12. sam aziz
Tylney Hall Hotel & Gardens, which is part of the Elite Hotel Group, has appointed Sam Aziz as general manager of the 112-bedroom luxury Hampshire property. He joined the group after 18 years working with Macdonald Hotels, most recently as general manager of Alveston Manor Hotel & Spa and the Swan’s Nest Hotel in Stratford Upon Avon. He arrives at the Tylney Hall celebrates its 30th anniversary as a hotel, after it served as a First World War hospital and HQ for Clan Line Streamers during the Second World War.