Hospitality

The hotel and residences project is due to open in 2021

The company’s founder Donna Benton will remain a shareholder

The deal is the latest example of the French group’s ambitious takeover strategy

Vienna House is Austria’s largest independent hotel chain

Shangri-La currently operates six properties in the GCC

The hotel is surrounded by four polo fields

The company has more than 70 UAE hotels in operation and in the pipeline

The hotels have a combined 1,500 rooms

Dubai has doubled its initial investment in the vessel to convert it into a hotel

Several other hotel projects have been announced in Makkah over the last year

The two-tower project will be linked by a sky concourse topped with a swimming pool

The company currently has properties in India and the UK

The company said one in five hotel under construction in the region come under its brands

The legendary vessel will soft open on Wednesday after being refurbished as a hotel

Caesars Palace Bluewaters Dubai will be the world’s second Caesars Palace hotel

Emaar’s three hotel brands, Address, Vida and Rove, will manage properties within the mega project

The app allows guests to book hotel stays of three, six or 12 hours

The hotel is Rove’s fifth in Dubai

The property is due to open in Q4

“Zabeel House wouldn’t work on the Palm – it’s about the neighbourhood,” said general manager Alessandro Cabella

The world famous liner is being converted into a luxury hotel and museum

The property will be located in one of the district’s super-tall towers

The hotel is expected to be operational by 2021

The 432-room hotel is the latest opening by the recently rebranded Radisson Hotel Group

The ship is set to reopen as a hotel more than a decade after being acquired by a Dubai investment firm

The hotel is located in the Al Mouj area of the city

The deal is said to have taken place while the businessman was still detained under Saudi’s anti-corruption drive