Bede Barry Appointed GM of World’s Largest Holiday Inn

Bede Barry has been appointed as General Manager of the Holiday Inn Macau Cotai Central.

Originally from Australia, Bede has more than 25 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, working in luxury hotels throughout Europe and Southeast Asia.

He studied at the prestigious Salburger Hotelfachschule hotel school in Austria, where he received a diploma in Hotel and Restaurant Management. He then went on to work primarily in the Rooms Division for Hyatt Hotels and Resorts in Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Bede brings a strong business and management background to Holiday Inn, as well as extensive experience in hotel pre-openings and renovations, both at the property and corporate level.

In 2010 he moved to Macau to take up his most recent position as General Manager, Grand Lapa Macau.

The Holiday Inn Macau Cotai Central is the world’s largest Holiday Inn with 1,224 guestrooms and suites; it also has the unique distinction of being the only Holiday Inn to be awarded Four Stars in the 2014 Forbes Travel Guide annual Star Ratings.