TIME Hotels to open 10 new Mideast properties
UAE-based hospitality company looks to expand in seven destinations in the region by the end of 2018
Regional hotel operator TIME Hotels has said it will open 10 new properties across the Middle East by the last quarter of next year.
The UAE-headquartered hospitality company, which will formally announce the new properties at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai later this month, said in a statement that the new launches will extend its footprint to key territories in the region.
The new hotels will be based in Ajman and Fujairah in the UAE, as well as in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. They will join TIME Hotels’ existing portfolio of seven properties between Dubai and Sharjah, taking the company’s tally to 17 properties in the Middle East.
Mohamed Awadalla, CEO, TIME Hotels, said: “Our current pipeline of hotels and residences meet the demands of multiple markets by offering a high-quality stay across all our brand portfolio.”
The company plans to extend the TIME Residence brand to Fujairah with the launch of the Platinum TIME Residence later this year.
Dubai will see the opening of three new properties: TIME Asma Hotel, TIME Express Hotel Al Jaddaf, and TIME Royal Hotel & Spa, the firm’s first five-star UAE property, located in Healthcare City and targeted at healthcare tourists. The 277-key property will be in close proximity to Wafi City Mall and include facilities such as a signature spa with temperature-controlled pools and a gym with rehabilitation equipment. It will also have 20 fully adapted disabled-friendly rooms.
TIME will also open its first resort in Saudi Arabia with the TIME Beach Villas Resort, Jeddah, which will have 61 villa units. The resort will be joined by a 137-key four-star Yasma by TIME Hotels and Resorts in Qurayyat, and Yasma by TIME Express Hotels, Riyadh. A debut for the Express brand in the Kingdom, this hotel will comprise 105 rooms catering to the budget market, the company’s statement added.
In Qatar, the TIME Rako Hotel will open in the third quarter of this year in the Al Wakra area of Doha. The 102-key property will mark TIME Hotels’ debut in Qatar and target both leisure and business travellers.
“It has been a busy year for TIME Hotels with a raft of properties announced with several of them due to come online within the next 12 months. We have been very strategic with our openings by identifying and assessing the demand within the market and implementing the most suitable brand from the TIME portfolio to best match consumer demand. We’re excited by the prospects this year brings and look forward to adding further to our portfolio,” Awadalla added.
