Rotana hotels partners with WitWork on co-working platform

Rotana hotels partners with WitWork on co-working platform

WitWork, a community that transforms cafés, restaurants, and hotels into co-working spaces, has added the Rotana group of hotels to its portfolio. This strategic partnership will introduce several new co-working options to WitWork expansive list of prime venues.

Featuring over 15 Rotana venues in the UAE, WitWorkers will enjoy flexible workspaces in sophisticated lounges, collaboration corners,and superior amenities at these venues. With over 40 co-working spaces in its portfolio spanning into Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Al Ain and Ras Al Khaimah – the addition of Rotana hotels will make WitWork more accessible than ever.

WitWorking at Rotana hotels

Through forming a strategic partnership with Rotana, WitWorkers can choose from its diverse venues across the UAE. In Dubai, remote workers can go to the Vanilla Lobby Lounge at Al Bandar Rotana and Al Bandar Arjaan by Rotana in Dubai Creek, JB’s Gastropub at Amwaj Rotana, C.Mondo at Centro Barsha, Boston at the Jumeirah Rotana, Channels at Media Rotana, Club Rotana Lounge at Rose Rayhaan by Rotana, and Long’s at the Towers Rotana. WitWorkers can also choose from 11 co-working spaces at Rotana hotels in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and Sharjah too.

Commenting on this news, Guy Hutchinson, Acting CEO of Rotana said, “Coworking is a growing trend and we are extremely pleased to be associated with WitWork, which presents the right platform for the community of freelancers and the young generation of entrepreneurs. Rotana offers some stunning venues and meeting rooms across its hotels and resorts and having those spaces available for WitWorkers will certainly benefit both parties and will allow us to bring in the footfall to our hotels. Our association is starting with the UAE and will soon be expanded to other countries across the region”.

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Anytime, anywhere

Encouraging its members to “leave the office behind” – WitWork has unleashed a revolutionary change in the UAE’s co-working community. Offering affordable membership packages, exclusive perks, special F&B discounts, bottomless coffee, and flexible options to its members, WitWork’s clientele is a rapidly growing society of freelancers, startups, and digital nomads.

“We are thrilled about this partnership with Rotana. It is another leading title in our portfolio, and we know our WitWorkers are going to love it. Co-working is a worldwide trend, that has been enthusiastically adopted in the UAE. With Rotana joining forces with us, our members will have access to a vast network of luxurious co-working spaces across the region. This collaboration is the result of WitWork’s continuing effort to make its co-working spaces as central and accessible as possible,” says Cynthia Rif, co-founder of WitWork.

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Rita Ghantous

Rita Ghantous is a hospitality aficionado and a passionate writer with over 9 years’ experience in journalism and 5 years experience in the hospitality sector. Her passion for the performance arts and writing, started early. At 10 years old she was praised for her solo performance of the Beatles song “All My Love” accompanied by a guitarist, and was approached by a French talent scout during her school play. However, her love for writing was stronger. Fresh out of school, she became a freelance journalist for Noun Magazine and was awarded the Silver Award Cup for Outstanding Poetry, by The International Library of Poetry (Washington DC). She studied Business Management and earned a Masters degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), her thesis was published in the Proche-Orient, Études en Management book. She then pursued a career in the hospitality industry but didn’t give up writing, that is why she launched the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Newsletter. Her love for the industry and journalism led her to Hospitality Services - the organizers of the HORECA trade show in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as Salon Du Chocolat, Beirut Cooking Festival, Whisky Live and other regional shows. She is currently the Publications Executive of Hospitality News Middle East, Taste & Flavors and Lebanon Traveler. It is with ultimate devotion for her magazines that she demonstrates her hospitality savoir-faire.

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