MACDONALD KILHEY COURT HOTEL ANNOUNCES TOP JOB

New General Manager, Ehtisham Waris is aiming to make the four star Macdonald Kilhey Court Hotel one of the finest hotels in the local area, building on its already strong reputation as an employer of choice and business and leisure destination.

Waris, 35, who has recently taken charge of the hotel on the outskirts of Wigan, has over 12 years experience in the international hospitality industry. He has been involved in the management of some of the UK’s leading hotel groups including Best Western and Britannia and made a strong contribution to developing each business, returning growth in turnover of up to 12% in each property.

More recently he was in charge of the Macdonald Craxton Wood hotel near Chester, during which time he oversaw a £1m refurbishment programme and achieved a significant increase in both occupancy levels and turnover. Now Waris has set his sights on enhancing every aspect of the hotel cementing its position as one of the best leisure and business destinations in the region.

He said, “Over the next six months everyone at the hotel will be working hard to ensure that the right people are sourced and training opportunities are developed, that service levels consistently exceed clients’ expectations and that the right products are in place to assist the team in achieving our main goal of securing our reputation as one of Wigan’s premier hotels.

“We have a tremendous reputation for sustainable, known sourced, high quality UK food products and we strongly believed that with these credentials, we can also consolidate our position as one of areas leading banqueting venues. We have a very enthusiastic team here who are committed to the success of the hotel and I am delighted to be able to work with them.”