Rotana announced its pipeline across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) 2023, signing four 'Edge by Rotana' and one 'Rayhaan by Rotana' property in partnership with Memar Development & Investment.
With a Portfolio of 42 Hotels in Saudi Arabia and 56 More Underway, Accor Expects to Double its Presence in the Kingdom By 2027
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Dusit International announced the opening of Dusit Princess Hotel Residences Nairobi, a unique hybrid property featuring 100 deluxe hotel rooms and apartments in the Kenyan capital’s cosmopolitan Westlands neighbourhood.
Le Méridien Al Marjan Island Resort & Spa is anticipated to feature 350 contemporary guest rooms with uninterrupted ocean views.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has strengthened its partnership with one of the leading developers in Egypt, Arkan Palm for Real Estate Investment, to build two more hotels in the capital city - InterContinental West Cairo 205 scheduled for a January 2028 opening and the voco West Cairo 205 Suites, set to open by June 2026.
Accor, in partnership with Erth Real Estate Company, today announced that it will open three new hotels in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as part of a new master planned development project.
Dubai’s hotel industry saw its saw highest April 2023 occupancy levels during the Eid-al Fitr holiday period, according to preliminary data from STR.
Accor plans to open three properties in the upcoming project by Rua Al Madinah Holding Company in Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The project includes a 142-key Fairmont hotel and 120 Fairmont branded residences, in addition to a 466-key Swissôtel and a 328-key Novotel.
The MoU was signed at Saudi Arabia’s pavilion at the Arabian Travel Market 2023 held in Dubai by Swen Ehlender, Director of Marketing at Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh, and Munirah Abanomy, Head of Marketing Partnership for Middle East and Africa.
IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with The King Abdullah Financial District Management and Development Company (KAFD DMC), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), to bring the first Kimpton hotel in the region to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The MOU provides a framework for both entities to explore methods to increase inbound visitation to Saudi Arabia from key markets across Middle East and Africa region.
In time for the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) taking place this week in Dubai, ForwardKeys reveals a 36% increase in international arrivals into the MENA region between June – August this year versus the same period in 2022.
Big data is having a transformative effect on hospitality across the Middle East and beyond. However, leading hoteliers speaking on the opening day of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023, which will run at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) until Thursday 4 May, emphasised that human intervention remains essential if owners and operators wish to derive genuine value from the information being gathered.
Suri was previously Resort Manager at Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach before spending the past four years as General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Baku, Azerbaijan.
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The Company also unveiled the design vision of its first-ever beachfront resort, which is inspired by the seascape of Al Marjan Island, a group of four islands. The resort is being developed with local partners Marjan LLC, and RAK Hospitality Holding LLC.
In addition to the upcoming Four Seasons resort, Sindalah will be home to a luxury marina and yacht club, 9-hole golf course with 18 pin experiences and a vast array of dining destinations
he PKF hospitality group recently held one of its 196+ spotlight events in Riyadh in recognition of the significant amount of projects that have been announced for Saudi Arabia, the largest sovereign state by landmass in the Middle East with a total of 2,150,000 km2 and 35 million inhabitants.
Key markets in the Middle East are showing a spike in hotel occupancy on the books during Eid al-Fitr, according to STR’s Forward STAR data.
The new-build hotel, located in the capital’s central Olaya district, will comprise of 200 rooms and is expected to open in 2026.
Before joining Aleph Hospitality, he was Cluster Director of Sales & Marketing at Wyndham Dubai Deira.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the signing of a management agreement for a new hotel in Jeddah. The hotel is owned by AlAhli REIT Fund (1), a listed investment fund managed by SNB Capital. In the coming years, Hilton expects to grow its portfolio in Saudi Arabia to more than 75 hotels.
The Mantis Collection, part of Accor, is a conservation-led hospitality company renowned for its commitment to preserving its surrounding communities, wildlife and the environment – and its arrival marks the first international hospitality brand in Nosy Boraha.
Jason Rodgers, with a 25-year tenure with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, has been promoted to General Manager of the iconic property Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay