Hotel performance levels in the Middle East will continue to soften in 2019
Renovation programmes of existing properties are set to increase, as the current market cycle provides an excellent opportunity for owners to undertake capital improvements
Marriott Al Forsan Hotel to open in Abu Dhabi
Five-star Marriott Al Forsan Hotel slated to open in Abu Dhabi later this year
Action Hotels set to open first property in Dubai
The new 220 room property is Action's first to be Novotel branded and also its first property in Dubai
Retaj signs new Doha hotel management contract
Retaj Hotels and Hospitality is set to manage a new hotel in Doha, Retaj Inn Msheireb, following the signing of a new agreement
Rotana opens its first hotel in Jeddah
Bookings are open from August 1 2016 for the new Centro Shaheen Jeddah
Forever Rose to open hotels in London and GCC
Dubai retailer Forever Rose is set to open hotels in London and GCC as part of new investments plans
Morocco welcomes first Banyan Tree resort
Banyan Tree's inaugural venture in the Mediterranean and Africa is set to feature 92 luxury pool villas, all with views of the Mediterranean Sea
Dubai to welcome first hotel rainforest
More details have been released regarding plans for the Rosemont Hotel and Residences, which is set to become the first skyscraper in the UAE to house a rain forest
Choice to expand Clarion hotels in Turkey
Two new properties by Clarion hotels are to be located in Istanbul and a third in Kahramanmaras
Millennium & Copthorne to debut mid-market in MENA
Chief operating officer François Kassab speaks to Hotelier Express about the arrival of Studio M, the new mid-market offering from Millennium & Copthorne, in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
KSA tourism commission calls for 48,000 new rooms
The Saudi Arabia Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) said tourist numbers are estimated to reach 140 million by 2020, prompting a call for additional hotel rooms to be developed
Westin Dubai at Al Habtoor City ready by August
The final property in the three-hotel Al Habtoor City complex is expected to open its doors this August
Super-budget hotel at $2 a day to enter UAE
Chototel will target the UAE its its next phase of development, bringing a 'super-budget hotel' to the emirates
Two new Radisson Blu hotels in Saudi Arabia
Carlson Rezidor is set to open two new Radisson Blu Hotels in Saudi Arabia
4000 rooms for Millennium & Copthorne in next year
Millennium & Copthorne, Middle East and Africa is to expand its operating portfolio with 12 hotels to open in the next 12 months in UAE, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and its first property in Georgia
GACA signs with Ascott for airport hotel in Jeddah
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has signed a lease and operation agreement on Tuesday for a new airport hotel with Ascott International at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah