Carolina Berker

Now Boarding is a UK-based recruitment business specialising in the senior-level luxury hotel market, primarily operating in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. We combine our significant industry and market experience with professionalism, honesty, determination and entrepreneurial spirit. We are fortunate enough to partner with some of the world’s most prestigious and highly regarded luxury hotel brands, along with several stunning luxury operators. We recruit right across the Executive Committee and examples of recent successful assignments include: General Manager, pre-opening, Saudi Red Sea project Director of Sales & Marketing, leading luxury resort, Egypt Director of Engineering, spectacular new luxury opening, Austria Executive Chef, remote luxury resort, Oman Director of Revenue & Reservations, boutique 5* luxury property, Belgium Director of Finance, luxury pre-opening, eastern Europe Director of Food & Beverage. Assistant Director of Finance, Swiss luxury city hotel Director of Revenue, leading lifestyle property in heart of Doha We pride ourselves on finding intriguing roles that are the right fit for our candidates, as well as delivering hard-to-complete assignments for clients in tricky locations. Should you be a candidate looking to develop your career or a potential client wishing to discuss your talent requirements, then we would be delighted to speak with you.

Recruiting top talent for an exceptional property, where I oversee the entire hiring process—from sourcing and screening candidates to conducting interviews and onboarding. I ensure that we build a high-performing team aligned with our values, contributing to a positive work culture and delivering outstanding guest experiences.

Supporting the pre-opening HR function for the Waldorf Astoria Doha Lusail, where I provided valuable support with HR policies and recruitment, helping to shape and implement key HR processes as the hotel prepared to launch.

Pre-opening of the very first Curio property in the Middle East!

Covered the position of HR Department Head for 7 months, taking full responsibility for departmental leadership.

After a successful year in Operations, I was promoted to the Human Resources department, where I took on the responsibility of Training. One of my proudest accomplishments was achieving a perfect score of 100% in Quality Assurance audits for Brand Standards! Additionally, I went to London to become certified with Hilton's Train the Trainer program and traveled to Prague for cross-training, further enhancing my skills and expertise in training and development. I had the privilege of contributing as the hotel-based trainer for the Leonardo Da Vinci Apprenticeship Programme, an EU initiative led by Hilton Worldwide to promote lifelong learning and enhance career opportunities in the Turkish hospitality industry. This unique program partnered Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Center with Özyeğin University to provide 16 students with hands-on apprenticeship experience over 60 working days. As part of the pilot project, I traveled to Amsterdam to attend a masterclass, which I later delivered to the interns to further enhance their professional development. In addition, I supported the students throughout their training, helping them gain valuable industry insights and boosting their employment prospects within the Turkish hospitality sector.

I had the exciting opportunity to be part of the Guest Relations team in the Front Office department during the pre-opening of one of Europe’s largest conference hotels!