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| St. Kitts and Nevis' Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas (r) and General Manager of the Royal St. Kitts Marriott Resort & the Royal Beach Casino, Mr. George Landa. |
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, APRIL 4TH 2006 - A career hotelier with a track record of success at several brand name hotels, is now at the helm of the St Kitts Marriott Resort & the Royal Beach Casino.
Cuban-born George Landa, boasts almost thirty (30) years of experience in the hospitality industry, with (12) twelve years as a General Manager, including his most recent role at the Curacao Marriott Beach Resort & Emerald Casino for the past three and half years.
He led the Curacao Resort team in reaching the highest guest and associate satisfaction in the Caribbean and the highest financial revenue and profit results in the history of the resort.
Mr. Landa, who was introduced to St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas in January, has a passion for local youth education and the community and has spearheaded the first Bachelor programme for hospitality in the University of Curacao sponsored by The Hague Hospitality School of Management, adopting and restoring public schools in popular low income neighbourhoods through volunteer and local business partnerships.
He has also participated in charity events, such as American Women Club Fundraising Dinners for numerous local needy organisations and assisted in his drive to create corporate leadership partnership events with government to these critical community needs.
The Curacao Marriott under Mr. Landa's direction received the 2004 Human Resources Award for the Job Certification Programme, which has since been adopted by all other Marriott hotels in the region.
With Mr. Landa guiding the team to excellence, the resort achieved leading Sales Team awards of the Year for the Region in 2004 and 2005.
Prior to going to Curacao, Mr. Landa was General Manager of the Intercontinental Hotel in Valencia, Venezuela, where he again achieved highest associate, guest and financial results in the 32-year history of the Hotel, winning numerous General Manger awards and the key to the city for his dedication to the community and development of Tourism Industry.
Mr. Landa has previously managed brand Hotels such as Hilton, Embassy Suites and Holiday Inn in several major US cities.
Mr. Landa is joined by his wife Maria Landa.
