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Abu Dhabi’s Rotana opens new Dubai Creek hotel

The property includes a combined 280 hotels rooms and serviced apartments

Revealed: World’s top 10 cities with the most five-star hotels

Dubai ranks second on the list, beating New York and Paris

Dubai’s Jumeirah to manage Abu Dhabi desert hotel

Jumeirah Al Wathba Desert Resort will be the brand’s 12th UAE hotel

Singapore hotel brand Banyan Tree eyes GCC return after pulling out

The company previously managed two resorts in the UAE emirate of Ras Al Khaimah

Marriott to open $2bn of Saudi hotels

Building is now underway on almost 6,000 new rooms

Dubai’s Jumeirah to open first Bahrain hotel this week

Jumeirah Royal Saray opens its doors on February 28

More pain expected for Saudi hotels amid ‘massive supply expansion’

STR said enough hotel rooms were in development to account for 76 per cent of current supply

Dorchester Collection to manage luxury property on Dubai’s Palm

One Palm is home to one of the most expensive penthouses ever sold in Dubai

Pictures: Dubai’s Jumeirah gives first look at Zabeel House hotels

Zabeel House is Jumeirah’s new four-star brand

Wyndham makes double move on Bahrain

The global operator has added more than 700 rooms in the kingdom

H Hotels eyes GCC, international expansion

“We are looking at growing our own brands and considering franchising and licensing,” the company’s CEO said

Saudi introduces new hotel tax

The new levy is in addition to a 5 per cent value added tax rate introduced on January 1 and the existing service tax

Jumeirah to open two Zabeel House hotels on Dubai’s creek

The hotels will be the first to open under the brand

InterContinental announces opening of Crowne Plaza Riyadh hotel

Al Raidah Investment Company is the owner of the property

UAE’s first Swissôtel hotel opens in Dubai

There are two other Swissôtel properties in the Middle East

Dubai’s Omniyat signs hotel deal with Dorchester Collection

The opening will mark Dorchester’s first hotel in the Middle East

World famous QE2 months away from reopening as Dubai hotel

The legendary ship has had a complicated history since being acquired by Dubai World unit Istithmar for $100m in 2007

Abu Dhabi’s Millennium Hotels takes over property in Kuwait

The hotel was previously known as Holiday Downtown

Dubai’s Jumeirah announces first hotel under Zabeel House brand

Jumeirah unveiled the Zabeel House brand last week

Dubai’s Jumeirah says no plans for Venu brand after new launch

Jumeirah had previously stated it intended to relaunch the brand after it was scrapped during the financial crisis

Dubai’s Jumeirah appoints Four Seasons VP as new CEO

Silva replaces Stefan Leser, who left the company in May last year

Saudi’s Kingdom Holding sells stake in Beirut Four Seasons hotel

The deal is said to be unrelated to chairman Prince Alwaleed’s detention under corruption charges

Dubai’s Nakheel selects Ibis brand for JVC hotel

Nakheel and Accor signed another hotel deal on the Palm Jumeirah last month

Nakheel confirms $170m investment in RIU hotel at Deira Islands

Dubai’s Nakheel awards $105m contract for RIU resort

The project is scheduled for completion in 2019

World’s new tallest hotel to open in Dubai

The emirate already holds the record for the world’s tallest hotel with the JW Marriott Marquis

Abu Dhabi sees 16% rise in hotel guests for November

Some 4.3 million hotel guests stayed in the emirate from January to the end of November

InterContinental Hotels Group opens Fujairah resort

The property features 190 rooms and suites

Dubai’s Jumeirah to open at least five new hotels in 2018

The company is also planning to refurbish and re-open the Jumeirah Beach hotel in Dubai next year

France’s Accor to open 25hours Hotel at Dubai World Trade Centre

The 434-room hotel will be the largest 25hours worldwide when it opens

Anantara signs deal to manage Sharjah hotel

Sharjah-based Basma Group and developer Arada will jointly own the hotel