Amer Ammar is the new GM of Avani Hotel in Dubai
Having worked in hospitality for over 25 years, Ammar began his career in his native Jordan in 1994. In 2001, he moved to Dubai.
Mark Timbrell appointed as General Manager of Kempinski Summerland Hotel & Resort in Lebanon
Timbrell joins Kempinski Lebanon from his most recent role as General Manager with Kempinski Hotel Amman and returns to Beirut after seven years where he previously managed Gefinor Rotana in Hamra.
Radisson to debut in Algeria in 2022
The new hotel will be an addition to the group’s portfolio of almost 100 hotels in operation and under development across 32 countries in Africa.
Accor bolsters Jordan portfolio with Mövenpick Amman
Accor, a world-leading augmented hospitality group, has strengthened its portfolio in Jordan to nine properties with the opening of the Mövenpick Hotel Amman today. This follows the Group’s takeover and re-brand of an existing 218-key property in the Kingdom’s vibrant capital, which has undergone a refurbishment in line with Mövenpick...
Managing hotel franchising in the Middle East
Hospitality News ME sat down with Dimitris Manikis, President & Managing Director for EMEA, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts for a one-on-one chat about the chain’s growth trajectory and franchising in the Middle East
The world’s largest voco is coming to Makkah next year
t will cater to the growing number of religious tourists in KSA. The 4,200-room hotel will take IHG’s portfolio in the country to over 19,500 rooms.
Four Seasons announces first floating luxury culinary destination in Egypt
The project offers two culinary destinations. Situated on the ground floor, Xodó and Nairo, which bring Brazilian and Japanese flavors on board.
SPA Phoenicia receives new award
SPA Phoenicia in Phoenicia Hotel Beirut has won the Luxury Urban Escape in the Middle East and Africa as well as Luxury Hotel Spa in Lebanon at the World Luxury Spa and Restaurant Awards 2019 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Selected by a public vote, The World Luxury Spa and Restaurant Awards...
Waldorf Astoria expands presence in Dubai with opening of Waldorf Astoria Dubai
It joins two other Waldorf Astoria properties in the UAE:Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah and Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah.
Construction of Oman’s Mina Al Sultan Qaboos Waterfront to begin in November
DAMAC was chosen by the Government of Oman to develop Mina Al Sultan Qaboos, through a joint venture with OMRAN, the government’s investment arm.
