March 22- Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plan to open six new five-star hotels in UAE and GCC, it was learnt on Sunday. The new properties will add over 2,000 rooms to the hospitality sector in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Makkah and Oman.
Of the six new properties to be launched in the year ahead, two will be in Abu Dhabi, one in Dubai, Makkah, Oman and Aden in Yemen, Rey Alcocer Vice President Operations said. The company has eight hotels in the Middle East.