Hotelier Middle East Power 50 2018: Millennium Hotels CEO on Saudi expansion plans

By Sarakshi Rai

Aug 29, 2018

Millennium Hotels and Resorts, Middle East & Africa CEO Ali Hamad Lakhraim Alzaabi has confirmed that the hotel operator is focusing on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with five hotels in the pipeline for 2018.

Hotelier Middle East's Power 50 list is an annual ranking of the Middle East’s most influential hotel professionals. The 2018 edition of the ranking will be revealed across our print, digital, and video channels by Saturday, September 1.

As the list's publication date approaches, Hotelier Middle East will publish a series of video interviews with some of the 50 high-profile individuals who will be part of the ranking this year.

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