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2010
Golden Tulip Suites
KSA
142 rooms
Golden Tulip Suites Breida
KSA
92 rooms
Golden Tulip Suites Al Khobar
KSA
125 rooms
Royal Tulip Doha
Qatar
180 rooms
Tulip Inn Doha
Qatar
80 rooms
Golden Tulip Resort & Spa Zabadani
Syria
88 rooms
Golden Tulip Ras Al Khaimah
UAE
250 rooms
2011
Golden Tulip Dar Al Khalil
KSA
576 rooms
Golden Tulip Suites Jeddah
KSA
76 rooms
Royal Tulip Dammam
KSA
200 rooms
2012
Royal Tulip Resort & Spa Amwaj
Bahrain
320 rooms
Tulip Inn Makkah
KSA
180 rooms
Royal Tulip Makkah Dar Al Hadeeth
KSA
820 rooms
Golden Tulip Al Qurm
Muscat
180 rooms
Golden Tulip Muscat
Oman
180 rooms
Golden Tulip Doha
Qatar
200 rooms
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35 hotels across the region
Many of the planned hotel openings in the Gulf region over the next two years will be in the UAE, creating thousands of new hotel rooms. The UAE will see the completion of 22 hotels this year and 13 next year according to a survey by research and database company Preloads for The Hotel Show. According to the Proleads survey, five big hotels will be completed this year in Saudi Arabia, followed by seven more in 2010. Qatar will see five new hotels this year and two in 2010, while Bahrain will have one new hotel in 2009 and four in 2010.
Ruby Tuesday to open 25 restaurants
Ruby Tuesday announced plans for the development of 25 restaurants in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and the UAE. The restaurants will be developed and operated by the National Arabic Co. for Restaurant Management of Kuwait City (NAC) and will open over the next seven years. Ruby Tuesday has been expanding its franchise presence in the Middle East for the past six years.
www.rubytuesday.com
Wendy’s/Arby’s to open in Middle East
Wendy’s/Arby’s group signs major development agreement for the Middle East and plans to open 135 restaurants in nine countries over the next 10 years. A subsidiary of Al Jammaz Group, Specialized Catering Services Est., with regional offices in Dubai is scheduled to open in the first of these restaurants in Saudi Arabia by early 2010. There are currently two Arby’s restaurants in the region, located in Dubai and Qatar. These restaurants are not part of the announced agreement with Al Jammaz.
www.wendysarbys.com
Swiss-Belhotel will open in the Middle East
Swiss-Belhotel international have closed deal for projects in Sharjah for resorts development, Dubai and Doha for city hotels due to open soon and a new officially partnered for a project in Dead Sea, Jordan. Other properties acquired are Swiss-Belhotel Resort Masirah Island in Oman and Swiss-Belhotel Sana’a in Yemen.
Opening: 2010
www.swiss-belhotel.com
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Conrad in Dubai
Schedule to open in 2010, the Conrad Dubai will be located in the heart of Dubai’s commercial, business and entertainment district. It will house 550 luxury guest and executive floor rooms and suites, as well as 30 meeting rooms, a fully equipped business center, two ballrooms, three innovative restaurants and bars, a spa and health club with an outdoor swimming pool.
www.conradhotels.com
Mandarin Oriental to open in Abu Dhabi
The Saadiyat Island property being developed by Abu Dhabi-based Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), is scheduled to open in 2013. Mandarin Oriental Abu Dhabi will feature 160 luxurious guestrooms and suites, as well as 35 serviced apartments and 50 branded residences. The hotel will boast six restaurants and bars, as well as meeting and banqueting rooms. Leisure facilities include a private beach club, a comprehensive fitness center and a large outdoor swimming pool.
www.mandarinoriental.com
Jal Tower Dubai establishes pre-opening office
Scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2010, the 5-star deluxe Hotel JAL Tower Dubai will be situated on the Sheikh Zayed Road opposite the Dubai World Trade Center and Dubai International Convention Center, with easy access to the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). Hotel JAL Tower Dubai will boast 471 rooms and suites, a business center, meeting room facilities, health club and spa, as well as seven F&B outlets.
www.jalhotels.com
Etihad Towers in Jumeirah
Jumeirah Etihad Towers will feature several towers including a hotel, an office building and serviced residences as well a commercial and retail space. The 60-storey luxury hotel tower will comprise 400 guest rooms and suites as well as 200 fully serviced apartments. The development will include a high-end shopping boulevard, extensive conference and banqueting facilities, a spa as well as sport and recreation facilities. Located on Abu Dhabi’s Corniche, the hotel will also have its own private beach.
Opening: late 2010
www.jumeirah.com
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts in Al-Ain
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts signed a management contract for first-class 230 rooms, suites and a villa city resort in the heart of Al Ain with the owning company Sourouh Real Estate PJSC. The resort will also boast a wide range of sports and leisure facilities, including a spa and health club, as well as outdoor swimming pool and tennis courts.
Opening: 2010
www.moevenpick.com
Regent hotel for Abu Dhabi
The 365-room Regent Emirates Pearl Abu Dhabi will feature have 70 tastefully furnished apartments. The property will have an exclusive beach club with private beach access, an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, health club and a luxury spa. The banquet and meeting facilities will comprise a multi purpose ballroom, six boardrooms, two conference rooms, six restaurants, two lounges, four bars and a rooftop deck.
Opening: 2010
www.regenthotels.com
Oberoi Group to open three new hotels
EIH Limited announced plans to build three new hotels in Abu Dhabi and Oman. A 252-room Oberoi Hotel located at Business Bay Dubai, two further Oberoi hotels in Abu Dhabi and another hotel in Oman.
Opening: 2010-2011
www.oberoihotels.com
Sofitel new hotels across ME
Sofitel Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road boasts 435 guestrooms and suites, 147 apartments with services and various facilities including restaurants, bars, a fitness club and large sauna, two pools, a ballroom and several meeting rooms.
Sofitel Abu Dhabi Capital Plaza will feature 233 guestrooms and 47 suites, a fitness club and sauna, a pool, restaurants, bars, several meeting rooms and an executive lounge on the top two floors with sea views.
Opening 2012.
www.sofitel.com
CHI adds second Ramada Hotel to Abu Dhabi
Malta based CHI Hotels & Resorts to operate its first Ramada Hotel in the Mafraq region. The new hotel is being developed on a 31.000sqm site with a 300-meter beachfront. It will feature 313 guest rooms and suites on seven floors, several meeting rooms, a two storey ballroom, three restaurants, indoor and outdoor pools and a health club with gymnasium, squash courts, massage rooms, a sauna and a solarium.
Opening: 2011
www.corinthiahotels.com
Asana Hotel & Suites, Fujeirah
Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts
816 rooms
Opening: 2010
www.asanahospitality.com
Novotel Hotel & Residence, Abu Dhabi
Accor hotels
641 rooms
Opening: 2010
www.novotel.com
Fairmont Abu Dhabi, Resort & Villas
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (Operator)
400 rooms
Opening: 2010
www.fairmont.com
Mövenpick Hotel, Al Reem Island
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
445 rooms
Opening: 2010
www.moevenpick.com
Hilton Hotels Corporation
Doubletree Suites by Hilton Ras Al Khaimah
112 apartments
Opening: early 2010
www.hilton.com
Millennium and Copthorne Middle East Holding Ltd
Grand Millennium, ADNEC Abu Dhabi
725 rooms, 10 outlets, 14 meeting rooms
Opening: late 2011
www.millenniumhotels.com
Banyan Tree Al Gurm, Abu Dhabi
158 rooms
Opening: 2011
www.banyantree.com
Banyan Tree Maydan, Abu Dhabi
77 rooms
Opening: 2011
www.banyantree.com
Angsana, Abu Dhabi
223 rooms
Opening: 2011
www.angsana.com
Vision Hotel Management for Abu Dhabi
On the cards are seven properties: Vision Links I, II and III, Vision Meena, Vision Saraya, Vision Hydra Executive and Vision Hydra Corporate 1,151 rooms across the seven properties
Opening:2011
www.visionhotel.net
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More towers for Damascus
One of country’s biggest building projects Syria Towers will be carried out by Syria Holdings. The $300 million complex will house a five-star hotel, offices, apartments, a shopping centre, restaurants and cinemas.
Hotel being built next to the Old City
The 300-room Holiday Inn will be the first international chain to be built so close to the city center, within walking distance of the Citadel and Souq Al-Hamidiyeh. It will feature an all night restaurant, a bar and nightclub, shops and a business center.
Opening: 2011
Ummayad Square development
A quarter of a billion dollar tourism and leisure center is being on Ummayad Square, at the center of which will be Syria’s first InterContinental Hotel. There will also be a shopping center, cinemas, offices plus a health club and spa. The Kuwait’s Kharafi Group is building the development known as Kiwan project.
Opening: 2010
Wahoud Group developing resort & hotel sites
Wahoud Group is developing a number of projects in co-operation with Kempinski Hotels, Amer Group (Porto Brand) and Concord Hotels & Resorts. Antaradus Project, a resort in Tartous will spread over 480,000m2 and will feature several five-star hotels, serviced apartments, entertainment and commercial centers, restaurants, and a large park. Tartous will also be home to Concord Tartous, a five-star 250-room hotel.
Openings: 2010 - 2012
www.wahoudgroup.com
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Angsana, Sifa
185 rooms
Opening: 2011
Banyan Tree, Sifa
141 rooms
Opening: 2011
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Hilton to open two hotels in Doha
The 324 room Hilton Doha Hotel is scheduled to open in the second part of 2010 and the 288 room Hilton Doha Residence in the second quarter of 2012.
www.hilton.com
Grand Hyatt Doha on schedule
The opening of Grand Hyatt Doha in 2008 marked Qatar’s entry into the world of five-star Hyatt hotels. Now two hotels are set to follow and will be opening at the Qatar airport. One hotel will include 100 rooms within the terminal itself for transit passengers. The second hotel will see an additional 100 rooms for the airport.
Opening: 2015
www.hyatt.com
St. Regis brand makes debut in the Middle East
Starwood Hotels & Resorts in agreement with Alfardan Group will manage the 346-room St. Regis hotel in Doha comprised of two reflecting towers and 18 bungalows. The towers, each consisting of 14 floors, will offer 328 ocean front guest rooms including 426 rooms and 82 suites. It will also offer meeting and conference space, business center, shops, restaurants lounge bar and a cigar bar.
Opening: 2010
www.fourpoints.com
Rotana Hotels and Resorts
Oryx Rotana will have 400 apartments, six outlets, spa and a private beach club
Opening: 2010
www.rotana.com
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Kempinski Hotels in Raouche
A $100 million 270-room 5-star hotel by the Lebanese United Real Estate Company and Horizon for Real Estate Development and to be managed by Kempinski, will be built in the Raouche area of the country’s capital Beirut.
www.kempinski.com
Ski resort and hotel in Ehden
Europtima the French consulting firm will re-launch its ski-resort project. Covering 15 million m2, the 60 million dollar project will include hotels and chalets to accommodate 800 beds.
286 villas for Bhamdoun
A $280 million development project on a one million m2 land plot in Bhamdoun has been announced by Gulf Glory Holding Co., a Kuwaiti company and will take five years to be completed. The three-phase project entails developing 286 villas and a five-star hotel.
Tel: +961 3 617610
Royal Hotels & Resort’s Hotel de Charme’s
Hotel De Charme is scheduled to open in Wadi Abou Jmil. The project will include 150 rooms and suites, an auditorium, bar, health club and banquet room
Tel: +961 1 445170
Majid Al Futtaim’s expansion
Majid Al-Futtaim Group is to open a commercial and tourist project in Lebanon. The $800 million project will include a five-star hotel and Carrefour commercial center. The group is expanding its business after the Wave project in the Sultanate of Oman.
www.majidalfuttaim.com
Alabadiyah Hills, Resort & Villas
Management Co.: Kempinski Hotels & Resorts
Operator: IFA Hotels & Resorts
The project will have 12 private villas, 33 townhouses and 220 luxury apartments, swimming pool, tennis court, spa and beauty clinic.
www.abadiyahhills.com
Rodin, Hotel, Ain Al Mreisseh
Owner: Fawaz Al Hessawi
Architect: Mohamed Al Wattar
Contractor: United Cont & Eng
Contact Person: Nagi Maalouf
75 rooms
Tel: +961 3 775677
The Land Mark, Hotel
Owner: Land Mark and ACA
Architect: Ets. Khatib and Alami
Contact: Ziad El Chaar
The project will consist of 288 rooms over 21 floors, furnished apartments, swimming pool, health club & cinema
Investment: $200 million
Opening: to be determined
www.landmarklb.com
Natour Development
Owner: Jacques Sarraf, Maurice Fadel & Mohammad Safadi
Architect: Samir Khairallah & Partners
Resort & hotel, golf course, spa, bungalows and marina
Opening: to be determined
Tel: +961 1 885820
Beirut Palace Resort
Choueifat, Main road, old Saida Street
Owner: Faysal Awad
Opening: to be determined
Tel: +961 1 319419
Grand Hyatt, Hotel
Hyatt International (management)
Opening: to be determined
www.hyatt.com
Business Hotel, Hamra
Owner: Sheikh Walid Assaf
Cons. & Cont.: Antoine Yammine
84 rooms
Investment: $3.6 million
Green Paradise Hotel, Baalbeck
Owner: Mustapha Osman
Consultant: Ali Kanso
350 rooms
Investment: US $ 2.5 million
Tel: +961 8 375000
Al Nour Hotel, Tannourine
Owner: Wissam Harb
Civil Engineer: Fadi Harb
11 rooms
Specifications: restaurant and night club
Investment: $500,000
Tel: +961 3 865455
Hotel
Batroun
Owner & Architect: Maroun Chaccour
34 rooms
Tel: +961 9 945791
New Beach Resort, Jieh
Owner: Samir & Kido Nakhle
Project Engineer: Naef Maalouf
Consultant & Architect: Ahmad Issa
160 cabanas
Specifications: three swimming pools
Investment: US $ 1 million
Tel: +961 3 995600
Hilton Hotel, BCD
Owner: Siwa
250 rooms
Tel: +961 1 510110
Opening: 2010
www.hilton.com
New Hotel, Baalbeck
Owner: Abdallah Chucur
Consultant & Architect: Ali Hoteit
20 rooms
Tel: +961 3 221406
Sun Hill Hotel, Adma
Owner: Sun House Vacation (Albert Hadchity)
Contact Person: Fares Haddad
120 rooms, three restaurants, health club, night club and coffee shop
Tel: +961 3 815616
Boutique Hotel, BCD
Owner: Tony Salame
100 rooms
Tel: +961 1 994994
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InterContinental Kuwait, Downtown
InterContinental Hotels Group
220 rooms
Opening: late 2010
www.interconti.com
InterContinental Kuwait
InterContinental Hotels Group
310 rooms
Opening: 2010
www.interconti.com
Novotel Mina Abdullah Resort
Accor Hotels & Resorts
160 rooms
Opening: 2011
www.novotel.com
SB Kuwait, Salmiya
InterContinental Hotels Group
Suites
Opening: 2011
www.interconti.com
SB Kuwait, Farwaniya
InterContinental Hotels Group
Suites
Opening: 2010
www.interconti.com
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Swissôtel to open first hotel in Middle East
The Swissôtel Makkah is scheduled to open in January 2011 and will boast 1,571 guest rooms, including 88 suites, spread over 53 floors. Centrally located it will have four restaurants serving Arabic and European cuisine, an executive lounge, two meeting rooms and a business center.
www.swissotel.com
A resort for Al Madinah
The Al Madinah Paradise Radisson Blu Resort, scheduled to open in 2011, will include 212 guestrooms, designed by famous designer Yasser Al Bani, an all-day dining restaurant, an Arabian cuisine restaurant, fitness centers, and 11 meeting rooms.
www.radissonblu.com
Fairmont to open in Makkah
Makkah Clock Royal Tower, a Fairmont hotel, will be the focal point of the iconic Abraj Al Bait Complex, which includes seven towers and is adjacent to the Masjid al Haram. The 858-room hotel will offer Fairmont Gold, numerous dining outlets and conference facilities. The 76-storey hotel tower, at 577 meters high, will be among the world’s tallest and will feature a 40-meter clock which will announce daily call to prayers. Scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2010 it will boast a Lunar Observation Center and an Islamic Museum.
www.fairmont.com
Four Points by Sheraton Dhahran will feature 236 comfortable rooms and suites ranging from deluxe room to executive suites, as well as two restaurants and a lobby lounge. The hotel will also offer a swimming pool, fitness center, gift shop and more than 3,700 square feet of space for meetings and conferences.
Opening: 2011
Aloft Riyadh will be the second Aloft in the Middle East, following the opening of Aloft Abu Dhabi in 2009. The hotel will offer 225 spacious, loft-like rooms designed in conjunction with world-renowned David Rockwell and the Rockwell Group. Each room at Aloft Riyadah will be a combination of high-tech office and entertainment center.
Opening: 2011
www.starwoodhotels.com
Rezidor in Al Madinah
The Rezidor Hotel Group announced the Al Muna Karim Radisson, a 322-room property scheduled to open this month. The group is also developing the Al Madinah Paradise Radisson Blu Resort, due to open in 2010. The project will include 322 guest rooms, an all day dining restaurant, a meeting room and a shopping arcade.
Opening: 2010
www.rezidorsas.com
Mövenpick Hotel, Riyadh
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
445 rooms
Opening: 2010
www.moevenpick.com
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Hilton for Aqaba
The International Hilton Hotels Corporation has signed with Aqaba Gate for Hotels and Tourism Projects to manage the Hilton Tala Bay Aqaba. The 346-room hotel will be part of a landmark development in the city of Aqaba and will include a variety of restaurants and bars.
Opening: 2010
www.hilton.com
Rotana SAS Tala Bay Resort, Aqaba
Rotana Hotels, Suites and Resort
450 rooms
Opening: 2010
www.rotana.com
Ibis, Amman
Accor
158 rooms
Opening: 2010
www.ibishotel.com
Tala Bay Project Resort, Aqaba
Orascom Project for Touristic Development (Owner)
1.900 rooms
Investment: $450 million
Opening: mid 2010
www.jptd.com.jo
Hilton Jordan Gate, Amman
Hilton Hotels Corporation
531 rooms
Opening: 2010
www.hilton.com
Rotana, Amman
Rotana
450 rooms
Opening:2010
Rotana Boulevard, Amman
Rotana
Suites 400
Opening:2010
W Amman
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
280 rooms
Opening:2011
Crowne Plaza Dead Sea Resort
InterContinental Hotel Group
420 rooms
Opening:2010
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Luxury resort in Sidi Abdel Rahman’s Marassi
The Ritz-Carlton at Marassi, an elegantly designed resort that derives architectural and functional inspiration from its surrounding beachfront location, will feature an extensive array of amenities including international restaurants and beverage outlets, and a spa. Its proximity to a golf course will give guests added leisure options. They can also pursue marine sports at the Marina Club in Marassi, which is the only one of its kind in the region.
Opening: 2012
www.ritzcarlton.com
Thai Hospitality reaches the Nile
Dusit Thani Lakeview Cairo will be the first Dusit International hotel to reach Egypt. The hotel is currently operating with partial facilities. All rooms have a view of either a Thai inspired oasis or the waterways of the Lakeview residential development. There are 10 meeting rooms supported by a business center and pre-function terrace to cater for large international conferences or small to medium size regional meetings. An additional 1,801 deluxe rooms and fully serviced apartments comprising one or two bedrooms, Asian and Italian themed restaurants, a fitness centre, five retail shops, and a country club. A Devarana Spa & Wellness Center will provide guests with an oasis in one of the most desirable destinations in the Middle East.
Opening:2010
Kempinski for Red Sea Resort
Kempinski Hotels openings include a 325-room Kempinski Hotel Soma Bay Resort on the Egyptian Red Sea, offering many leisure facilities and attractions, including spa and health club complex, an aqua park, and championship golf course.
Opening: 2010
www.kempinski.com
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Ascott Bahrain
Bahrain Bay
200 rooms
Opening 2011
www.the-ascott.com
First Conrad Hotel in Bahrain
Scheduled to open in 2012 as the first Conrad hotel in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The 250 room and 50 apartment Conrad Bahrain will be located in one of kingdom’s most luxurious developments. The hotel’s dining facilities include an all-day dining outlet, three specialty restaurants featuring international cuisine, two bars, a coffee shop and a shisha cafe.
www.conradhotels.com
Bahrain Sofitel to house GCC's first Thalassa Spa
Due to open in June 2010, the Thalassa Spa will span more than 2000m2 and boast 14 treatment rooms, eight of which are fully dedicated to sea water treatments. Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq by Thalassa Sea & Spa is a 262-room luxury resort being developed by Accor and The Saleh Hospitality Group.
Other leisure facilities will include a relaxing indoor pool, segregated male and female areas with steam and sauna facilities and a So Fit health club equipped with the Kinesis from Technogym.
Spa treatments will include wellness packages for mothers and babies, post traumatic cures, beauty treatments and rituals.
www.sofitel.com
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