Ileshaa Nijhawan Joins Fairmont The Norfolk and Fairmont Mara Safari Club as the new Cluster Commercial Director

Fairmont The Norfolk and Fairmont Mara Safari Club proudly welcome Ileshaa Nijhawan as their new Cluster Commercial Director. With a distinguished profession spanning over 15 years of luxurious expertise in the hospitality business, Ileshaa, a seasoned hospitality chief joins the Accor Group from her earlier position as Director of Events Groups & Conferences at Waldorf Astoria Lusail, Doha, Qatar. She is a globalista, having had multicultural experiences having lived throughout the globe together with UAE, Qatar, India, UK, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Spain.

In her new position, Ileshaa Nijhawan will lead the industrial gross sales and advertising technique for each properties, specializing in enhancing income streams, strengthening partnerships, and reinforcing Fairmont’s fame as the most popular alternative for luxurious hospitality experiences in Kenya.

“We are thrilled to have Ileshaa Nijhawan be a part of our workforce,” mentioned Nils Rothbarth, General Manager of Fairmont The Norfolk and Fairmont Mara Safari Club. “Her strategic imaginative and prescient, management experience, customer-centric method, and observe report for driving income progress align completely with our dedication to delivering distinctive visitor experiences and sustaining our lodges’ differentiation.”

Ileshaa Nijhawan mentioned, “I’m honored to hitch the Fairmont The Norfolk and Fairmont Mara Safari Club and the Accor household. I’m trying ahead to this new problem and immersing myself in the African market. My focus might be on leveraging my intensive hospitality expertise to construct and nurture relationships with key journey companions in Africa, growing strategic partnerships, leveraging the USPs of those iconic properties, and collaborating intently with the Accor MENA HQ to leverage synergies and drive vital progress in company, leisure and MICE enterprise”.

During her tenure at Waldorf Astoria Lusail, Ileshaa led the preopening technique for Waldorf Astoria’s flagship resort launch throughout the FIFA World Cup, positioning it as a premier VVIP Events vacation spot. She leveraged her private relationships to penetrate the Indian Destination Wedding market, growing strategic partnerships with Qatar Tourism and globally famend marriage ceremony and occasion planners. Her management was instrumental in contributing to vital income milestones and securing main MICE conferences such as the Institute of Travel & Tourism convention and Destination Wedding Planner Congress in Qatar to call a number of.

Ileshaa’s profession highlights embody her position as Multi-property Associate Director of Sales & Events for the cluster of six properties together with Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre, Le Méridien Fairway and main the preopening technique for Aloft & Elements Al Mina and Aloft & Elements Dubai Airport. During her tenure she achieved a exceptional 237% enhance in MICE enterprise and elevated the cluster’s profile as a hub for luxurious weddings and occasions in Dubai’s extremely aggressive hospitality market.

Ileshaa has been acknowledged with a number of awards, together with the ‘Marriott Award of Excellence for Sales Excellence Leader’ in the MENA area and the Hotelier Middle East Awards for ‘Best Sales Person’– Highly Commended consecutively for 2 years, in recognition of turning round enterprise for the properties submit COVID-19. Ileshaa brings a confirmed observe report of exceeding income targets and elevating model recognition. She is famend for her customer-centric strategic method, prioritizing the consumer’s pursuits with the lodge’s industrial priorities, growing sustainable relationships, and driving vital repeat enterprise.