84 new hotels to open in Saudi Arabia in 2018
Almost 60 percent of Saudi Arabia’s current construction pipeline of 143 hotels is forecast to open in 2018, according to the ‘Saudi Arabia Hotel Construction Overview’ report by TOPHOTELPROJECTS – compiled ahead of The Hotel Show Saudi Arabia (10-12th April 2018). The report said that 84 hotels comprising 27,281 rooms will open...
Two new Rotana properties opened in Dubai
Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the region with hotels across the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, opened two new properties on Dubai Creek: Al Bandar Rotana, and Al Bandar Arjaan by Rotana.
MasterChef the TV Experience restaurant Dubai
Dubai-based property developer and fast-growing F&B specialist The First Group signed a deal with global content powerhouse Endemol Shine Group to bring the world’s first MasterChef the TV Experience restaurant to Dubai.
Chalhoub Group expands its F&B portfolio
The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East and has brought Alice Pizza to the region. The group started F&B division two years ago and Alice Pizza is the newest venture to the division.
USD 407 million mixed-use destination to launch in Kuwait in Q1 2018
Tamdeen Group, a leading property developer in Kuwait, announced that Al Kout Project, the largest waterfront retail and entertainment destination in the country, has entered the final stages of construction. Occupying a plot of 300,000 square meters, Al Kout Project offers six diverse experiences, the most modern of which is...
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts taps into Iraq
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts will open a new property in Basra early this year as it looks to capitalize on the city’s status as Iraq’s economic capital and a regional oil and gas hub. The global hospitality firm has signed a deal with Akeel Ibraheem Al-Khalidy to manage the...
After shutting down Zahira, Chef Greg Malouf might open a restaurant in Beirut
“After a wonderful year at Zahira, creating original menus, special Lebanese and Australian wine dinners and a glorious Ramadan feasting month of dishes I have decided to move on with the blessing of the H Hotel… to exchange my apron for a more hands off roll in demanding kitchens...
CHANGING TASTES ONE SCOOP AT A TIME
CHANGING TASTES ONE SCOOP AT A TIME It is believed that the world’s very first ice cream store opened somewhere in Europe at the end of the 17th century. Yet despite the fact that more than 300 years later little has changed, Le Flocon, Lebanon’s first artisanal ice cream...
New furnished apartments open in Antelias, Lebanon
The Residence 649, a furnished apartments project in Antelias, Metn, Lebanon, has officially opened its doors. It is owned by the Chidiac and Daaboul Group, which implemented a number of projects across Lebanon, notably Les Roches luxury chalets in Kfardebian, which include 430 chalets, and the Santa Maria complex in...
Lebanese seafood restaurant Chez Zakhia debuts in Beirut
Chez Zakhia, a renowned Lebanese seafood restaurant located in Amchit, northern coast of Lebanon, has opened the doors of its first branch in Beirut, located on the seaside of the Riviera Hotel. The restaurant, which is owned by Zakhia Moujahed, had started in 1984 in Jbeil, and then...
