Expanding an Empire
December 13, 2019
Radisson expands in Oman with Radisson Hotel Apartments Muscat Ghala Heights
The project is due to open in Q4 2022. It will have 280 serviced apartments, a lobby bar, an all-day dining restaurant and one specialty restaurant.
Marriott International to open Courtyard By Marriott in Oman in 2024
It will comprise 200 guest rooms – including 30 chalets. Leisure facilities will include a spa, a fitness center, a swimming pool and a play area for kids.
St. Regis Oman expected to open in 2022
St. Regis project expected to bring 271 luxury rooms and 170 branded residences to Muscat.
W Hotels debuted in Oman with W Muscat
The project also brings a spa with 10 treatment rooms, a steam room, a hammam and a couples’ treatment room, as well as a fitness center.
Mega projects in the MENA region
Christopher Lund, head of Hotels for Colliers International MENA, gives us a rundown of the major projects in the works across the region
Construction of Oman’s Mina Al Sultan Qaboos Waterfront to begin in November
DAMAC was chosen by the Government of Oman to develop Mina Al Sultan Qaboos, through a joint venture with OMRAN, the government’s investment arm.
Costa Coffee and Alghanim Industries to expand in Saudi, Qatar, and Oman
The Costa Coffee-Alghanim partnership flourished since its 2013 formation, growing to more than 75 stores. 35 of these shops opened in less than a year.
Marriott’s W Hotel Muscat is now welcoming guests
The launch of the hotel created over 100 new jobs for Omanis and this number will increase towards the peak winter season.
Four new brands in the Middle East for Swiss-Belhotel
Swiss-Belhotel International has announced the launch of four new brands in the Middle East in 2019. Coming to the region for the first time are Grand Swiss-Belresort (Bahrain), Swiss-Belsuites (Bahrain), Swiss-Belboutique (Kuwait) and Swiss-Belinn (Oman and Qatar) with openings scheduled over the next few months.
Over three million tourists visited Oman in 2018, half of them from the GCC
The number of hotels also grew by 12 percent in 2017-18, resulting in a eight percent growth in the amount of rooms available in the country.
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