Middle East
Mandarin Oriental Kuwait Opening in 2028 With Plans to be Country’s Best Hotel to be Designed by Foster & Partners
Main Photo: The new Mandarin – envisaged Date: November 2022 Name: Mandarin Oriental Kuwait – due to open 2028 Location: Looking onto Kuwait City Number of Keys: 159 to include 33 suites and 10 serviced apartments Seller: TBA Buyer: Bukhamseen Group Holding Mandarin Oriental Group is growing in the Middle East by planning to open…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s NEOM Backs US $350m 5-Star Hot Air Balloon Hotel Project – Nimbus
Main Photo: The outline plan! Date: September 2022 Name: Nimbus Location: UAE/Saudi Arabia – can move freely! Number of Keys: TBA Seller: Dreamed up by 4 students at Cornell – much beer involved! Buyer: Saudi Arabia’s NEOM Tech & Digital Company, rebranded this week as Tonomus looking to back the concept A proposed US$350 million…
Read MoreRotana Announces Two New Dubai Hotels: Arabian Park & Damac Hills 2
Main Photo: The Damac Hills 2 Hotel – imagined Date: September 2022 Names: Arabian Park Hotel and Damac Hills 2 Hotel – opening October and November 2022 Locations: Arabian Park will be located in Al Jaddaf; Damac Hills 2 hotel is located in the Akoya Oxygen community…both in Dubai, UAE Number of Keys: 328 and…
Read MoreAleph Hospitality Expands Middle East Footprint With New Management Agreement for La Maison Doha
Main Photo: The Doha hotel skyline including the Aleph Doha Residences, Curio Collection by Hilton Date: September 2022 Name: La Maison – to open in time for the FIFA World Cup November, 2022 Location: Doha’s Ben Mahmoud area, Qatar Number of Keys: 448 guestrooms and serviced apartments spread over three towers Seller: TBA Buyer/Owner: TBA Earlier…
Read MoreHilton Debuts Waldorf Astoria In Kuwait In Partnership With Mabanee
Main Photo: The lobby at the new Waldorf Astoria Date: August 2022 Name: Waldorf Astoria Kuwait Location: The Avenues development, Kuwait City, Kuwait Number of Keys: 200 Seller: TBA Buyer: Mabanee is the developer of the Avenues, and the two hotels – Waldorf Astoria and Hilton Garden Inn Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, a brand…
Read MoreFour Seasons Expands In Egypt With Three New Luxury Hotel & Residential Projects
Main Photo: Four Seasons Hotel & Residences New Cairo Capital at Madinaty – Imagined Date: August 2022 Names: Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Cairo Capital at Madinaty…to open 2025, Four Seasons Hotel Luxor…also opening 2025 and Four Seasons Resort and Private Residences Sharm El Sheikh Locations: Madinaty, Luxor and Sharm El Sheikh Number…
Read MoreSaudi Tourism Fund Signs Pact With Spain’s Melia to Set Up Three Hotel Projects, With US$266.5m Investment
Main Photo: The Gran Melia de Mar, Mallorca Date: July 2022 Name: Tourist Development Fund (TDF) and Melia Hotels International Locations: Riyadh, Jeddah and the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia Number of Keys: TBA Funder: Tourism Development Fund Manager: Melia Hotels International, owner and operator of 350 hotels in 40 countries, with eight brands The Tourism…
Read MoreThe Ritz-Carlton Debuts in Amman, Jordan
Main Photo: The new Ritz-Carlton Amman Date: June 2022 Name: The Ritz-Carlton Amman Location: Fifth Circle, Amman, Jordan Number of Keys: 228 Seller: TBA Buyer: Al Eqbal is the master developer of two upcoming esteemed properties in Amman, Jordan, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel and The Ritz-Carlton Residences. Marriott have announced the opening of The Ritz-Carlton, Amman,…
Read MoreGrand Hyatt Kuwait to Mark Brand’s Debut in Kuwait Late Summer 2022
Main Photo: The lobby at the new Grand Hyatt Date: May 2022 Name: Grand Hyatt Kuwait – opening late summer 2022 Location: 360 Mall, Kuwait – 9km from Kuwait International Airport Number of Keys: 302 Seller: TBA Buyer: Tamdeen Group The 59th Grand Hyatt in the world, and the first Grand Hyatt in Kuwait, is gearing up…
Read MoreAccor Adds Legendary Queen Elizabeth 2 To It’s Dubai Portfolio
Main Photo: The most famous ship on the water – The Queen Elizabeth 2 – QE2, iamgined after the refit Date: May 2022 Name: Queen Elizabeth 2 to become branded under Accor’s MGallery Hotel Collection – MGallery Queen Elizabeth 2 Location: Port Rashid, Dubai, UAE Number of Keys: 447 Owner: The Ports, Customs and Free…
Read Morevoco Bonnington Dubai Opens January 2022 in Jumeirah Lake Towers – 2nd voco in Dubai
Main Photo: The voco Bonnington Dubai Date: May 2022 – hotel openedin January 2022 Name: voco Bonnington Dubai Location: Jumeirah Lakes Towers, near Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE Number of Keys: 208 Seller: Was The Bonnington Hotel Dubai – built in 2008 as hotel and 271 apartments, owned by The McGettigan Group Buyer: Bonnington Hospitality JLT…
Read MoreFour Seasons And Diriyah Gate Development Announce New Hotel In Saudi Arabia
Main Photo: The proposed new Fours Seasons Hotel Date: March 2022 Name: Four Seasons Hotel Diriyah, Saudi Arabia Location: Diriyah, just outside of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Number of Keys: 150 rooms and suites Seller: TBA Buyer: Diriyah Gate Development Authority Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA), the developers of the…
Read MoreHilton’s LXR Hotels & Resorts to Debut in Abu Dhabi With a Private Signature Island Golf Course
Main Photo: The Al Nawras Island, LXR Hotels & Resorts – imagined Date: March 2022 Name: Al Nawras Island, LXR Hotels & Resorts – to open 2023 Location: The private Al Nawras Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE Number of Keys: 80 villas Seller: TBA Buyer: TBA LXR Hotels & Resorts, Hilton’s collection of independent luxury properties, has…
Read MoreShangri-La Debuts in Saudi Arabia
Main Photo: Shangri-La Jeddah Date: February 2022 Name: Shangri-La Jeddah Location: Burj Assila, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, UAE Number of Keys: 220 Owner: Assila Investments…the hotel forms part of the two-billion Saudi Riyal mixed-use development project Manager: Shangri-La The 220-room Shangri-La Jeddah has opened, marking the brand’s first property in Saudi Arabia. Shangri-La Jeddah offers 220…
Read MoreWyndham Gains momentum Across Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa
Main Photo: The Wyndham Garden Salalah Mirbat, Oman Date: February 2022 Name: Wyndham Hotels Location: EMEA Number of Keys: 70 new hotels signed in 2021 Sellers: Various Buyers: Various Wyndham Hotels & Resorts continues to expand across Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa with a number of recent hotel launches and a strong line-up of openings…
Read MoreDorchester Collection Unveils The Lana, Dubai to Open 2022
Main Photo: The stunning roof-top pool at the new Lana Hotel Date: February 2022 Name: The Lana Dubai Location: Business Bay area of Dubai, by Dubai Creek Number of Keys: 225 rooms, including 69 suites plus 39 Residences Seller: TBA Buyer: Omniyat, a Dubai-based developer, headed up by Mahdi Amjad, CEO. The Dorchester Collection to…
Read MoreRadisson Hotel Group Welcomes Fourth Brand to Saudi Arabia With the Opening of Radisson Hotel Riyadh Airport
Main Photo: The new Radisson Hotel Riyadh Airport Date: January 2022 Name: Radisson Hotel Riyadh Airport Location: 5 km from Riyadh Airport, Saudi Arabia Number of Keys: 471, including duplex suites, three-bedroom villas and connecting family rooms Seller: TBA Buyer: Al-Qussie International, developers of many of Saudi’s stadia – the Olympic Complex, Riyadh Club, the…
Read MoreSelina Announces SPAC Merger Worth $1.2 billion
Main Photo: Selina Granada Date: December 2021 Name: Selina Hospitality Locations: North America, South America, Middle East and Europe Number of Keys: 22,400 with plans to add 40,000 more keys by 2025 Owner: Selina Hospitality Investor/Merger Partner: BOA Acquisition Corp Selina is planning to go public via a SPAC merger with BOA Acquisition Corp at…
Read MoreJumeirah Marsa Al Arab Opens in Dubai
Main Photo: The new Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab – imagined Date: December 2021 Name: Jumeriah Marsa Al Arab Location: The property is adjacent to the wave-shaped Jumeirah Beach Hotel and sailboat-inspired Burj Al Arab Jumeirah in Dubai Number of Keys: 386 rooms and suites, four penthouses, as well as 83 luxury hotel apartment suites Seller:…
Read MoreMovenpick to Open Serviced Apartmemnts in Cairo
Main Photo: Movenpick Living and Residences, Cairo – imagined Date: December 2021 Name: Movenpick Living and Residences – opening 2026 Location: New Capital City, 45 km east of Cairo, Egypt Number of Keys: 150 serviced apartments and 40 residences Owner: The property will be part of the Sixty Iconic Tower mixed-use development Buyer: Al Bourouj…
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