Maged Rizkalla, Hotel Manager

Maged Rizkalla

Hotel Manager

Boudl Hotels and Resorts

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Soical Activities & Developments
Experience
24 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :24 years, 4 Months

Hotel Manager at Boudl Hotels and Resorts
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since May 2019

• Leading guests satisfaction through all communications channels as well as through the third-party booking web (achieving 8.8 out of 10 for Booking.com and 4.6 out of 5 for Expedia).
• Implementing the HACCP program in the kitchen as it was not currently in place.
• Achieved above 8.6% incremental profit from the set budget during the Covid-19 crisis since 2020.

Hotel / Resort Manager at Rohanou Beach Resort & Ecolodge
  • Egypt - Hurghada
  • July 2015 to April 2019

General Manager for the Resort a unique one type of property considered as on of the best diving spot in the Red Sea, having the best hotel award in Holidaycheck & booking.com 2015/16

Looking after the property from all aspects through coaching HOD and the team to reach our set goals

• Enhancing Rohanou Beach Resorts position from 48th to 5th among 126 properties within the district.
• Minimize team turnover by 10%, resulting in a 1.7% turnover rate for the entire property.
• The hotel was able to successfully obtain an official license for 4 stars instead of 3 stars.
• Upgrading the buffet kitchens capacity by 100% to serve 200 guests instead of 95.
• The GOB increased by 17%, leading to a 36% increase.
• Implementing PMS and BMS systems in the property, upgrading them from a manual basis.

Front Office Manager at Hilton Hotel Doha
  • Qatar - Doha
  • July 2014 to July 2015

309 Keys inventory
Brigade of 57 Team Members / 5 Managers
Looking after & Involved in all related front office operational requirements. ( Executive Floor, Airport Services & Transportation, Recruiting, team building, training, investigations & disciplines, managing operation, financial aspects, budgeting, guests services & CRM, Quality Insurance audit, Salt )

• Developed departmental scores in Salt at Hilton Doha, resulting in a 9% increase and a 4% increase in upsell revenue, exceeding the set budget. Rooms Division staff turnover

Front Office Manager - Pre Opening at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • November 2012 to July 2014

407 Keys inventory
Looking after the entire Front Office Operation, Butler services, Club Executive, Concierge & Guest Relations & Airport Services Meet & Assist, Transportation department. as well as working closely and involved with HK & Laundry Operation beside the related financial & resourcing responsibilities for the Rooms Division Department. (Quality check, projects, training, analyzing, House Keeping, decision making, assessing & evaluations, team building, budgeting, all related financial aspects for rooms division, service excellence & guests satisfactions …. Beside day to day routine operation).

Front Office Manager - Opining Team at JUMEIRAH MESSILAH BEACH HOTEL &SPA.
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • November 2012 to July 2014

• Developing a GOP score of 8.5% YTD.
• Managed the departments P&L YTD, achieving a 11% increase in room profitability over the set budget.
• The hotels organized and high-quality operation has made it an official property for Amiris official visits.

Front Office Manager at Hilton Kuwait Resort
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • August 2011 to November 2012

350 Keys inventory
Looking after 55 colleagues, 3 assistant mangers and AFDM,
Involved in all related front office operational requirements.
( Recruiting, team building, training, guest service, investigations & disciplines, managing operation, financial aspects, budgeting, guests services & CRM, Quality Insurance audit, Salt )

Front Office Manager at Hilton Kuwait Resort
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • August 2011 to November 2012

• Replacing the old system with the migration of OQI-PMS.
• Creating a program to empower the Rooms team project that was assigned by GM and DO.
• Developing the job description for guest relations and concierge to impact the new role while implementing the lobby ambassador role.

Front Office Manager / Reservations & Revenue In-charge at Al Manshar Rotana Hotel
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • September 2006 to December 2010

• 2 years in a row, achieving a quality assurance of 94%. And The Rooms Department at PricewaterhouseCoopers _PwC has had the best auditing score for 2 years.
• Upselling revenue achieved a 13% increase compared to 2008 revenue.
• We exceeded the budget by achieving an 89.8% LQA (Leading Quality Assurance) score and 88.9% departmental profitability year to date in 2009.
• With the coordination and support of the Sales and Reservation Team, I have been able to drive room revenue by 5.5% beyond the budget year-to-date
• For attaining the highest standards in grooming, telephone standards, product knowledge, and departmental training, the Best Department Award 2008 was awarded to me.

Front Office Manager - Pre Opening at Al Manshar Rotana Hotel
  • Kuwait - Al Ahmadi
  • August 2006 to December 2010

200 Keys inventory - opening team
All related aspects for FOM & FO operation ( Team - Guests - quality checks- Budgeting- operational needs ) as well as Reservation Department
Looking after 48 team member 2 assistant department head & assistant managers

Assistant Front Office Manager at Al Bustan Rotana Hotel
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2005 to August 2006

275 keys inventory
Looking after FO operation dedicated to day to day operational needs to insure and smooth operation up to quality assurance standard as well as team coordination and welfare activities are looked after among FO team, beside interviewing & appraisals

Assistant Front Office Manager - Pre Openng at Hilton Dubai Jumeirah
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2000 to July 2005

398 keys inventory
Looking after FO operation dedicated to day to day operational needs to insure and smooth operation up to quality assurance standard as well as team coordination and welfare activities are looked after among FO team, beside interviewing & appraisals

Night Manager at Four points by Sheratom
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 1999 to June 2000

Running the roll of night manager with all related aspects

Education

Bachelor's degree, Soical Activities & Developments
  • at Faculty Of Social Work & Individuals Specialist Analysis
  • June 2024

Specialist in developing individuals moral and activities, as well as involved in creating the correct positive environment and surrounding for groups work places

Diploma, Operational and financial studies
  • at Hilton University
  • January 2005
Bachelor's degree, bachelor's degree in social work
  • at Faculty of Social Work Cairo university
  • January 1993

Specialties & Skills

Managing Budget
Rooms Division
Driving Revenue
Goal Development
Managing Groups
Operation
Planning
Hotels Management
AUDITING
GUEST RELATIONS
OPERA (WEB BROWSER)
QUALITY ASSURANCE
UPSELLING
COMMUNICATIONS
BOOKING (RESOURCE PLANNING SOFTWARE)
HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS (HACCP)
HOSPITALITY
Revenue Oriented
Creative
Team Builder
strong negotiator
Looking to Details (Analytic)
Problem Solving
Rooms Division
Accounting
Pre opening
Revenue Management
Marketing
Negotiation
Restaurants Management

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

License To Hire (Training)
Training Institute:
Hilton International

Hobbies

  • Reading