#Hospitality

Dubai welcomes 4.88 million tourists between Jan-Oct 2021

A total of 9.4 million room nights were booked during the first 10 months of the year

Anantara World Islands Dubai Resort

Anantara World Islands Dubai Resort to open this month

Situated on Clarence Island, the five-star resort will feature its own 2,000sqm private beach

Hospitality

How to future-proof your hospitality business in a post-pandemic era

Hospitality businesses don’t have to reinvent the wheel, but they can convert their venues into profit centres

Marriott W Dubai - Mina Seyahi

Marriott to open W Dubai – Mina Seyahi in 2022

The 31-storey hotel will feature 318 guestrooms, including 26 suites and an Extreme Wow Suite

Saudi’s Red Sea project signs agreements for nine hotels with 1,700 keys

The nine hotels are part of the 16 properties currently under development in the first phase of the project

Saudi wealth fund PIF announces oil platform themed tourism project, ‘The Rig’

According to PIF, it is the world’s ‘first tourism destination on offshore platforms’ 

Explainer: Has the UAE’s hospitality sector recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic?

The hospitality sector is one small part of the Expo ecosystem but the event is fueling medium- and long-term growth within the space, opines Haitham Mattar, managing director for India, Middle East and Africa, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Address emaar Istanbul

Emaar’s Address Hotels opens first property outside of UAE in Istanbul

The development, which is part of Emaar Square, is located on the Asian side of Istanbul

In pics: Saudi reveals new luxury mountain resort as part of the Red Sea project

Work on the 60-key property began in July 2021

Dubai companies including Emaar, Emirates hiring again as Covid crisis eases

Businesses in Dubai’s travel and tourism industry in August saw the sharpest increases in activity and new work in over two years

Hotels

UAE records 62% hotel occupancy rate in H1 2021

The country’s hotel and tourism establishments attracted nearly 8.3 million guests during this period

Video, pics: Inside Expo 2020 Dubai’s only onsite hotel

Located adjacent to Al Wasl Plaza, Rove Expo 2020 features 331 rooms and suites

Wasl hospitality

Wasl to open four new hotels in Dubai

Wasl hospitality and leisure has a portfolio of 6,885 hotel rooms

Dubai’s Emaar to offer complimentary Expo 2020 tickets to Address, Vida hotel guests

The company will also manage hospitality venue 2020 Club by Emaar within the expo site

Hampton by Hilton Marjan Island

World’s biggest Hampton by Hilton opens in UAE’s Marjan Island

The 515-key Hampton by Hilton Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah has a development value of Dhs450m

Dubai ranks first in international tourist spending, unveils WTTC

Dubai increases capacity at hotels, restaurants and cinemas, eases timings for events

Restaurants, cafes, clubs and bars are also now permitted to operate at 80 per cent capacity

food tech

Dubai hospitality group announces the launch of two new food tech startups

Working with entrepreneurs of the future, the company looks to further expand its regional expertise in the food tech sector in the next 5 years

Abu Dhabi hotel occupancy rises to highest since pandemic began

Hotels in the UAE capital were 68.5 per cent full last month

Warner Bros Theme Hotel Abu Dhabi

The world’s first Warner Bros. hotel to open in Abu Dhabi this year

Developed with a total investment of $112m, construction on the property is now 90 per cent complete

Emirates Woman offers exclusive staycation package at Park Hyatt Dubai

The Emirates Woman staycation package includes a one-night stay for two on June 25, priced at Dhs899

Abu Dhabi fund ADQ offers to create large hospitality group

ADQ has proposed combining Abu Dhabi National Hotels Company with one of its portfolio companies, Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company

Revealed: Budget friendly tips for tourists visiting Dubai

Here are a few pocket-friendly ways to visit Dubai and make the most of it

2021: How has the hospitality sector adapted to Covid-19?

In the wake of the pandemic, the hospitality sector is adapting to the new normal with key initiatives

Murban Alpha dhabi

Alpha Dhabi acquires UAE hospitality investment company Murban

Abu Dhabi based Murban was founded in 2006 and reportedly has Dhs1.7bn in equity

The St. Regis Dubai, The Pam - Palm Tower

New St. Regis hotel opens on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah

There are 264 guest rooms and 26 suites spread across 18 floors of The Palm Tower

Dubai

Covid-19: Dubai issues new precautionary measures for restaurants, weddings and events

The new rules issued by Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management are effective immediately

Vox Cinemas to reopen The Avenues multiplex in Kuwait this month at 50% capacity

Moviegoers will have to be vaccinated and registered on Kuwait’s Immune App to be able to enter the cinema

Exclusive: Kempinski exits management of Emerald Palace hotel in Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah

The hotel has been closed since April 2020 and is scheduled to reopen in September 2021

Dubai restaurant

Dubai closes 53 food outlets in Q1 2021 due to Covid-19 infractions

The municipality conducted 13,775 inspections during the first quarter of 2021, and issued warnings to 1,133 establishments

Abu-Dhabi

Abu Dhabi extends fee exemptions for hotels until June 30

The exemptions are a result of directives issued by the Abu Dhabi Executive Council