Announcement of Abhishek Ray as Director of Revenue at Kempinski Hotel Muscat

Kempinski Hotel Muscat welcomes on board Abhishek Ray as the new director of revenue at the property. He joins the Kempinski Hotel Muscat team from the UAE, where he has most recently held the position of Consultant – Revenue Optimization at Insight Out Consultancy from November 2021 until the present. His experience includes having worked in the hospitality sector for prestigious brands around the region, starting in India, moving to Qatar, then to the UAE and now in Muscat.

Some of these brands include Swissotel Al Murooj and Movenpick Grand Al Bustan in Dubai; Beach Rotana Complex in Abu Dhabi; and IHG Dubai Corporate Office, looking after hotels in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Shangri-La and Traders Hotel Abu Dhabi, Grand Hyatt Doha, Hyatt Regency Mumbai, Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore, Taj Residency Bangalore and Leela Kempinski Mumbai.

He has accumulated over 20 years of experience, primarily focused on Revenue Management and F&B. He received his bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management from India in addition to completing a master’s degree in Hospitality Administration at École hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland.

In his new role, Abhishek will be overseeing the Revenue Management as well as spearheading the Reservations Team to drive the hotel’s financial performance through strategic planning and pricing of key initiatives and the proper positioning of Kempinski Hotel Muscat.

Abhishek is an Indian national, and his professional development includes CHBA – Certified Hotel Business Acumen, Certified Managerial skills – Green Belt in Six Sigma Management in 2006 and much vocational and industrial experience gained at the Taj Hotels and The Oberoi Grand in India.