The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is set to launch 15 new properties to bring its global portfolio to 100 hotels by 2016.
Five of the upcoming properties will be located in the Middle East and Africa, including The Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo in Egypt; The Ritz-Carlton, Tunis in Tunisia; The Ritz-Carlton, Marrakech; The Ritz-Carlton, Rabat; and the Tamuda Bay Reserve in Morocco.
Commenting on the group’s Middle East portfolio, The Ritz-Carlton global operations officer Bob Kharazmi said: “This prolific period of growth underscores the rising demand for The Ritz-Carlton brand of luxury hospitality in markets around the globe, especially by travellers from the Middle East who are increasingly venturing beyond the traditional markets of Europe to explore cultural and life-style capitals in Asia and North Africa.
“In tandem, we have also earmarked the Middle East, Asia, Australasia and the Indian Sub-continent as key development regions in the post-2016 period to maintain our growth momentum. Given the rising visitor numbers and exciting infrastructural developments, we anticipate strong business and leisure tourism potential in these markets and look forward to keeping up the momentum.”
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Over the next 30 months, the group will also open five new properties in Asia, with further development planned in Malaysia and India in addition to hotels in China and Indonesia.
In Bali, Ritz-Carlton will launch two new properties – The Ritz-Carlton, Bali, which will be located on a beach as well as elevated cliff-top, and Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Ubud. Mandapa will be Ritz-Carlton’s third global Reserve property and it’s second in Asia, following Phulay Bay.
“Asia is in top form as a tourism and business hub attracting investment and visitors from around the globe. Established destinations such as Bali as well as emerging destinations like Bangalore, are both of immense interest to Ritz-Carlton as we look to fill the gap in the market for a luxury hospitality proposition flawless, personalised service and exceptional properties all with a sense of place,” said Kharazmi.
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company currently operates 85 hotels in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. More than 30 hotel and residential projects are under development around the globe.
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