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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

AccorHotels announces $2.9bn acquisition of Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel brands

The cash and share deal is the second major takeover in a month following Marriott International’s $12.2bn Starwood Hotels and Resorts acquisition

Dubai’s Meraas launches hotels and resorts subsidiary

The new entity will integrate hotel projects developed by Meraas and manage the hotels of independent owners and developers

Behind the curtain of… destination marketing

Gulf Business speaks to Insignia Worldwide founder and CEO Gaurav Sinha

Nakheel to build new beachfront resort in Deira Islands

The company is building a 550-room resort and a water park in partnership with Thailand-based Centara Hotels and Resorts

Swiss-Belhotel International takes over operations of Sharjah Rotana

Post the deal, Sharjah Rotana will be renamed Swiss-Belhotel International Sharjah

Accor announces first Majlis Grand Mercure hotel in Qatar

The new upscale property in Doha, set to open in 2018, is being developed in partnership with the Al Jassim Group

Emirates NBD partners with Starwood for World MasterCard

Cardholders are being enticed with instant SPG Gold status – which normally requires around 25 nights per year – as well as 25,000 Starpoints on activation