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Pictures: Fraser Suites opens first Oman property in Muscat

The 120-key property offers one to three-bedroom serviced apartments

Marriott opens world’s largest Four Points hotel in Saudi’s Makkah

The property features 1,136 rooms

Hilton to take over management of Dubai Habtoor City hotels from Marriott

Al Habtoor Group said earlier this month that it was ending a management deal with Marriott International for the three hotels

Nakheel, Centara award construction contract for Deira Islands hotel in Dubai

The 601-room beachfront Centara Deira Islands Beach Resort Dubai is expected to open in 2020

Marriott sets loyalty programme integration date

Most properties are expected to “cost the same or are less expensive” under the combined programme

Emaar to build Middle East’s largest Chinatown at Dubai Creek Harbour

The developer also plans to expand its premium hotel brand, Address Hotels + Resorts, to China

Dubai’s Emaar reopens Al Alamein Hotel in Egypt

The hotel underwent a major refurbishment costing 1.5bn Egyptian pounds

Dubai’s Al Habtoor City scraps deal with Marriott for St. Regis, W Hotels and Westin hotels

The hotels will be managed by the Al Habtoor Group from July 31

Pictures: Dubai’s Jumeirah to open new Al Seef Hotel in September

Located next to Dubai Creek, the 200-room hotel features traditional UAE architecture

UAE emirate cuts hotel tourism fees

Abu Dhabi and Dubai announced similar cuts last month

Dubai International Hotel rolls out transit packages

More than half of Dubai International Airport’s total passengers are catching connecting flights

St Regis to end management of Dubai polo resort

Management will be transferred to the property’s owner, Al Habtoor Group

Dubai’s Emaar Hospitality expands with hotel in Sub-Saharan Africa

Emaar’s Address brand will take over management of the property from Radisson Blu

Abu Dhabi’s Millennium opens Madinah airport hotel

The property hopes to serve pilgrims and regular travellers

Marriott to take over management of Abu Dhabi’s Yas Viceroy hotel

The change in management will leave Viceroy with no UAE hotels

New 366-room Rove hotel announced at Dubai’s La Mer

The property is scheduled to open in mid-2020

Dubai’s Jumeirah appoints new ‘chief culinary officer’

Former Michelin Guide global director Michael Ellis has been appointed to the newly created role

Reviewed: Giardino restaurant

Dubai to cut municipality fees at hotels, restaurants

Fees will be cut by 3 per cent in a bid to boost tourism and investment

Marriott signs deal for three Saudi hotels

Marriott plans to more than double its hotel footprint in the kingdom.

Pictures: New luxury eco-hotel opens in Sharjah, two more set to open this year

Located in Kalba, Kingfisher Lodge offers a total of 25 tents for guests

Pictures: Aloft City Centre Deira, with movie-themed suites, opens in Dubai

Directly connected to City Centre Deira, the hotel includes 304 rooms and suites

Dubai’s Address Downtown hotel reopens after New Year’s Eve fire

During its closure, the 63-storey hotel and residential tower underwent a major refurbishment

Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi hotel opens

The towering five-star hotel contains 428 rooms and suites with private balconies

New five-star hotel, Canal Central, set to open in Dubai’s Business Bay

Canal Central Hotel in Business Bay will have a soft opening during Eid al Fitr

Art-deco FORM hotel opens in Dubai’s Al Jadaf

The 136-room FORM Hotel Dubai features a “technology-driven, upscale design concept”

Dubai’s Jumeirah to open Abu Dhabi hotel resort in November

The resort will include eight F&B venues and a couple’s suite was a private entrance

Alwaleed’s Kingdom, Ashkenazy sue owner of Plaza Hotel over $600m sale

The billionaires firm and its fellow minority shareholder want to exercise their right to match any offer on the property

Dubai’s Jumeirah to manage Bahrain hotel resort

The resort will be Jumeirah’s second hotel in Bahrain

France’s Accor to manage Ibis Styles hotel at Oman convention centre

The 280-room Ibis Styles Muscat will be located within the new Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre

Saudi’s Alwaleed and partners to sell New York’s Plaza Hotel for $600m

Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding has sold off a number of hospitality assets in recent months