InterContinental Jordan celebrates 56th anniversary
InterContinental Jordan hotel recently celebrated 56 years of history-making with the people of Jordan. Since 1963, InterContinental hotel has set the standards for luxury hospitality in the heart of Amman city. Throughout the years, the hotel continued to develop and rapidly evolve providing ultimate products and services thus elevating the...
Accor’s MGallery marks the brand’s debut in Qatar with Alwadi Hotel Doha
Alwadi Hotel Doha Mgallery By Accorhotels, the brand new five-star boutique hotel was inaugurated yesterday.
Mark Kirby is the area general manager of four premium luxury hotels under Address Hotels + Resorts
Previously, Kirby was the general manager of Armani Hotel Dubai for the last four years and was responsible for directing the commercial strategy and the all-round operations of the hotel, ensuring that it sustains and builds on its reputation as one of the world’s most admired properties.
Redefining luxury hotels
The definition of luxury in the travel and hospitality industry is in the midst of a major transition. Operators are realizing that the time has come to refresh their outlook on what claims to deliver genuine ‘luxury’ truly mean. Chirine Salha, senior consultant at Ulysses Consulting, shows us how
EMAAR to offer guests new technology
Emaar Group is marking an industry-first by leveraging the significant potential of blockchain technology with plans to offer the Emaar community token for customers and partners by the end of this year. This highlights Emaar’s intense focus on innovation and providing the most complete experience to drive customer service, loyalty...
9 new Rotana properties to open in the region by 2020
Between this year and 2020, Rotana will open nine new properties to bring its strong inventory of operational keys to 21,135.
Airbnb to acquire HotelTonight reimagining travel by building an end-to-end travel platform
The HotelTonight team has developed deep relationships with boutique hotels and expertise in seamless, last-minute booking.
Premier Inn’s seventh hotel in the UAE was officially inaugurated
Premier Inn has been a part of the UAE’s growing hotel industry for 10 years, having opened its first hotel in Dubai Investments Park in 2009.
Rotana appoints new Corporate Vice President – Food & Beverage Operations
A Canadian national, Beaulieu joins Rotana from Hilton Worldwide where he held, since 2010, various positions including senior corporate F&B roles. Most recently, he served as Director of Food and Beverage Development and Openings EMEA.
Drees & Sommer launch global hospitality division in the UAE
The leading European consulting, planning and project management enterprise has mandated the development and delivery of efficient and profitable hospitality concepts as worldwide tourism growth continues unabated. The company announced the launch of a new highly-specialized global hospitality team based in Dubai as an extension to the existing European operation....
