Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai Appoints New Director of Sales and Marketing
Bringing over two decades of widespread experience in the hospitality industry.
Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai has announced the appointment of Purnima Sunil. as the Director of Sales and Marketing. With over two decades of widespread experience in the hospitality industry, Purnima has an outstanding track record. Her previous employment was with Bonnington Hotel Dubai, where she held the role of Director of Business Development. from 2015 to 2018.
An Indian national, Purnima began her career in Mumbai before moving to Oman at Al Sawadi Beach Resort Rotana in 1995. Her next stop was at the Sanna Sheraton in Yemen before returning to Oman in 1997. She left the Sultanate in 2004 to join the Novotel-Ibis World Trade Center in Dubai where she stayed until 2010 as the Director of Sales. Subsequently she worked at the Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers and Movenpick Hotel Deira.
Simon Moore, General Manager of Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai, said, “We are delighted to welcome Purnima at the Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai. Her extensive experience and expertise will prove to be extremely valuable in driving and optimising business opportunities in a highly competitive market.”
Purnima holds a first-class Bachelors’ Degree in Economics from Mumbai university, specialized in Sales and Marketing, Revenue Optimization, Product Development and Team Management. She said, “I am very glad to be part of Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai team and I am excited and keen for the challenge of building on the hotel’s well-established competitive edge.”
Millennium Hotels and Resorts, Middle East and Africa
Millennium Hotels and Resorts is a dynamic, global hotel company, which owns, asset manages and operates over 130 hotels worldwide. With almost 40,000 rooms and a portfolio of brands; including Biltmore, Grand Millennium, Millennium, Millennium Place, M Hotel, Copthorne, Kingsgate, Millennium Executive Apartments and Studio M, that serve different market segments, representing quality and value in every class.
Currently operating 35 hotels in the Middle East and Africa, the Group has an extensive expansion strategy in place, with 40 hotels in the pipeline. Each property in the region is unique, catering to the varying tastes and needs of the international business and leisure traveller but with a consistent promise to provide a first class service and a rewarding experience for guests. Millennium Hotels and Resorts is committed to differentiating itself by embracing the true spirit of diverse traditions, with a sincere respect to historical heritage and local culture.
With the motto “More than Meets the Eye”, Millennium & Copthorne is committed to a customer-centric philosophy and complete guest satisfaction.
For more information, please visit www.millenniumhotels.com
Meela Seenarain
Dubai, United Arab Emirates UAE