Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts signs third Muscat hotel
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts’ Oman expansion strategy is gathering pace with the company revealing plans to operate its third property in the Sultanate’s capital, Muscat. The global hospitality company has inked an agreement with Oman’s Golden Group of Companies to manage the 370-key Mövenpick Hotel Muscat Airport, part...
Nakheel expands its F&B offering in Jebel Ali
Nakheel has opened Seafood Kitchen, a new fish market-style restaurant at Jebel Ali Village in Dubai. Serving fresh daily seafood with an Asian twist, Seafood Kitchen is the latest addition to Nakheel Hospitality’s growing collection of clubs and restaurants across Dubai. The restaurant has indoor and outdoor seating...
Four Seasons to open second property in the Kingdom
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, and Jabal Omar Development Company (JODC), a leading developer in the Middle East, announced plans for a new Four Seasons hotel in the Holy City of Makkah as part of the Jabal Omar integrated real estate development. Four Seasons Hotel Makkah will be...
Season two of MBC’s Top Chef kicked-off
After the success of the first season, ‘Top Chef’, the renowned TV show launched its second edition on MBC1. During 13 episodes, 15 chefs of the Arab World will be competing in a variety of challenges, showing their culinary skills and making the most delicious pastries. One of...
Lebanese seafood restaurant Chez Zakhia debuts in Beirut
Chez Zakhia, a renowned Lebanese seafood restaurant located in Amchit, northern coast of Lebanon, has opened the doors of its first branch in Beirut, located on the seaside of the Riviera Hotel. The restaurant, which is owned by Zakhia Moujahed, had started in 1984 in Jbeil, and then...
Two Kempinksi hotels to open in 2018
Kempinski Hotels will add two properties to its portfolio in the Middle East and Africa in 2018, as it continues to strengthen its foothold in the region’s luxury segment with a portfolio revamp. With two openings in the pipeline and additional projects underway in the United Arab Emirates,...
Wyndham Garden Ajman Corniche gears up for opening
Wyndham Garden Ajman Corniche steps up its preparation for Q4 2017 opening through participation in road shows organized by Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD), global exhibitions, and travel workshops. The hotel is the first Wyndham Garden to open in the UAE. The four-star hotel will feature 179 rooms and suites,...
Alain Ducasse to debut restaurant in Beirut
Star chef Alain Ducasse will be opening his first restaurant in Beirut. “We have signed an MOU and are now in the process of negotiating details,” Rita Saad, director of marketing and public relations at Le Gray, Beirut told HN. She explained that the plan is for a...
Ramada Riyadh King Fahd Road underway
Riyada International Hotels & Resorts, master franchisor of the Ramada brand in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Concept Towers Real Estate Limited, have agreed to develop a new Ramada property centrally located in Riyadh. The 189-room Ramada Riyadh King Fahd Road will become the 11th Ramada in the...
Global Food Industries ‘Aqua Kale’ to address UAE’s growing demand for healthy food
Global Food Industries (GFI), a world-class value-added frozen food manufacturing company and part of Albatha Holding, one of the largest conglomerates in UAE. GFI has expressed its commitment towards playing a significant role in the ongoing efforts to address the steadily increasing demand for healthy food products in the UAE....