New AccorHotels rooms to be created at two-hotel cluster near Dubai International Airport.
AccorHotels will add 700 rooms near Dubai International Airport at a two-hotel cluster, one under its five-star Majlis Grand Mercure brand, and a three-star Ibis Styles, adding a total of 700 rooms in Al Garhoud close to Dubai International Airport.
“There is a certain pressure on the room rates because of the supply and global environment this year but we still have increase in the number of visitors, and we know the cycle in the hospitality industry,” said AccorHotels regional managing director Olivier Granet.
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AccorHotels now operates 30 hotels in the UAE, with another 11 properties under development in the emirates, adding about 3,500 rooms to the market.
Granet added: “At Accor we will try to maintain the rates as much as possible in most of our properties.”
In November, the latest monthly data available, Dubai reported a 5.4% increase in supply and 2.4% increase in demand year-on-year, according to research firm STR Global.
The new cluster of Accor hotels is being developed by Abu Dhabi’s Al Otaiba Group.
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