Industry Advisors
Maanoj Nair is a Sales and Marketing leader with over a decade of progressive experience in hotel commercial strategy, revenue management, and destination marketing across Malaysia’s most prominent internationally branded properties.
His career spans a strong mix of city hotel and resort environments from Sunway Hotel and Convention Centre and Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur through to Berjaya Hotels & Resorts, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur, and senior cluster roles across St Regis Langkawi, The Westin Langkawi, and Langkawi International Convention Centre. Most recently, he served as Multi-Property Director of Sales and Marketing for Perhentian Marriott Resort & Spa and Fairfield by Marriott Kuala Besut, where he successfully led the pre-opening of two properties totalling 315 keys. He is currently part of the commercial leadership team at Hilton Burau Bay Resort.
Maanoj is particularly recognised for his ability to build commercial teams from scratch, position resort destinations in competitive markets, and develop innovative marketing strategies that drive both brand awareness and revenue performance across domestic and international markets.
As an Industry Advisor with Asianhotelier.Org, he brings a commercially sharp, regionally informed perspective on hotel sales, marketing, and destination strategy — practical insights that are directly relevant to hospitality professionals looking to build careers in commercial and revenue-driving roles across Asia.