Krystel Irani

Krystel Irani is now hotel manager of Four Seasons Hotel DIFC, returning to the Canadian hotel group after 12 years.

She began her career with Four Seasons back in 2003, working as a management trainee within the famous Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris. After trying various functions, she settled on a role as assistant front office manager. She then worked as guest relations manager before heading to Four Seasons Hotel Beirut as sales manager during its pre-opening.

In 2011, she left Four Seasons to join Mandarin Oriental Hotel Paris as sales manager. In October of the same year, she came to the Middle East for the first time, working as front office manager at The St. Regis Doha.

In 2013, she came to Dubai. For eight years, she rose through the ranks of Raffles Dubai, starting as front office manager and moving up to director of rooms, director of operations and, finally, hotel manager.

Between 2021 and 2023, she was at Jumeirah, starting as hotel manager for Jumeirah Dar Al Masyaf & Al Qasr Hotel at Madinat Jumeirah, later becoming GM of the group's villa-only Dar Al Masyaf.