IHG expands UAE portfolio with RAK hotel
Resort will be come the second InterContinental Hotel Group owned resort in the UAE when it opens in 2015
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced plans to expand its portfolio in the GCC region with the opening of a new hotel in the UAE emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
The hospitality giant signed an agreement with Kuwaiti-owned Almadina Real Estate Development to open the 442-room Crowne Plaza Resort Ras Al Khaimah, currently under development,on the man-made 2.7mm2 Marjan Island development.
The seafront resort will span more than 18,000 m2 and feature nine food and beverage outlets including an all-day dining restaurant with show kitchen, an alfresco dining terrace, a cigar lounge, two coffee shops, a pool bar, and traditional bar and nightclub.
The hotel will also offer six meeting rooms, fitness facilities will include a spa, fitness centre and beauty salon, as well as nursery and indoor souk.
The resort will become the second IHG managed hotel in the emirate when it opens in 2015.
