriott Hotel and was later part of the opening team at Leicester Marriott Hotel. Bharat later progressed to Director of Operations at Heathrow Windsor Marriott before taking on his current role at Renaissance London Heathrow.

New Front of House Manager Mario Goncalves began his career in Portugal as a trainee receptionist. He has progressed through various front office roles in some of the world’s leading hotel brands over the last 15 years, including IHG, Principal Hotel Company and the Park Inn by Radisson London Heathrow.

Originally from Málaga, Manuel Armijo-Vermeiren joins the team as Head of Sales. Manuel started his hospitality sales career in 2009 and has gained a wide breadth of experience in the luxury hotel market through sales roles at hotels including The Savoy and Meliá Hotels International.

Yousif Al-wagga, General Manager, Renaissance London Heathrow, said: “We are delighted to welcome all three new team members to our hotel. They bring a huge amount of knowledge and expertise with them, and we know they will complement our existing team well, working alongside them to ensure that we continue to provide the welcoming and friendly experience that we are known for.”

Ideally located on the main perimeter road, the Renaissance London Heathrow offers 700parking spaces onsite, providing frequent business travellers and leisure guests with fast, regular access to the airport via shuttle.

Additional facilities at the Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel include a Health Club, Room Service, Concierge, Bureau de Change, ATM and Gift Shop.

Bharat Madan, Hotel Manager at Renaissance London Heathrow

Manuel Armijo-Vermeiren, Interim Head of Sales at Renaissance London Heathrow

Mario Goncalves. Front of House Manager at Renaissance London Heathrow

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Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel, Bath Road, Hounslow, England TW6 2AQ United Kingdom
www.renaissancelondonheathrow.co.uk
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Notes to Editors

The 4-star Renaissance London Heathrow at London Heathrow Airport provides easy access to the M25 and the M4 corridor.  The 4-star hotel offers 710 spacious guest rooms including 97 rooms with runway views, 1,734sqmevent space with the largest suite accommodating 450 guests, Market Garden Restaurant, Bar Eleven, Café Cha, Health Club and 700 onsite car parking spaces. Renaissance London Heathrow is owned and managed by Arora Hotels under a franchise agreement with Marriott.

Arora Hotels

Arora Hotels, a division of the Arora Group, is one of the UK’s leading hotel owner-operators with expertise in airport and city centre hotel operations. Current hotels within the portfolio include Sofitel London Heathrow, Sofitel London Gatwick and Novotel London Stansted (under a franchise agreement with Accor), Renaissance London Heathrow (under a franchise agreement with Marriott), InterContinental® London ‒ The O2, Holiday Inn Heathrow Terminal 5,Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4, Holiday Inn Express® London Heathrow Terminal 4 (under a franchise agreement with IHG), Hilton London Gatwick (under a franchise agreement with Hilton Hotel and Resorts), and Arora HotelGatwick/Crawley. Two additional hotels currently under development are Hilton Garden Inn at Heathrow as well as a luxury country house hotel in Windsor.

For more information please visit thearoragroup.com/business/hotels. @AroraHotels

The 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.@Arora_Group