700 guests rescued after high-rise hotel in Saudi catches fire
A high rise hotel close to Makkah in Saudi Arabia caught fire, officials from the Kingdom’s fire services have announced.
Marriott debuts W Residences in the Middle East with Dubai property
Al Sharq Investment has signed a contract with Marriott International to bring W Hotels Residences to the Middle East for the first time
Almost 50% of Radisson's MENA pipeline is in Saudi Arabia
The hotel group currently has more than 42 hotels in operation and under development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Marriott and Dur Hospitality open Riyadh's Diplomatic Quarter properties
The Riyadh Marriott Hotel Diplomatic Quarter and Marriott Executive Apartments Riyadh, Diplomatic Quarter feature 80 rooms, and 140 apartments
Airbnb to invest $100-200m in India's Oyo: reports
AirBnb is reportedly considering investing in Soft Bank-backed Oyo, a few weeks after it acquired last-minute hotel booking service - HotelTonight
Radisson Hospitality signs Radisson Residences in Vadistanbul, Turkey
The 169-apartment property is scheduled to open in the next few weeks, and is located alongside the newly opened Radisson Blu Hotel, Vadistanbul
India’s Leela Venture sells hotels to Canadian investment fund for $576.41m
According to the company, Brookfield will be buying the properties in the Indian cities of Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi and Udaipur, in addition to a property in Agra
Oyo UAE records sharp rise in MICE visitors in 2019
Oyo Hotels & Homes, UAE has reported a double-digit percentage rise in trade within the MICE sector in the first two-months of 2019.
Marriott to open more than 1,700 hotels globally in three years
Marriott International's three-year growth plan includes adding between 275,000-295,000 rooms to its portfolio by 2021
Four Points by Sheraton heads to Setif in Algeria
The city centre hotel connects to a mall and includes two food and beverage outlets
Sbe signs the Middle East's first SLS property in Dubai
The US$550m project is scheduled to open in Q3 2020, with 254 hotel rooms, 371 residential units, and 321 hotel apartments
Time Hotels opens central reservations office in Egypt
Time Hotels, with its headquarters in the UAE, has opened its new Central Reservations Office (CRO) in Egypt
AccorHotels CEO ignorant of Saudi culture: Habib Al Mulla
Dr. Habib Al Mulla has denounced a statement by the global CEO of AccorHotels in which he claimed tourists visiting Saudi Arabia “may want to be able to drink.”
Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai receives green key
Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai has been awarded the green key — an eco-label for tourism and leisure establishments.
Shaza Hotels to operate Mysk’s first Saudi Arabia property
Shaza Hotels, a member of the Global Hotel Alliance, has signed a management agreement to operate Mysk Jeddah – the Mysk brand’s first property in Saudi Arabia.
Kempinski's Ishtar Royal Villas in Jordan undergoes $1.5m renovation
Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea's Royal Villas have completed their renovation; the design was inspired by the Babylonian architecture of the hotel
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