Dara Hotels Group Appoints Weng Aow as Managing Director

(21 Jan 2022)  The Cambodia-based Dara Hotels Group has appointed Weng Aow as Managing Director.

Weng worked previously as General Manager of the Dara Airport City Hotel & Spa, the flagship hotel of Dara Hotels Group in Phnom Penh.

He has over 29 years of experience working in the hospitality industry and began his career at the world-famous Raffles Singapore and has worked in the finance and rooms divisions, moving up the ranks to become a General Manager.

Weng Aow

Weng has also worked in different hospitality brands before joining Dara Hotels Group including Novotel Phuket Phokeethra & Ibis Styles Phuket of Accor Hotels, Soluxe Hospitality Group, Sokha Hotels & Resort and Angkor Palace Resort & Spa.

As the Managing Director, Weng will focus on developing and executing the group’s country-wide consumer strategy, property management, revenue management and its organizational development.

He will also be responsible for the strategic growth of Dara Hotels Group’s 4 hospitality brands, 2 premium serviced apartment brands and its Fitness and Spa brand.

“Weng has a deep appreciation for Dara Hotel Group’s thousands of Associates who ultimately deliver on our customer and brand promise and I know he will be an excellent steward of our group’s brand culture. Together with the rest of our exceptional leadership team, Dara Hotels Group could not be in better hands,” said Lim Lina, Executive Director and Chairman of the Board, Dara Hotels Group.

A Singapore national, Weng speaks fluent English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Outside the realm of work, he is passionate about reading, and jogging with focus on half marathons.