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Three new hotels in Abu Dhabi |
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This will be a new landmark on Abu Dhabi’s signature Corniche. Conceptualised by award-winning Broadway Malyan, one of Europe’s most successful architectural firms, the beach resort, convention centre and office/residential complex, will be just east of the capital’s existing Hilton Abu Dhabi property and designed as a striking, contemporary structure.
The development will have a five-star hotel managed by Conrad Hotels, the luxury brand within the Hilton Family, furnished apartments, a premium office building, 3,500 square metres of retail, and an expansive convention centre and health club and spa, all set around a spectacular central lagoon.
A joint venture between TDIC and Abu Dhabi’s Al Mazrui Holding Company the complex will be built at a cost of AED 1.4 billion (US $400 million).
ALDAR Properties PJSC have announced a joint venture with The National Corporation for Tourism and Hotels (NCTH), to develop a premium gated resort and residential development on the two islands located off the tip of the Intercontinental Hotel on the western coast of Abu Dhabi.
The smaller of the two islands known as Coconut Island, is covered with coconut trees and has a natural sand bar surrounded by clear turquoise waters providing an idyllic setting for the resort.
The development will link the two islands to increase the water front and allow for the formation of a lagoon, the central feature of the development.
The architectural design combines Middle Eastern and Eastern-influenced minimalism.
The 5-star luxury resort comprises 128 guest rooms, two Royal Suites, 10 private villas and 20 Club Suites designed over multiple levels with landscaped terraces. The resort will feature a health and fitness club, a spa, 4 first class restaurants and its own private Marina for VIP guests and hotel excursions.
The resort will open in 2009.
This urban destination is adjacent to the UAE’s largest sports stadium – host to major international events. Clearly visible from Airport Road and overlooking public gardens, ‘Bridgeway at Zayed Sports City’ includes a five star hotel, serviced & residential apartments and shopping complex.
It is close to Abu Dhabi International Airport, the Abu Dhabi Golf Club, and the new Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and is less than 20 minutes driving from the city’s main business district – enhancing its appeal for business travellers.
Due for completion in 2009, the complex is designed as a peaceful city retreat, and will be distinguished by unique design and architecture, crowned by a fabric tensile roof running throughout the project, with the grounds dotted with landscaped gardens and water features.
A joint venture between TDIC and Abu Dhabi’s Al Farida Group, one of the region’s most expansive and diversified investment conglomerates, the development will be constructed at a cost of AED 500 million (US $136 million).
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Hilton set to open 4 new hotels in Middle East |
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Hilton International has revealed that its four new properties under development will open within the next two years.
Hilton’s first Lebanon property in Beirut is set to open later this year with 162 rooms, the new-look Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa in Egypt will reopen in the first quarter of next year with 235 rooms.
Hilton will make its foray into Jordan with the Hilton Amman, at the mixed-use Gate development, and the Hilton Tala Bay Aqaba Riveira, both opening in 2009.
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New Tamani Hotels in Dubai |
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The group has just launched its first hotel condominiums at KM Properties El Matador Tower in Dubai’s Jumeirah Village.
Tamani hotels & resorts will open his first hotel condominium in Dubai, at the Marina followed by Park Lane near the Mall of the Emirates, and the Business Bay.
The project offer one, two and three bedroom apartments for sale within the hotel tower, offering guests all the convenience and service of a hotel combined with the space and comfort of a private residence. Tamani Hotel Condominium at El Matador will offer 22 floors of premium and luxurious accommodation. Currently under development, with a completion date set for 2009, El Matador Tower offers Spanish-style living in modern studios, apartments and loft-style condos at the master-planned Jumeirah Village development in the heart of New Dubai.
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Evason Hideaway, Zighy Bay in Oman |
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Scheduled to open in November 2007 Evason Hideaway is designed with 82 pool villas and pool villa suites and a private marina, the setting is quite dramatic, with mountains on one side and a 1.6 km sandy beach at Zighy Bay. The spa will offer holistic therapies.
Evason Hideaway will also offer a great choice of dining alternatives – from a hilltop restaurant serving international cuisine.
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New Bavaria in Qatar |
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Qatar is to witness the opening of the immense and luxurious Bavaria City Suites Doha in 2007.
Bavaria City Suites Doha will open during the first quarter of 2007 with 2,200 suites and studios in the exclusive West Bay area of Qatar. The hotel will offer leisure and family facilities with a business and meetings center, swimming pool and landscaped terrace, and spa.
www.hotel-bavaria.com
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Fashion meets hospitality in Kuwait |
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Hotel Missoni Kuwait, due in 2007, will combine the elegance of fashion house with the reputed hospitality of Rezidor SAS.
Hotel Missoni Kuwait is a luxury lifestyle hotel due to open in Kuwait’s shopping and entertainment district of Salmiya. It will be the first of several properties of a joint venture between the Missoni fashion house and Rezidor SAS Hospitality.
Currently in the advanced stages of construction, the hotel is scheduled to open by fall 2007, and will include 205 luxuriously stylish guest rooms with spectacular views of the Arabian Gulf, a signature Missoni Cucina restaurant, a Mocha Missoni coffee bar, a Missoni Lounge, a Missoni Spa, a well-equipped fitness facility, and an outdoor swimming pool. Additional facilities will include several state-of-the-art conference rooms, as well as a ballroom for large-scale events.
The hotel will form the center point of the new Symphony Complex, a project incorporating the twenty-two-storey hotel, an eleven-storey office tower, and a two-storey shopping mall. The hotel will border the famous Arabian Gulf Road on the Salmiya seafront, while the office component will border Salem Al Mubarak Street to the rear of the project.
www.rezidorsas.com
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Starwood in Cairo airport |
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Le Meridien, 350 rooms, is to be the only hotel with direct access to Cairo International Airport terminals in 2009.
Cairo International Airport currently comprises two terminals, both undergoing major improvements, while a third terminal is under construction and expected to be fully operational by the end of 2007. Le Meridien, Cairo Airport, will be developed at Terminal 3, making it the only hotel with direct access to the city’s airport terminals. The property, which is due to open in January 2009, will have 350 rooms, a main restaurant, a specialty restaurant, a coffee bar, a lobby bar, a specialty lounge, a ballroom, meeting spaces, a business center, a fitness center, and a swimming pool.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts also has plans to establish a presence in Cairo’s 6th of October area with Sheraton Dream Land due to open beginning of 2007.
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Bahrain
The Ritz-Carlton, Hotel Company L.L.C. announce a second hotel In Dubai’s Financial District
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C, Chevy Chase, Md. and Union Properties PJSC have announced plans to open a 330-room hotel, with 121 serviced and managed apartments, at the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). Scheduled to open in 2008, this will be the second Ritz-Carlton in Dubai and the fifth location in the Middle East for the award-winning luxury hotel company.
A soaring contemporary design on Sheikh Zayed Road, The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Center will stand 15 stories high. The interior will blend elements of modern style and classic Arabic design elements for a showplace of luxury and elegance. The 330 guestrooms and suites will include a Ritz-Carlton Suite and Royal Suite with the convenience and comfort suitable to host visiting dignitaries and delegations.
Several floors of the hotel will be dedicated to guests of The Ritz-Carlton Club, which features an extra measure of privacy and amenities for guests. A dedicated concierge will staff The Club Lounge, offering complimentary food and beverage presentations from breakfast to after hours cocktails.
Recreational amenities will include a 2100 square meters health club and spa, as well as both indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Serviced apartments will range in size from 125 to 350 square meters and feature one to four bedroom, furnished luxury units. Residents will be able to utilize all services offered by the hotel including housekeeping, catering, concierge, and in- room dining.
www.ritzcarlton.com
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Moves to Makkah: A New Hotel in the Holy City to Open in 2007
In keeping with its expansion objectives across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and following the successful operation of two hotels in Madinah and two in Jeddah, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts (MH&R) now moves to Makkah: A management contract for a new hotel has just been signed with the Kuwait based owner Hajar Real Estate Company K.S.C.C. The 5-star hotel is scheduled to open late 2007.
The new hotel is part of the towering new “Abraj Al-Bait” complex, located directly in front of the Mosque with magnificent views of the holy shrine “Al Kaabah al Musharafah”
The Mövenpick Hotel & Residence Hajar Tower Makkah will offer 410 comfortable rooms and suites of the highest standard. All rooms will have wireless internet capabilities and will be fitted with LCD Televisions. The complex will also house 882 fully furnished one-, two-, and three-bedroom residences for individual investment. The residences will be managed by Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts under a rental pool system.
True to Mövenpicks’ world class hospitality brand, the hotel will have one main restaurant with a capacity of 800 guests and three private lounges for 40 to 140 guests.
Kuwait
Al Manshar Rotana to set the standards
The Al Manshar Rotana Hotel & Suites in Kuwait will open later this year and will be part of the Al Manshar shopping and entertainment complex in Fahaheel. The hotel will offer 200 luxurious studies and suites, an all-day dining restaurant, meeting rooms, fitness centre and ample parking space.
Rotana Hotels recently announced the signing of new management agreements for major properties in Abu Dhabi, Beirut, Damascus, Doha, Dubai, Khartoum, Kuwait and Sharm El Sheikh. The latest additions to Rotana’s growing family will not only increase its portfolio in Lebanon and Dubai but will introduce the company to new countries.
www.rotana.com
UAE
Emerald Palace Group launches two Kempinski hotels
The Emerald Palace Group, a property developer based in Dubai, launched The Kempinski Palm Jumeriah Residence and the Emerald Palace Kempinski Hotel, two prestigious high-end projects located at The Palm, Jumeirah in Dubai. Emerald Palace has entered into a strategic partnership with Kempinski Hotels, one of the world’s leading hotel chains, for the two projects. Kempinski will manage both properties for a period of 15 years.
The Kempinski Palm Jumeirah Residence hotel and spa is a seven-storey boutique development set on the Palm Jumeirah Crescent, and is spread over a total land area of over 1,000,000sq ft with a 500-meter-long private beach. The project encompasses 200 elegant one, two, three and four bedroom apartments ranging from 165sq m to 1,300 sq m. A striking feature of the project is its imposing Palladian dome, which will make it a land mark on the skyline of The Palm Jumeirah. Targeted at high-end residents, The Kempinski Palm Jumeirah Residence will provide a host of facilities, including private terraces and balconies excellent recreational facilities, beautifully landscaped gardens, shopping arcade, secured parking and exclusive access to the private beach as well as the swimming and aquamarine facilities provided by the Emerald Palace Kempinski Hotel. The Emerald Palace Kempinski Hotel, on the other hand, will be a 250-room luxury hotel. Designed to be one of the most luxurious of all hotels on The Palm Jumeirah, the Emerald Palace Kempinski Hotel will be distinguished by its unique setting and world-class facilities. All 250 rooms of the hotel face the sea, offering stunning views to the occupants.
www.kempinski.com
Regional
C&G's launches eateries in Cairo, Dubai and Amman
Regional – Casper & Gambini's has now conquered (and vanquished) the taste-buds and café-culture tendencies in three of the largest and most important cities in the Middle East. "This is a very serious step for us. No one can really underestimate how important it is for all of us that we now have two restaurants open in Cairo and one restaurant in Dubai and Amman respectively," says Anthony Maalouf, C&G's managing partner with a note of anticipation in his voice. The newest kids on the C&G's block opened their doors to their publics in March.
The openings in Cairo, Dubai and Amman will be followed by Bahrain and Qatar, scheduled to be the next locations.
www.casperandgambinis.com
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Egypt
Le Meridien Resort & Spa
Dahab
Meridien Hotels & Resort Middle East & Africa Division (Management Company)
Tel: +971 43314111
Fax: +971 43310558
www.lemeridien.com
Specification: 200 rooms
Expected Opening: First Quarter of 2006
Lebanon
Bab El Sarail Hotel
Beirut Central District
Abchi Group (Owner)
Contact: Carla Damous Saab (Ven-Invest)
Tel: +961 1 394555
Specification: 5 star, swimming pool, a restaurant and a retail shop
Expected Opening: Not yet decided
New Hotel (Name not yet decided)
Beirut Central District
Arabian Construction Company (Contractor)
Contact: Ali El Assaad
Tel: +961 5 600001
Specification: Residential tower, furnished apartments and a mall
Investment: $28 million
Expected Opening: 2008
Qatar
Rotana Hotel
Doha
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation Ltd (Management Company), Al Rayan Tourism Investment co. (Contractor)
Tel: +971 26444412
Fax: +971 26444413
investorsrelations@qatartourism.go.qa
www.rotana.com
Expected Opening: 2006
Shangri-la Hotel
Doha
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts (Management Company)
Tel : +852 25993323
Fax : +852 25993374
www.shangri-la.com
Specification: 5 star, 250 rooms and 60 apartments
Expected Opening: 2006
Millennium Hotel
Doha, Capital City
Al-Sraiya Group (Owner), Millenium Hotels (Management Company)
Contact: David Curtis-Brignell
Tel: +20 78722472
David.curtis-brignell@mill-cop.com
www.milleniumhotels.com
Specification: 250 rooms, all day dining and rooftop terrace restaurant, health club, indoor pool, conference and meeting facilities
Expected Opening: September 2006
UAE
Dubai Gulf Village
Dubai
Salam Bin Dasmal (Chief Executive Office)
Tel: +97143300009
Fax: +971 43300008
Specification: 6 star, golf academy and resort
Investment: $1.7 million
Rak Hilton Beach Club
Ras El Khaimah
Rak Finance Department, Convrgnt Value Engineering LLC (Engineering), Al Kins (Consultant)
Tel: +971 72288888
Fax: +971 72288889
info@hilton.com
www.hilton.com
Specification: 316 units including 200 rooms and suites, apart from the 116 chalets
Expected Opening: 2007 (for the chalets)
IBN Battuta Hotel
Dubai
Moevenpick Hotels (Management Company)
Tel: +971 43671926
Fax: +971 43672688
Specification: 5 star and 465 rooms
Expected Opening: 2008
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Bahrain
Domina Hotel Group, Expanding portfolio
Domina Hotel Group and Al Hamad Construction & Development will partner to build Domina Bahrain Hotel & Towers.
Scheduled to open in March 2007, the hotel marks the entry of the brand in Bahrain and represents a continued policy of expansion in the Middle East.
www.dominohotels.it
Egypt
Safir expands regional presence
Kuwaiti hotel company, Safir International, continues to expand its presence in the region.
The chain will soon add another two hotels to its Egyptian portfolio. The first, a 350-room hotel in Cairo, is due to open at the end of the year. The property will form part of a larger-scale development. The seconed is a 250-room and 250-suite property, also located in Cairo, which is due to open in mid 2008.
www.safirhotels.com
Oman
New ventures for Golden Tulip
Golden Tulip is forging ahead with plans to expand its presence in Oman.
The first of two new porperties, Golden Tulip Resort Dibba, is scheduled to open next month. Located in Oman’s Musandam region, it will offer 52 rooms.
This will be followed by a property in Salalah, which is due to comptetion at the end of 2006. The three-storey hotel will be set on a one million m2 beachfront site. In addition to 250 rooms, it will offer around 60 villas, all designed in traditional Omani style.
www.goldentulip.com
Syria
UAE and European investors to participate in new Syrian project
Posted: 09-01-2006, 07:18 GMT
Syria's Higher Investment Council has given the green light to the establishment of a US$15 billion investment project in the area of Jabal Al-Sheikh, west of Damascus, said Syrian Investment Office Director Mustafa Al-Kafri.
UAE
New expansion for Accor (logo of accor)
Accor has signed an agreement with Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saif Al Nahyan to manage the new US 568 million Mercure Grand Hotel and Residence Jumeirah Lake in Dubai.
The 33-storey tower will contain 357 units, including 269 rooms and 88 serviced apartments. Construction on the project is scheduled to begin in March with a planned completion date of March 2008. The hotel is expceted to soft open in May 2008.
The five-star property will also offer leisure facilities, conference and meeting space, and a number of F & B outlets, all of which landais is confident will set the hotel apart from other chains on the Jumeirah strip.
www.accor.com
Kempinski to open first public Dubai hotel
Kempinski Hotels will open its first Dubai property this year. The 48,000 sq m, five-star property is part of the Mall of the Emirates; the world’s first shopping resort and home of Ski Dubai. The Swiss chalet-styled Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates will offer an unmatched “Alpine resort” experience. Opening in spring 2006, the property will feature 393 deluxe rooms and suites including 15 ski chalets with spectacular views over the amazing ski resort.
www.kempinski.com
Regional
GCC to host 80 new hotels by year 2008
In addition to super-brands such as Inter-Continental, Hilton, Sheraton, Le Meridien, Hyatt and JW Marriott, other less known brands, such as Banyan Tree, Armani, Bonnington and Chelsea will be making their debut in the region.
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Egypt
The Fairmont Cairo
Part of the prestigious Nile City development which includes 100,000 sq. m. of office space and 11,000 sq. m. of retail space, the 552-room luxury hotel is situated along the Nile River in central Cairo and scheduled to open early 2007. A joint venture with Nile City Investments Company ('NCIC'), the Kingdom Hotel Investment Group ('KHI') and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will both invest approximately $10 million for an equity interest of approximately 15% each in the property. The conceptual architect was Atelier d'Art Urbain and architectural co-ordination will be directed by Dar Al-Handasah. Orascom Construction Industries has been appointed as project contractor and interior design will be handled by HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates, UK. www.fairmont.com
Iran
New 4 star hotel for Mashad
Rose Hotel is due to open in Iran’s city of Mashad within the next eight months. The four-star hotel will consist of 110 rooms. Including ten suites. Additional facilities will include a swimming pool, sauna, jaccuzi, gym, two restaurants and a coffee shop. (Read in TTG November 2005)
Lebanon
Maged Al-Futaim Group & Carrefour
Maged Al-Futaim Group scheduled to open a Commercial and Tourist project in Lebanon. The Project will include a five star hotel and Carrefour Commercial Center. The group is expanding his business after the wave project in Sultanate of Oman. The project will cost $800 million (Read in Al-Iktissad Wal Aamal December 2005)
New Raouche Hotel in Lebanon
A signing ceremony took place between the Lebanese United Real Estate Company owned by the United Real Estate Company and “Horizon” for Real Estate Development, and “Kempinski” – the International Company for Hotel Management, to manage a 5-star Hotel in the Raouche area. The 100 Million USD project will comprise 270 rooms.
The agreement was signed by Mr. Fawzi Al-Mousallam – General Manager of the Kuwaiti Hotels Co. and Consultant of the United Real Estate Co. for the Tourism Sector from one side, and by Mr. Michel Novotin, Chief Operation Officer from the side of “Kempinski”.
UAE
The Fairmont Palm Hotel & Resort and the Fairmont Palm Residence
The Fairmont Palm Residence consists of 558 luxury apartments, townhouses and penthouses and will open in early 2008 at the same time as the 400-room Fairmont Palm Hotel & Resort, forming part of the same complex. A strategic alliance with Kuwait based IFA Hotels & Resorts; Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and the Kingdom Hotel Investment Group ('KHI') will both invest approximately $15 million for a 10% equity interest each in this project. The project is in the final design stage.
Al Maya Group plans expansion
Dubai-based Al Maya Group is investment Dh40 million in an expansion involving the setting up of eight new supermarkets and at least two fashion retail stores in the next 12 months.
Tel: +971 4 282 1555, ho@almayagroup.com, www.almayagroup.com
Accor Middle East will manage Dh 205 million hotels at Jumeirah Lake.
The 33-storey tower will contain 357 units including 269 rooms and 88 serviced apartments.
The 5-star property will also have significant leisure facilities, conference and meeting spaces and F&B outlets. Mercure Grand Hotel and Residence Jumeirah Lake will be located in the new upscale Jumeirah Lake residential and business district close to Dubai Marina, Internet City and Media City. Tel: +971 42950940
The Palm Trump International Hotel is to be situated on The Palm Jumeirah and will provide a centerpiece to the Golden mile. As well as a residential apartment and hotel complex, it will also house a selection of high-end boutiques, fine dining restaurants, swimming pools and a luxurious spa and health club.
Jumeirah will manage five 5-star hotels and a waterpark in the new $616 million Saraya Aqaba real estate project, to be developed on 150 acres over the next four years, with completion scheduled for January 2009. The project also will include beachfront villas, townhouses and apartments, along with office space, a contemporary shopping district, a convention center and a wharf promenade. The entire development will be designed as a “city within a city”, but superior conference facilities, including fully equipped meeting rooms, ballrooms and function rooms, along with catering support facilities, will make Saraya Aqaba ideal for business conventions. (Photo 45/45)
The Fairmont Abu Dhabi Resort & Villas
This luxury urban resort, located on the breakwater island development opposite the Abu Dhabi Corniche and comprising 265 guestrooms plus 50 villas, is scheduled to open early 2007. Fairmont will manage the resort on behalf of the Abu Dhabi based National Investment Corporation ('NIC'). The project architect is Abu Dhabi based Dewan Architects & Engineers and interior design will be handled by Wilson & Associates out of Singapore. The construction tender has been issued.
Regional
Movenpick Hotels & Resorts expansion
Movenpick Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to open five additional hotels in Dubai, as well as expand into Yemen, Palestine and Qatar.
In Dubai alone, seven Movenpick Hotels are to be completed over the next two years. Over that same period, four other hotels are scheduled for completion in El Obour, Egypt; Sana’a, Yemen; Doha, Qatar; and Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Dubai properties include the 716-room Movenpick Resort Oceana — The Palm Jumeirah; the 375-room Movenpick Hotel & Residence Deira; 294-room Movenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach.
www.moevenpick-hotels.com
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