DOHA: Grand Hyatt Doha appointed Xavier Halbi (pictured) as the new Director of Rooms. Xavier brings more than a decade of experience to his new role at the luxurious 249-room idyllic leisure retreat blessed with picturesque, breath-taking views of the Arabian Gulf
Xavier has been passionate about the hospitality world from a young age, which drove him to pursue a degree in hotel management at the hotel management school VATEL in Lyon, France before obtaining his MBA in International Hospitality Management from Cornell University and ESSEC Business School in 2004.
A French native with a service-oriented mindset, Xavier started building his career at the age of 19, when he got his first hospitality job in Lyon as a bell attendant and continued enhancing his skills in service in destinations as diverse as China, UAE, France, England and the Maldives. He started his Hyatt career at the Hyatt Regency Xi’an, China, as Guest Relations Manager and Assistant Manager Front Office and has been with Hyatt for 11 years.
Xavier worked as VIP Team Manager at Grand Hyatt Dubai then joined Hyatt Regency Dubai & Galleria as Revenue Manager and later on added Park Hyatt Maldives under his responsibilities. His most recent position was director of operational strategy at the same hotel. With his new appointment at Grand Hyatt Doha, where he has just arrived to inject a spark and inspire ongoing change, Xavier aims to turn the hotel into a benchmark for exceptional service and excellence for hotels in Doha.
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