While conversions have been around already, there seems to be a trend for global operators launching new collections dedicated to bringing in independent properties
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Why all Rotana properties are returning to pre-pandemic performance by end of 2021
Hotel group has been successful because of its localised focus, market strategy and presence in the UAE, said group CEO
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Will Saudi Arabia’s massive tourism push lead to a war on talent?
Recruitment set to ramp up as kingdom embarks on a number of huge tourism projects worth hundreds of billions of dollars
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How Jumeirah Group’s F&B offerings are competing with independent dining venues
Group CEO said his company is once again “leading authority on food and beverage in Dubai”
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‘Working together on sustainability’ best for hospitality industry, says Accor CEO
Speaking virtually at AHIC 2021, Accor chairman and CEO, Sebastien Bazin, says sustainability, vaccine rollout, return of business travel are key factors driving the hospitality industry’s recovery
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Hotel head admires ‘resilience’ and recovery across Middle East
Flying over from London for AHIC 2021, IHG Hotels and Resorts EMEAA CEO Kenneth Macpherson, who handles 1,100 hotels, says there’s positivity in the region
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Why the Middle East is a ‘laboratory for luxury offerings’, said Accor heads
Accor has seen a wave of luxury signings and openings in the region, including the openings of Raffles on Dubai’s Palm, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
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One fifth of business travel industry to disappear post-pandemic, says industry expert
While the UAE’s luxury hotels have bounced back post-coronavirus, business hotels are lagging as more meetings are conducted online, according to Dirk Bakker, head of EMEA Hotels & CEO Netherlands, Colliers
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Why Saudi’s Red Sea Project is eyeing its own ‘hyper-luxury’ resort brand
About 50% of resorts in the destination will be in the five-star traditional luxury segment, while 10% would be dedicated to ‘hyper-luxury’ properties, according to Red Sea Project CEO
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Start-up incubator launched in Middle East to shake up tourism sector
Kube Ventures, the brainchild of long-time friends Michael Levie and David Keen, aims to drive the transformation agenda in the industry by incubating and accelerating hospitality start-ups
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UAE’s Rotana looking to launch hotel conversion brand
President and CEO Guy Hutchinson makes announcement while speaking at the AHIC conference in Dubai