The senior management team to lead the largest hotel opening in the UK this year, the new dual-branded property, ‘Crowne Plaza London – Heathrow Terminal 4’, and ‘Holiday Inn Express® London – Heathrow Terminal 4’, has been announced by Arora Hotels, a division of the Arora Group.
The executive team of 10 will work across the group’s two linked Heathrow Terminal 4 hotels when they open in October.
The experienced team has been drawn from a variety of backgrounds, some of whom have been promoted within Arora Group. They will join Andrew Brown, the recently appointed general manager for both hotels.
Ash Hoque will join as operations manager of ‘Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4’; and Tiago Camacho will take the post of operations manager of ‘Holiday Inn Express London Heathrow Terminal 4’.
Many senior employees will work across the two connected hotels, including chief engineer Paul Cornaia; security and health and safety manager Ian Jackson; cluster talent and culture manager Jemma Brooks; head of reservations Larissa Schmidt; head housekeeper Angelica Natjazkin; F&B operations manager Vinnie Hannurkar; front of house manager Achraf Khouakhi; and executive head chef for both properties Sam Tekle.
GM Brown said: “Opening the latest edition of two IHG brands under one roof and forming the largest hotel opening in the UK this year is a challenge that this passionate and professional team are proud to lead with their new colleagues.”
The two hotels are currently in the final stages of construction, and between them will boast a total of 761 bedrooms.
Situated a three-minute walk to the terminal building, when finished it will be the largest hotel complex directly connected to a British airport terminal.
This is the first dual-branded concept adopted by Arora Hotels under a franchise agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).
‘Crowne Plaza London ‒ Heathrow T4’ will feature five meeting rooms.
