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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 under construction. Paul Bell, Managing Director of Aldar Hotels and…
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 worth $375 million. The hotel was subsequently closed for major renovation and was relaunched…
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 to exhibitions and conferences that take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre situated nearby. The…
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 London by Mohamed Al Noman, Director General of Sharjah Commerce and…
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 is located in the heart of The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. At the rebranding event,…
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 close to the main commercial and business districts, the…
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 . Source: www.ameinfo.co m
Dubai’s Kempinsky Hotel, located at the Mall of the Emirates, has been named Middle East’s leading leisure hotel at the 15th annual World Travel Awards. Source: www.ameinfo.com
The Ritz-Carlton group has said that it plans to open 10 more hotels in the Middle East by 2012. The group currently has five regional hotels with more hotels planned in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman and other parts of the UAE, including a launch in Dubai's financial district by mid-2009. Source: www.ameinfo.com
Dubai currently leads global hotel statistics with an average room rate of $283 in 2007, according to Gerald Lawless, executive chairman of Jumeirah Group . Meanwhile, other Gulf cities also topped the $200 mark. Lawless said that the room rates will not fall as more hotels open .However, the average rates now being enjoyed may level off . He believes that occupancy rates and levels can be maintained…
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH), the hotel, tourism, transport and catering group, will work on an internal five-year development plan in tandem with the plans announced by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) to develop the sector, an official said. ADTA has recently announced that it plans to increase the number of tourists visiting Abu Dhabi to 2.7 million and double the number of hotel rooms…
The Metropolitan Hotel Dubai on Shaikh Zayed Road is launching a new chill-out lounge ââ¬â€  I2. The lounge will offer guests champagnes, wines and cocktails together with an assortment of light lounge fare. There will also be daily performances by a DJ who will spin a mix of 70ââ¬â„¢s, 80ââ¬â„¢s and modern day lounge music. The Metropolitan Hotel Dubai is part of Habtoor Hotels ââ¬â€  a…
The Thai New Year, known as Songkran, was celebrated for the third year in a row , by the Thailand ââ¬â€œbased hotel group Dusit Thani ,at its Dubai property last week. Guests were invited to watch one of Thailand's most cherished traditions, the Water Ceremony, along with other captivating dance performances. Songkran, one of the most important of all the Thai holidays, marks the beginning of a…
With more than 800 exhibitors from 46 countries,nine halls and 17,000 sq metres of exhibition space at Dubai International Exhibition Centre,the Hotel Show is once more round the corner. The Middle Eastââ¬â„¢s leading supplies exhibition to the regionââ¬â„¢s ever expanding hospitality and leisure sectors will open on June 8 and run till June 10. This Hotel Show and its associated Seven…
