Surinder Arora

Tier 3 Mentor

Industry:  Hospitality
Company name: Arora Hotels Ltd.
Years active in the industry:  13 years

A short description of yourself: 

Surinder founded Arora Hotels in 1999 which has since become one of the fastest growing independent hotel companies in the UK and the largest hotel company at Heathrow and Gatwick airports. The primary focus of Arora Hotels is the design, construction and operation of luxury hotels. The company has a consistent track record of delivering superlative quality, service and hospitality combined with quantum revenue and profit growth.
The portfolio currently comprises of 6 directly managed hotels with over 2,200 bedrooms and 1,500 employees. Prime locations include the award-winning Sofitel London Heathrow, Terminal 5.
At The Kia Oval, Arora is currently working in partnership with Surrey County Cricket Club on the development of a 168-bedroom luxury hotel and is also preferred partner for the new 212-bedroom Royal Ascot Hotel opposite the world famous racecourse.
The property arm of the Arora Group – Arora Management Services – is involved in property asset management of a portfolio of landmark office buildings. The company recently announced that it had secured an agreement to design and construct four new budget hotels at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports.
He is Patron of Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs, a student society within the Royal Holloway University of London where he has established the annual ‘Arora’s Den’ competition and the Arora Awards for Enterprise.
Surinder is a keen golfer – so much so that he holds a minority interest in Wentworth Golf Club.

I would like to become a mentor as I feel it’s important to interact with the younger generation and offer help/advice where needed. I hope to impart some of the things I have learnt in business onto the younger generation.

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