Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai has announced the appointment of Purnima Sunil as the director of sales and marketing.

Sunil has over two decades of experience in the hospitality industry and her previous employment was with Bonnington Hotel Dubai, where she held the role of director of business development from 2015 to 2018.

An Indian national, Sunil began her career in Mumbai before moving to Oman at Al Sawadi Beach Resort Rotana in 1995. Her next stop was at the Sanna Sheraton in Yemen before returning to Oman in 1997. She left the Sultanate in 2004 to join the Novotel-Ibis World Trade Center in Dubai where she stayed until 2010 as director of sales.

Subsequently, she worked at the Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers and Movenpick Hotel Deira.

Simon Moore, general manager of Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai, said, “We are delighted to welcome Purnima at the Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai. Her extensive experience and expertise will prove to be extremely valuable in driving and optimising business opportunities in a highly competitive market.”

Sunil holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Economics from Mumbai university, specialising in Sales and Marketing, Revenue Optimisation, Product Development, and Team Management.

She said: “I am very glad to be part of the Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai team and I am excited and keen for the challenge of building on the hotel’s well-established competitive edge.”