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IHG debuts upscale Voco hotel brand in Dubai

Global operator shows conversion of Nassima Royal Hotel is well underway

Millennium’s Studio M hotel brand makes regional debut

The budget lifestyle hotel is close to Dubai International Airport and adjoins 100 apartments

First hotel opens in Dubai South

Aloft Dubai South has 145 loft-inspired rooms

With gold ceilings and ‘storytellers’, Dubai’s Emerald Palace hotel gets set to open

The $700m luxury hotel has 391 rooms and suites as well as eight F&B options

Dubai’s Emaar signs deal to sell five hotel assets to Abu Dhabi National Hotels

The portfolio of five hotels includes Address Dubai Mall, Address Boulevard, Address Dubai Marina, Vida Downtown and Manzil Downtown

Dubai-based Gloria Hotel to rebrand to Two Seasons

The rebrand will become effective from January 2019

Over 85% of UAE hospitality workers plan to change jobs – survey

UAE survey respondents cite career progression and development as the main factors when considering new opportunities

Pictures: Luxury African-style resort with wildlife park, golf course opens outside Riyadh

The Nofa Wildlife Park, featuring more than 700 animals, offers an African safari experience

Beach Rotana Residences open in Abu Dhabi

The property adds to the existing Beach Rotana complex, which opened 25 years ago

Mövenpick Hotel Apartments open in Downtown Dubai

Accor closed its acquisition of Mövenpick two months ago

India’s Lemon Tree to open first Dubai hotel

Dubai is welcoming more mid-range hotel brands to cater to different tourist segments

Habtoor City owner says “considerable growth” after Hilton rebrand of hotels

Al Habtoor Group ended a management deal with Marriott at the 1,600-room complex in July in favour of a deal with Hilton

Abu Dhabi National Hotels in talks to buy Emaar’s hotel assets

Emaar is seeking to sell non-core assets, including its hotel portfolio

Abu Dhabi Edition hotel opening on Thursday

First Edition in the Gulf opens its doors with a trio of F&B concepts from Tom Aikens

Marriott opens Courtyard hotel in Dubai’s Al Barsha

The company has said it will open 11 hotels in the UAE this year alone

First look: Jumeirah Saadiyat Island Resort

Jumeirah is unveiling new properties in Dubai and Abu Dhabi this winter

Pictures: Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach Hotel to reopen this week after revamp

The hotel closed for a five-month refurbishment in May

Oyo plans 150 UAE hotels by 2020

The company is beginning its UAE push with 10 hotels

Marriott CEO says Dubai hotel exits ‘logical’ but plots return

President and CEO Arne Sorenson says UAE opportunities still profound

Abu Dhabi hotel group Rotana says CEO to step down

Omer Kaddouri has been with Rotana for 20 years

Rixos to open all-inclusive Abu Dhabi resort this month

Rixos operates three other hotels in the UAE

Dubai’s Falcon City of Wonders signs deal with Oakwood to manage pyramid hotels

The wider project was first launched in 2005 but has been hit by repeated delays

Pictures: Oman’s Al Bustan Palace hotel reopens after refurbishment

The Ritz Carlton property is one of the oldest international hotels in Oman

Abu Dhabi’s Rotana opens Centro hotel in Jeddah

Centro Salama Jeddah is the company’s first property under a partnership with Saudi developer Al Diyar

India’s Taj to manage hotel on Dubai’s Deira Waterfront

Taj will also open a property in Jumeirah Lake Towers later this year

UAE’s Millennium opens hotel resort in Oman’s Salalah

The property is claimed to feature the largest ballroom in Salalah

Millennium opens five-star hotel in Dubai’s Business Bay

The Grand Millennium Business Bay is currently in the soft opening phase

French hotel group Accor appoints new Middle East CEO

Mark Willis will oversee a regional footprint of nearly 400 hotels in operation and development

Accor closes Movenpick deal, becomes Middle East’s largest hotel operator

The deal includes 69 hotels that are operational or in the pipeline in the Middle East and Africa

In pictures: World’s largest Hampton by Hilton opens in Dubai

The 420- key hotel is located near the Dubai Airport Freezone