Holiday Inn Express Jumeirah has officially opened its doors to guests. The hotel is an InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) property, in collaboration with Ishraq Gulf Real Estate Holding Company. With its opening, the hotel becomes the third Express property to open in Dubai and the second to open under the brand’s new name following last […]
Six Senses has opened a brand new resort at the Zhighi coastal village in the Governorate of Musandam in Oman. The village is located 500 kilometres north-west of Muscat. The resort, built at a cost of $83m, is comprised of 82 villas of different sizes and an anchorage that will serve both guests and fishermen […]
Raffles Dubai has won two awards at The Hotelier Middle East Awards. Raffles Dubai’s Chef de Cuisine, French native Cedric Darthial, was named ‘Best Chef’ of the year, while South African Nicholas Murcott, the hotel’s sommelier, was awarded ‘Best Sommelier’ of the year Source: www.ameinfo.com
Aldar Properties yesterday said on November 12 that the company has signed an exclusive agreement with The Ritz-Carlton Hotels Company to develop a number of luxury hotels in Abu Dhabi, that will be managed by The Ritz-Carlton. The contract signed was for the Ritz Carlton Reserve hotel on Aldar’s Nareel Island development, which is currently […]
Despite not being fully ready, the Fontainebleau Miami Beach resort in Florida opened over the weekend amid much fanfare and some high profile guests and performances. Dubai based Nakheel Hotels; a business unit of Nakheel announced in April that they had bought a 50 per cent stake in the iconic Florida hotel in a deal […]
Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) has signed an MoU with YOTEL Investments, to develop two new hotels in Abu Dhabi based on a the concept of cabins. The two hotels that will be built at the Airport and in the Abu Dhabi City Centre will cater to the requirements of participants, delegates and visitors […]
The UAE emirate of Sharjah plansto increase the total number of hotel rooms in the emirate to 12,000 by 2010,to accommodate the increasing number of tourists visiting Sharjah. The emiratealso expects to have over 5,000 new hotel rooms in the next two years. Theannouncement was made during the World Travel Market 2008 Exhibition in Londonby […]
As Zabeel Investments gears up for the opening of its first property in 2009, the company said on November 9 that its flagship hospitality brand, Tiara Hotels & Resorts, has been rebranded as Essque Hotels. Essque Hotels is currently in the process of finalising plans for the opening of the company’s first property, Essque, which […]
Riyadh, 9 November 2008 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of an exclusive agreement with Hedley International Syria Ltd. to develop Syria’s first Holiday Inn in the country’s historic capital, Damascus. Due for completion in early 2011, Holiday Inn Damascus Old City is justified on a 2,000m² site in the city centre. Located […]
Al Habtoor Group has announced it has started construction work on its 7th hotel property on the prestigious Palm Jumeirah. Habtoor Hotels Chief Executive Rahim Abu Omar said that once the Habtoor Island Resrot and Spa opens its doors in 2010 it will have 217 rooms and suites, 91 luxurious apartments and 4 exclusive villas. […]
