Luxury hotel brand Corinthia Hotels has welcomed Hamza Shishani as its new director of sales and marketing for its hotel in Khartoum, Sudan.

A Jordanian national, Shishani has a vast and colourful background with extended experience in real estate, hospitality business and hotel management. He has occupied several senior sales and marketing positions in a number of international hotel chains including Hyatt, Kempinski and the InterContinental Hotels and Resorts.

In his new role at Corinthia Hotel Khartoum, Shishani will drive strategies to maximise sales and profitability.

Nicholas Borg, general manager of the hotel, said: “I am very pleased to welcome Hamza Shishani as one of the managers in our executive team. His versatile experience and style of leadership will certainly bode well with the qualities of the sales and marketing team to keep developing the market across all segments and keep attracting the right level of customers seeking reliability and world class hospitality in a hotel offering unparalleled facilities and services.’’

Corinthia Hotel Khartoum redefines the luxury hotel category with state-of-the-art technology, five-star accommodation and unrivalled services across all categories. The hotel boasts a selection of room types ranging from deluxe rooms to executive rooms and suites serviced by an exclusive executive lounge. The hotel's spacious rooms are tastefully decorated and offer views of the city and the River Nile. Each room is very well equipped with wi-fi and wired internet that is provided free of charge for all guests.

The sleek and modern hotel offers the biggest conference and meeting facilities in the city, capable of accommodating up to 1,200 guests – merging an elegant blend of discreet, sophisticated décor, with excellent multimedia facilities and the very latest communication technology, extensive conference and banqueting facilities to deliver business excellence for every occasion.

The hotel has a wide range of dining facilities including the Mugran Restaurant with a panoramic view of Khartoum and Nile River, the Rickshaw Far Eastern restaurant on the 18th floor, Le Grill, Café Khartoum and Nile River Café.

Shishani said: “I am thrilled to join the Corinthia family, one of the leading luxury hotel groups in Europe and North Africa. I look forward to sharing my experience and knowledge to ensure that Corinthia Hotel Khartoum is well promoted and positioned in the market worldwide thus also making it easy for our clients to select and enjoy the property that has earned a position of distinction in line with the high service standards of the Corinthia brand.” – TradeArabia news Service