The Grand Hyatt Amman in Jordan has brought in Zaid Talhami, a sales and marketing professional who has held directorial roles across hotels in the region. He is now the director of sales and marketing at Grand Hyatt Amman.

“With his luxury experience, he will be a great asset to drive business opportunities and lead the team to achieve their targets and will bring an unparalleled combination of sales and marketing expertise together with a natural ability to recruit, motivate and nurture a dynamic team,” said Grand Hyatt Amman in a statement.

Talhami has 23 years of hotel experience, much of which has been spent within the Jordanian capital. He began as a management trainee for Crowne Plaza Amman, moving to Sheraton Amman Al Nabil Hotel as group sales coordinator. Staying there for four years, he went on to Qatar to work with Four Seasons as a reservation sales agent, before returning to Sheraton in Amman.

Here he would continue to climb the ladder, moving from sales executive, to sales manager, to senior sales manager, and finally assistant DOSM in a span of just under seven years. He then went back to Qatar to become DOSM for the Grand Heritage Doha Hotel and Spa, later joining Warwick Hotels in Doha in the same role.

From 2016 to 2020, he worked with Fairmont Amman as DOSM, with his most recent role being with voco Doha West Bay Suites as DOSM.