Meet The Team

Miguel Payla
Founder & Managing Director

Miguel brings with him 22 years of experience in hospitality industry, including 5 years in hotel operations and 12 years in hotel Sales and Marketing. 

He has served some years with Accor Group as the first Groups Manager and established the Groups Department of Novotel World Trade Centre Dubai. He then joined Dusit Thani and became Assistant Director of Sales for M.I.C.E and Travel. 

Prior to these roles, Miguel has both Front Office Operations and Sales & Marketing roles with Shangri-la where he started his career. 

His exposure with M.I.C.E. has spanned more than 10 years. He was instrumental in structuring the first pro-active Groups Team of Fairmont Dubai. Miguel was the first Area Director of M.I.C.E and Groups of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, U.A.E. Although, he has vast experience in the M.I.C.E segment, he is also very passionate in creating premium programs for individual travelers (FITs) and making sure that they get the best travel experience. 

He has been in Dubai for 21 years and has seen how the city becomes a fast growing and leading destination for leisure and business purposes. In recent years, he also spends most of his time in the Philippines to personally heads the team in managing the destination.