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Qatari firm plans to convert US embassy in London to luxury hotel

Qatari Diar is also undertaking a $2bn rental venture in the UK capital

Madinat Jumeirah’s new luxury hotel to open in late 2016

Madinat Jumeirah’s new luxury hotel to open in late 2016

The 430-room Jumeirah Al Naseem is set within a two kilometre stretch of sand

Five minutes with... Elegant Resorts Middle East GM Anthony Challinor-Cole

Five minutes with… Elegant Resorts Middle East GM Anthony Challinor-Cole

Challinor-Cole discusses the UK luxury travel company’s plans for the region, following its Dubai launch last year

GCC heading for hotel supply glut

GCC heading for hotel supply glut

HOFTEL chairman suggests short-term negative impact of low oil could be good for the industry

Luxury market entering new era, says Dubai real estate boss

Social and environmental awareness will drive future luxury projects, claims ENSHAA CEO Raza Jafar

Anantara to open Middle East’s highest five-star resort in Oman this year

The hotel operator will open two luxury resorts in Oman in mid-2016

AccorHotels plans to ‘more than double’ Middle East footprint following FRHI acquisition

$2.9bn deal was announced in December.

Starwood to launch Middle East’s first Aloft-branded resort in Palm Jumeirah

The property will be the first mid-market hotel brand on the island.

Nakheel to launch St. Regis branded beach club in Palm Jumeirah

The club will feature dining, leisure and fitness venues.

Dubai investors launch ‘world’s greenest’ resort

Liwa project boasts 14,500 sqm of solar panels.

Dubai’s Nakheel signs deal for new Avani hotel at Ibn Battuta Mall

The 372-room property is Nakheel’s second hotel at Ibn Battuta

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

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

The 750-room ‘all inclusive’ resort is slated to open in 2019

Reviewed: Giardino restaurant

Giardino offers a tantalising brunch option for foodies in Dubai

Roda Hotels plots expansion in every major Arab city

Dubai hotel company plans to become regional operator

Rotana to open 9 new hotels in UAE before 2020

Hotel operator also plans openings in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait

Dubai’s Al Habtoor Group buys Hilton London Wembley hotel

The group’s international hotel portfolio now includes six properties

Dubai’s Nakheel delivers first hotel at Dragon Mart

The 251-room ibis Styles in the first of 10 planned hotels

Middle East investors splashed $5.2bn on iconic European hotels in last two years

The UK was the main target market for regional investment, receiving more than half of the total amount

Behind the curtain of… hotel management

Gulf Business speaks to Aiana Hotels and Resorts joint managing director and chief executive officer Amruda Nair

First look: Region’s largest ibis opens in Dubai

The 588-room property is located at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre

Pictures: World’s top 10 hotels for 2016 as ranked by TripAdvisor

Dubai’s Al Maha Resort ranks among the top 25 on the website’s annual Travellers’ Choice awards list

Revealed: Top 10 most popular brands in the UAE

Dubai airline Emirates tops the list as brand ambassador Jennifer Aniston creates a marketing buzz

Iconic hotels: Emirates Palace

Robert Anderson discovers what makes the world’s second most expensive hotel the crown jewel of Abu Dhabi hospitality

Dubai Creek development to feature ‘largest swimming pool in Middle East and Europe’

Crystal Lagoon, builder of the world’s largest pool, has been contracted to build the facility

Wyndham to open four new Ramada hotels in the Middle East

Wyndham’s Ramada Resort Dead Sea and Ramada Jeddah Corniche are already open while its two properties in Bahrain are set to open on March 31, 2016.

Jumeirah Group’s Gerald Lawless steps down as chief executive after 18 years

Lawless will instead head up tourism strategy for Dubai Holding, Jumeirah’s parent company

Emaar appoints Dutco to restore fire-damaged Address hotel

The developer said that a team of consultants was already at the site but did not reveal when the hotel is expected to reopen

Iconic hotels: The Ritz-Carlton Bahrain

It already stands as a focal point for the burgeoning tourism industry in the nation but Dean Carroll discovers the beating heart of the hotel – a determination to leave its guests with lasting memories

Emirates Palace ranked 21st in 2015 list of world’s best hotels

The Kempinski-managed hotel was the only in the Middle East and North Africa to make top 100

Hilton launches Hampton brand in Saudi Arabia

The 154-room hotel in Riyadh will open by 2018