New GM joins W Dubai – The Palm
He will oversee all aspects of the 349-bedroom hotel, including W Dubai – The Palm’s destination restaurants led by chefs Massimo Bottura and Akira Back.
Accor’s Banyan Tree to operate the expanded Ashar Resort
The partnership has been signed ahead of AlUla’s official opening to the world as a year-round destination in October 2020.
The Luxury Collection debuts in Abu Dhabi with Al Wathba, A Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa
The resort’s 103 guest rooms and villas feature traditional Arabesque flourishes, mashrabiya detailing, and Bedouin accessories.
Avani Hotels & Resorts continues its expansion plan with two properties in the region
Representing the brand’s Omani debut and the second country in the Middle East region, the Avani Muscat Hotel will be set in Seeb.
The Ritz-Carlton Residences to debut in the region in Bodrum in 2021
Epique Island was developed in 2014 with an investment of €200 million Euros and has since generated 6,000 jobs in the country.
New strategic leadership for Kerzner International
Michael Wale, CEO, to join the Board of Directors of Kerzner International and Philippe Zuber, COO, to become the new Chief Executive Officer.
A Sixth Sense with a Bleu touch
Rana Nasr Dammous, design manager, BLEU Design Consultants in Lebanon is not one to shy away from challenges. Always seeing the silver lining in any situation, she is braving the many storms with her talented partners: Nathalie Frangi, Maria Aouad, Mira El Moukaddam and a passionate team of interior designers, one of their latest projects is set to open in 2022. Six Senses La Sagesse, Grenada in the Caribbean, is the latest by Range Developments, the company behind the celebrated Park Hyatt St Kitts and Cabrits Resort Kempinski Dominica.
A new Radisson property slated for Fujairah, part of the chain’s 15 hotels signed across EMEA in Q2 2020
It will be the Group’s second Radisson hotel in the Emirate, bringing its UAE portfolio to 24 hotels in operation and under development.
Minor Hotels to manage the rebranded Ibn Battuta Gate Dubai Hotel
The newly rebranded property is the company’s second branded property in Dubai and its third in the United Arab Emirates.
Tolga Lacin promoted to Area GM for Marriott International
In his new position, Lacin will oversee nine Dubai hotels including The Westin and Le Meridien Mina Seyahi, Le Meridien Dubai, Aloft and Elements hotels.
