Dominic Arel
VP Operations Middle East - UHM
The move
MoveFairmont The Palm, Dubai → United Hospitality Management
TitleGeneral Manager → Vice President Operations Middle East
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE3.2
Total experience23.4 years
Career arc
- Vice President Operations Middle EastNov 2025 — PresentUUnited Hospitality Management· Full-time
- General ManagerSep 2022 — Nov 2025
Fairmont The Palm, Dubai· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - General ManagerSep 2019 — Aug 2022
Swissôtel Al Ghurair
- General ManagerOct 2016 — Aug 2019
Alwadi Hotel Doha - MGallery
- General ManagerAug 2013 — Sep 2016
Sofitel Lisbon Liberdade· Lisbonne
- Hotel Manager - Reporting to VPO MEAISep 2011 — Aug 2013SSofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach
- Hotel Manager - Reporting to VPO NAJan 2008 — Aug 2011
Sofitel Montréal Golden Mile
- Director of OperationsJan 2006 — Jan 2008
Sofitel Montréal Golden Mile
- Director of Revenue ManagementJul 2002 — Dec 2004
Sofitel Montréal Golden Mile
- Director of Revenue Management2001 — 2002
Novotel Montreal Centre
Education
- Cornell UniversityJan 2025 — Jul 2025
- HEC MontréalCertificat · Ressources Humaines1998 — 2005
- ESSEC Business School· Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management2010 — 2011
- Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du QuébecDEC · Gestion Hoteliere1995 — 1998
Languages
- Anglais