Waldorf Astoria to open in Dubai’s DIFC next year

Hilton Worldwide has inked a management agreement with Dubai-based Ward Holdings to open a Waldorf Astoria hotel in the Dubai International Financial...

Property

Sheraton Deira hotel in Dubai rebranded as Grand Excelsior

Bin Haider Hospitality, a subsidiary of the Dubai-based Mohammad Omar Bin Haider Holding Group (MOBH), has rebranded the Sheraton Deira as the...

Property

UAE’s Al Habtoor buys Hilton hotel in Wembley, London

The UAE’s Al Habtoor Group has announced the purchase of the Hilton London Wembley, part of a bid to boost its international...

Property

St. Regis makes Dubai debut with Al Habtoor City hotel

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts has debuted its brand in Dubai, with the opening of a new property owned by the Al...

Analysis

Middle East’s mid-scale hotel sector gets a makeover

With a growing middle class and a younger guest profile, hoteliers across the Middle East are reorganising their market strategy. Starwood Hotels...

Property

Abu Dhabi’s Rotana to open 14 new hotels by end of 2016

Rotana, the Abu Dhabi-based hospitality group, is set to open 14 new hotels by the end of next year, it announced. Alongside...

Property

Starwood Hotels debuts Westin brand in Egypt

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced the debut of its Westin brand in Egypt with the opening of the Soma Bay Golf...

Property

Rotana signs deals to manage five hotels in Oman

Hospitality chain Rotana Group has inked an agreement with Oman-based firms Taameer Investment and Golden Group of Companies (GGC) to manage five...

Property

Starwood Hotels to open Four Points by Sheraton in Mecca

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has inked an agreement with a Saudi Arabian company to launch the Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al...

Property

AccorHotels, Manzil partner to bring 1,300 new hotel rooms to UAE

Hotel operator AccorHotels has signed four new management agreements with the Manzil Group for projects in Dubai and Sharjah, the company announced...