20. Siegfried Nierhaus
Vice President Middle East, Deutsche Hospitality
Since Siegfried Nierhaus took over as vice president for Deutsche Hospitality in the Middle East, the operator has expanded its mid-scale footprint in the region.
In July 2016, Deutsche opened the first IntercityHotel in the MENA region in Salalah, Oman. This was quickly followed by two other signings in Oman for the group’s mid-scale Intercity brand.
A 120-room three-star IntercityHotel is scheduled to open in Nizwa, Oman by 2019. The hotel, which will offer event spaces, a spa complete with gym area, a swimming pool, a restaurant and a bar, will be operated via a management agreement. This was the second contract to be concluded by Deutsche Hospitality in the Sultanate of Oman within a short period of time. An IntercityHotel is also currently under development in the capital city of Muscat, and the plan is that this will open for business in 2020.
In Dubai, where Deutshe Hospitality operates its upscale Steigenberger Hotel in Business Bay and where Intercity Hotel Apartments has opened in the Al Barsha district, a second Intercity Hotel is being planned for development with a target opening sometime in 2018.
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