Gulf Hotels Group announces soft opening of its first UAE hotel
Gulf Hotels Group (GHG), Bahrain’s leading home-grown hospitality provider, today announced the soft opening of its first UAE property, The Gulf Court Hotel Business Bay.
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We focus on growth markets where we have development experience and strong business and guest relationships.
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She has over three decades of experience in both the hotel and luxury retail industries across Europe and the Middle East.
Louvre Hotels’ Amine Moukarzel highlights the global shift impacting the MENA region
Challenges are numerous as we progress in certain cities with new projects whereby the cost of construction is key.
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IHG’s Pascal Gauvin reveals the key to enabling high value growth
We are looking at expanding our presence in new markets such Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, in North Africa.
Preferred Hotels & Resorts appointed Nicolas Villemin as regional director for the Middle East & North Africa
He joins Preferred Hotels & Resorts with 20 years’ industry experience and has spent more than ten years working in the Middle East.
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