Babita Kanwar Takes Over as GM Courtyard by Marriott Mumbai Airport

BABITA KANWAR has been appointed General Manager for Courtyard by Marriott Mumbai International Airport.

Kanwar brings with her 22 years of experience in hotel sales and operations and has been with the Marriott family for over 15 years. Her tenure with Marriott began with the opening of JW Marriott Juhu, Mumbai where she worked in Food and Beverage extensively across Banquets, Restaurants and Event Management operations before transitioning on to Sales and Marketing as ADOS. With over 10 years in Sales and Marketing, Kanwar has been DOSM of Goa Marriott Resort and Spa and Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel and Lakeside Chalet- MEA where she successfully ramped up the hotel after additional inventory was added. She was then promoted to Market DOSM for Mumbai and eventually moved to Shanghai as DOSM where she once again successfully ramped up the flag ship 720 rooms Marriott City Centre Hotel, Shanghai.

Kanwar has won six sales awards including “Above property sales leader of the year 2011- Global, Marriott International” for her leadership as Market DOSM for Mumbai. She was also part of the executive team that won “Hotel of the year” consecutively at Marriott City Centre, Shanghai in 2013 and 2014.

She was then promoted to Hotel Manager at Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel and Lakeside Chalet- MEA, the largest Marriott hotel complex in India with 770 rooms. Her last held position was that of Area Director – Sales & Distribution, South Asia.

Kanwar is an alumnus of IHM Goa and has also had a substantial tenure with Taj group of hotels and Oberoi hotels in Food and Beverage prior to joining the Marriott.

In her free time, she loves to travel and explore.