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STR gives more positive forecast for Gulf hotels amid signs of recovery

Regional hotel performance has been better than expected in the first quarter says Robin Rossmann

Accor brings Mama Shelter hotel brand to Dubai

Mama Shelter is positioned as a trendy, casual boutique brand

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Pictures: Dubai’s Meraas unit launches villas-only boutique hotel

The hotel at Qasr Al Sultan is scheduled to open in September 2017

Seven GCC hospitality projects worth $1.1bn put on hold in March

The total value of hospitality projects in the GCC exceeded $148.4n in Q1

Dubai’s Damac launches 2,000-room luxury golf course hotel

A five-star property, Golfotel will be located within the Akoya Oxygen development

Dubai’s Emaar to reopen burned out Address hotel in Q4

The building was damaged in a New Year’s Eve fire in 2015

Abu Dhabi’s Eagle Hills launches new mixed-use project in Fujairah

Called Fujairah Beach, the development will feature a luxury five-star hotel and a gated residential community

Dubai’s Meraas launches four hotel brands, to open two resorts in Bluewaters

The first of the new hotels to be opened will be Re Vera and Vivus branded resorts

Carlton Hotels takes over management of Warwick Hotel Dubai

The change in management is one of several to take place in Dubai in recent months

UAE’s Cristal Group forms hotel branding alliance with Australia’s StayWell

The deal will allow the companies to use each other’s brands

Trump ban has led to 20% dip in Middle East travel to the US – Marriott CEO

Arne Sorenson said “travel bans are not good, period”

World’s largest Mercure hotel to open in Dubai

Accorhotels aims to complete the renovation of all 1,015 units by the end of 2018

Dubai hotel rates slide in March

The month saw significant growth in supply and demand

UAE-based Time Hotels set to open first Qatari property

The 102-room Time Rako hotel is slated to open in Q2 2017

Dubai’s Nakheel awards $37m contract for Dragon City hotel

Work on the 304-room Premier Inn is set to begin in Q2

Hilton to open $43m DoubleTree hotel in Sharjah

The hotel, set to open in 2020, will offer 254 suites and serviced apartments

Hotel operators should be grateful for Expedia bookings – Viceroy CEO

Bill Walshe said other operators were increasingly talking of reservations made through online booking sites with regret

Turkey’s Rixos to open Dubai JBR hotel in May

Rixos Premium Dubai, located in Jumeirah Beach Residence, will feature 443 rooms and suites

Rotana to manage new 54-floor Dubai hotel

The property is scheduled to open in 2020

Mövenpick pens deal to manage its first Muscat hotel

Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Al Azaiba Muscat, forms part of an upscale mixed-use development

Oman seeks 6,000 more hotel rooms by 2020

The country is seeking to increase capacity by a third in the coming years

Pictures: Dubai’s planned MGM resort

Work on the project will begin this year

Dubai’s Nakheel awards $50m construction contract for Avani Ibn Battuta hotel

The Dhs240m hotel will feature an all-day restaurant, pool, gym and car park

MGM selected to operate Dubai hotel resort

The project will include regional debuts of MGM’s brands with a Dubai version of the famous Bellagio hotel

Dubai hotel launches $9,500 a night suite

The launch comes as hotels in the market continue to face price pressure due to new supply and mid market entrants

Oberoi to open Ajman resort next month

The property is Oberoi’s second in the UAE

Dubai opens new St. Regis polo resort

The Andalusian-style resort is the first St Regis-branded polo resort globally

France’s Accor, Turkey’s Rixos form luxury resort joint venture

The venture will manage and develop properties in the UAE and other countries

First look: The Address Boulevard opens in Downtown Dubai

It is the first new Address hotel in seven years