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The five star Jaz Royal Taba is scheduled to open in mid-2009. The property is located on its own sandy beach 27 km from the Taba international airport. The hotel has 306 guest rooms which consist of Superior rooms and Family Rooms and Suites. The hotel offers a variety of features including a host of restaurants, shopping arcade, Kids Club, and tennis court.
Cases of Legionnaires disease are being investigated at The Westin Hotel following the recent death of one of its recent guests – BBC radio cricket scorer Bill Randall. The Dubai Municipality and Dubai Health Authority are carrying out the investigation at the hotel, where Bill Randall stayed two weeks ago. The investigation was initiated following the disclosure that two additional Westin Hotel guests were…
A new system designed to help hotel managers manage energy effectively is being tested by IHG. Early trials of the new online system, called Green Engage, have demonstrated energy savings of up to 25%. IHG is the world’s largest hotel company based on number of rooms – they have 4000 hotels world wide. If the Green Engage system is adapted, savings realized by hotel owners could be as high as $200 million.…
Dubai, November 25, 2008: InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of an agreement with Abu Dhabi-based Seba Properties for the development of the InterContinental Fujairah Resort, a new beachfront property in one of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) most attractive tourist destinations. The 291-room hotel will be the first InterContinental beach resort property to open in the UAE and will…
Set on the banks of one of the most breathtaking waterways in the world, in a town rich with ancient antiquities, Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa reopens for business, following a 30 month and US$45 million dollar master makeover. Located within minutes of the Temple of Karnak and the Valley of the Kings, the 236-room Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa has been entirely transformed to emerge as a dazzling new retreat that…
Aloke Dey, the manager of Sharaf Travel Holidays one of the largest tour operators in Dubai told a UAE mewspaper that room rates in the city's four and five star hotels had dropped by up to 30%. However, despite these cuts, he added, demand is still down 10% as compared to the same period in 2007. Source: www.ameinfo.com
Vacation services provider, Interval International, said on November 23 that, it is affiliating with Monte Cairo, an urban resort in Cairo, by adding the resort to its global network. The firm said that the new property, situated on top of the Moqattam Hill, comprises 80 timeshare units, with a mix of studio, one and two-bedroom units. "This is our second affiliation in Cairo. This project is in a popular…
According to the latest report by hospitality consulting firm, HVS International, while US and European hospitality sector faces severe economic downturn, the Middle East is still going strong. "We have found that the Middle East continues to be one of the most lucrative markets for hotel developers for the time being. It remains to be seen how much of a knock on effect the predicted downturns in Europe and…
Shrugging off the global financial crisis, Dubai overnight toasted a new luxury hotel with a 20 million dollar bash attended by film stars and sporting greats and marked by a spectacular fireworks display. More than 2,000 world celebrities were invited to the event, which began Thursday night and continued late into Friday. Among those who showed up for the party of the decade were Hollywood stars Robert de…
A new benchmark for residential excellence will be established by the new Al Habtoor Island Resort and Spa, which is set for completion by 2011 - situated in the most desirable location on the Crescent of The Palm Jumeirah (secured by The Al Habtoor Group when The Palm was no more than an ambitious vision), the project is set to become one of our planet’s most exclusive addresses. “Destined to be the jewel in…
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc has revealed plans to launch three properties in Saudi Arabia - Four Points by Sheraton Dhahran, Four Points by Sheraton Mall of Arabia (Jeddah) and Aloft Riyadh. Four Points by Sheraton Dhahran, has 236 rooms and suites in different categories ranging from Deluxe Rooms to Executive Suites. It will also offer a fitness center, swimming pool, two restaurants, a lobby…
With an average rate of $290 per night, Dubai hotels ranked highest globally in terms of average room rate for August, according to a report by STR Global, the agency monitoring hotel performance trends worldwide. Dubai was followed by Paris at $280 and New York at $261. Dubai hotels achieved 81.6% occupancy levels in August, the report added. This was a particularly welcome revelation, given the current bleak…
Business at Atlantis, the $1.5 billion (Dh5.5 billion) hotel on the Palm Jumeirah is slow, with low occupancy levels and room rates slashed dramatically. Despite the grand opening of the resort on Thursday night, which saw stars and celebrities descend on the Palm, business is not so impressive. The average room rate on November 17 was Dh849 ($231), Tuesday was Dh380 ($104), an incredible Dh161 ($44) on Wednesday…
Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem, Chairman of Dubai World, told a Dubai based newspaper that, taking advantage of the ongoing financial crisis, the company is looking at expanding its presence in the hospitality sector around the globe, with a focus on emerging markets. Bin Sulayem was speaking on the sidelines of the relaunch function of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach resort - the latest high-profile investment of…
Situated 2.5 km from Falaj al Qabail, The Crowne Plaza Sohar’s imposing façade overlooks the Sohar-Buraimi highway. The hotel, which is scheduled to open its doors to guests by the end of this year, is nearing completion. The hotel premises have been connected with supplies of potable water, electricity, gas and telecommunication. The air-conditioning is also in place, while finishing touches are being given to…
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 year's announcement of the worldwide relaunch of the Holiday Inn…
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 at the village. The resort has been built in traditional Omani architectural style replete with palm…
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
