Kym Barter is managing director of Atlantis, The Royal, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a post held since February 2026. (source, 26 February 2026)
The hotel is No. 4 on The World's 50 Best Hotels 2026, and holds a Forbes Travel Guide Five Star rating and a place on the Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2025.
Career
- General Manager and Senior Vice President, Operations, Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai (source)
- Vice President, Food & Beverage, Atlantis Dubai, Dubai (source, 2023)
- Senior Vice President, Food & Beverage, Wynn and Encore Las Vegas, Las Vegas (source, 2023)
- Pre-opening leadership team, Wynn Palace, Macau (source, 2023)
- Vice President, Food & Beverage, Nobu Hospitality 2013-2015 (source)
- General Manager - Restaurants, Crown Melbourne, Melbourne 2008-2013 (source)
Context
What the role involves, and what the best in it say about the work, is set out in the general manager's role. The people who run each of the world's leading hotels are listed in who runs the world's best hotels.
Also in Dubai
- Azar Saliba, Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab Resort & Residences
- Himanshu Saini, Trèsind Studio
Checked 10 November 2026. Corrections are welcome at press@theluxuryofattention.com.