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Doha and Dubai wrestle with hotel revenue slump

Falling oil prices, rising supply and fragile consumer confidence are all impacting the MENA hotel market

Accor signs deal for new Novotel in Downtown Dubai

Construction of the property will begin next year

New mall, hotel to open in Dubai’s Motor City next year

The Dhs500m First Avenue Mall and Hotel will be located at the edge of the Dubai Autodrome

Marriott selected to manage luxury Abu Dhabi beach hotel

The hotel is described as providing “some of the finest facilities offered in the hospitality industry”

Four Seasons Kuwait targets early 2017 launch

The hotel will feature one of the world’s largest cut crystal chandeliers

UAE hotels, restaurants to be rated on digital facilities

The move is being undertaken by UAE’s telecom regulator

Nakheel opens first hotel at Ibn Battuta Mall

The 372-room Premier Inn is the first of two hotels at the mall

Saudi’s Kingdom Holding sells Four Seasons Toronto for $171.8m

The property was sold to family investment vehicles related to Pakistani-American Shahid Khan

Emaar unveils new Address hotel in Dubai Marina

The new property features an iconic design with a gap in the middle to maximise sunlight and viewing space

UAE to become Marriott’s largest MENA market after Starwood deal

Marriott will become the “number one hospitality operator for Expo 2020,” according to MEA president Alex Kyriakidis

Asia’s hospitality king: Minor Hotels CEO William Heinecke

The billionaire chairman and CEO of Minor International reveals the firm’s Gulf expansion plans and explains why recent consolidation in the industry may not be a good thing

Discount app VoucherSkout launches in the UAE

New discount app claims to offer better value than buy-one-get-one-free

Marriott Hotel Downtown Abu Dhabi opens its doors

The corporate-focussed hotel has 21 meeting rooms and two ballrooms

Deyaar appoints Millennium & Copthorne to manage 3 Dubai hotels

The three properties total nearly 1,000 units

In pics: Nakheel unveils ultra luxury penthouses on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah

Palm 360 is a twin-tower hotel and residential project slated for delivery in mid-2020

First look: The Westin Dubai Al Habtoor City

The hotel is the largest Westin in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Pizza wars in the UAE: The lowdown

The recent split between Pitfire Pizza and its franchise partner has again highlighted the issue

EMEA’s largest Westin opens in Dubai

The property completes Starwood’s openings at Al Habtoor City

Dubai’s Deyaar says work underway at Al Barsha hotel project

The new development, near Mall of the Emirates, will be Shariah complaint

Gulf hotels record occupancy and RevPar increases in July

The shifting of the holy month had a positive impact on rates across the region, with the exception of Saudi Arabia

UAE and Qatar to drive Gulf hospitality market to $37bn by 2020

Mega events in both countries will drive growth, despite current challenges, according to Alpen Capital

Oman’s tourism investment arm takes stakes in 8 companies

Omran aims to boost tourism development in the country

Nakheel, RIU begin work on Deira Islands beachfront resort

The 800-room resort is slated for completion in Q3 2019

Gemstone selects Kempinski to manage Dubai Business Bay residences

The new property is expected to be completed in 2019

Pictures: Sharjah to open new five-star theatre-themed hotel

The Act hotel is set to be officially opened in the next few months

Nepali billionaire ‘bullish’ about Dubai’s hospitality market despite oversupply fears

Binod Chaudhary is currently developing the Taj Vivanta hotel in Dubai

Heritage hotel planned for Saudi UNESCO site Ad’Diriyah

The property will aim to imitate the design of the site’s mud buildings

Oman Tourism reveals plans for three hotels by 2018

The three properties will total 900 rooms

Dubai Holding, Emaar to revive world’s largest luxury hotel project

The Bawadi project, located in Dubailand, was a 10km stretch of 51 luxury hotels with more than 60,000 rooms launched in 2007

More than half of Dubai residents take a staycation once a year

Research by Emaar finds over 35-year-olds more likely to stay in the UAE than their younger counterparts