10,000 new hotel rooms to open in Dubai in 2016
A new report states that a total of 10,000 hotel rooms are slated to open in Dubai this year.
The Dubai Hotel Market Overview prepared by JLL for The Hotel Show Dubai 2016 reveals that 621 new hotel rooms opened in Dubai during Q1 2016, and 9,400 additional rooms will be added to the market by the end of the year.
New properties that have just opened, or on their way to opening include: W Dubai – Al Habtoor City, Lapita Hotel Dubai at Dubai Parks and Resorts, Hard Rock Hotel Dubai Marina, Jumeirah Al Naseem, Madinat Jumeirah and Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Dubai.
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Dmg events events director Gary Williams said: “Over the course of the next six months, world-famous brands including W Hotels & Resorts, Hard Rock Hotels, and
Nikki Beach are entering the Dubai market for the first time, while two major new theme parks – IMG Worlds of Adventure and Dubai Parks and Resorts – are set to open their gates.”
Alexander Schneider, general manager of the Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Dubai, commented: “More than 40,000 people visited the Nikki Beach Club Dubai in its first three months of opening, and our hotel, villas, residences and the first Nikki Spa in the world will open here by the end of 2016.”
Hotelier Middle East is the official media partner of The Hotel Show that is scheduled to take place from September 17-19 at Dubai World Trade Centre. The show has entered its 17th edition this year.