Omran partners with Preferred Hotels & Resorts
Omran, Oman’s tourism development company, yesterday signed an agreement with Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest independent hotel brand, to provide sales, marketing, and distribution support to Atana Hotels in Oman. The strategic decision is set to highlight Musandam, one of Oman’s most idyllic areas, and support the long-term...
Rezidor grows Park Inn by Radisson brand in Saudi Arabia
The Rezidor Hotel Group, a member of Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announced two new hotel signings in Saudi Arabia. Following an agreement signed with one of the leading Saudi property development companies, Gulf Real Estate Company, the chain will be operating Park Inn by Radisson Hotel & Apartments, Riyadh Olaya...
Baskin-Robbins signs master licensing agreement to develop shops in Jordan
Baskin-Robbins, one of the world’s largest ice cream shop chains, signed a master licensing agreement with existing franchisee Galadari Ice Cream Co Ltd. to expand the Baskin-Robbins brand to Jordan. The agreement calls for the development of 25 Baskin-Robbins shops in across the country in the coming years, with an initial...
Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages Company to open a manufacturing site in Iraq
Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages Company (ACCBC) unveiled plans for its newest bottling site, which is expected to be ready by 2018 in Iraq. ACCBC has a manufacturing network of four sites in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Dubai, UAE; Beirut, Lebanon; and Cairo, Egypt. The new site will create jobs for more...
Citymax Hotels debuts in Aswan, Egypt
Citymax Hotels debuted in Aswan in Egypt with the soft opening of Citymax Hotel Aswan last week. Owned by Egypt Holland for Touristic Investments, this four-star hotel features 79 rooms and various amenities. Russel Sharpe, COO, Citymax Hotels, stated, “It is exciting to open our first hotel...
Novasep supplies MENA sugar industry leader, Egyptian Al Nouran
Novasep, a leading supplier of services and technologies for the life sciences industry, is pleased to announce that Egypt-based Al Nouran has contracted with Novasep to provide process units for the largest sugar production facility in the MENA region. The plant is a greenfield project for producing more than...
Nakheel opens Al Furjan Club, new dining and leisure hub
Al Furjan Club, the latest dining and leisure complex in Nakheel’s USD 1.4 billion hospitality expansion, is now open for business, bringing a host of dining, sports and fitness facilities to the growing Al Furjan community. Al Furjan Club features The Glasshouse restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating...
New hotel manager for Swiss-Belresidences Juffair in Bahrain
Swiss-Belhotel International (SBI) appointed Bartlomiej Mart as the hotel manager for Swiss-Belresidences Juffair in Bahrain. Owned by Hassan Lari Property Development & Management, Swiss-Belresidences Juffair is expected to open its doors by April 1, 2018. Bartlomiej brings over 14 years of outstanding experience in the hospitality industry working...
USD 96 million Crowne Plaza Muscat OCEC hotel opens
The Crowne Plaza Muscat hotel at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC), worth USD 96 million was inaugurated by Omran, Oman’s tourism development company. Crowne Plaza Muscat OCEC comprises 296 rooms, in addition to meeting, event, and food and beverage (F&B) facilities. The four-star hotel is the first of three to open within...
New property by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels and Resorts to open next year
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels and Resorts will be opening a mixed-use property, Millennium Place, by the first half of 2018 in the USD 817 million Mirdif Hills project in Dubai, as reported Arabian Business. The hotel will bring 116 rooms and 128 serviced apartments, as well a gym, swimming...
