IHG Hotels & Resorts

Guest Relations Manager

IHG Hotels & Resorts  •  State of Kuwait (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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Guest Relations Manager

Are you passionate about creating exceptional guest journeys and leading service excellence? We are looking for a Guest Relations Manager who will champion personalized service, manage guest feedback, and lead the Guest Relations team to consistently exceed guest expectations.

A little taste of your day-to-day:

Every day is different, but you’ll mostly be:

  • Leading and managing Guest Relations operations to ensure outstanding guest experiences.
  • Personally welcoming VIPs, repeat guests, and special attention guests.
  • Handling guest feedback, complaints, and service recovery with professionalism and empathy.
  • Monitoring guest satisfaction scores, reviews, and feedback platforms, and driving improvement actions.
  • Coordinating closely with Front Office, Club Floor, Housekeeping, F&B, and other departments.
  • Managing guest preferences, profiles, and loyalty recognition in the system.
  • Coaching, mentoring, and developing the Guest Relations team.
  • Preparing reports on guest feedback, trends, and service quality for management review.
  • Ensuring compliance with brand standards, SOPs, and service excellence guidelines.
  • Acting as a brand ambassador, representing the hotel with confidence and warmth.

What we need from you:

  • Proven experience as a Guest Relations Manager, Assistant Guest Relations Manager, or similar role, preferably in a 4- or 5-star hotel.
  • Strong leadership, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
  • Exceptional guest-handling and service recovery abilities.
  • Excellent communication skills with fluency in English; Arabic and additional languages will be an advantage
  • High standards of grooming, professionalism, and attention to detail.
  • Strong knowledge of guest satisfaction platforms and hotel PMS systems.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, guest-focused environment.
  • Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays.
  • Hospitality or hotel management qualifications will be an advantage.

At IHG®, we believe memorable stays are built on meaningful connections. Join our Front Office leadership team and help deliver True Hospitality by turning every guest interaction into a positive, lasting impression.

IHG Hotels & Resorts

About IHG Hotels & Resorts

IHG Hotels & Resorts [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good.

With a family of 19 hotel brands and IHG One Rewards, one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes, IHG has over 6,300 open hotels in more than 100 countries, and a development pipeline of over 2,000 properties.

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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated and registered in England and Wales. Approximately 345,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally.

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Industry
Travel & Hospitality
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Windsor, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
ihg.com
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