Appointment | Nihat Yucel joins Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at San Stefano as GM

Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at San Stefano has appointed Nihat Yucel as general manager. He has 22 years of experience with Four Seasons and holds a master’s degree in tourism from Istanbul University and a post-graduate degree from Florida International University.

Yucel started working with Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul in 1999 in the food and beverage department.

Then in 2007, he became F&B director on the pre-opening team for the Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus. Three years later he switched to director of rooms.  After two years, he was promoted to hotel manager overseeing both departments.

Yucel them moved to Four Seasons Resort Seychelles in 2014 as resort manager before returning as hotel manager at both Four Seasons on the Bosphorus and at Sultanahmet.

Speaking about his career, he said: “I like the time to connect with people.” 

Outside of the hotel world, he’s a big football fan and follows Galatassaray in Turkey. He also played football professionally in the second division of the Turkish football league.  

Four Seasons said he is a wonderful man, a compassionate leader and dedicated toelevated guest service and employee care and wellbeing.