Wasl plans to open 14 hotels in Dubai by 2020
The company will focus on the three and four-star hospitality sector, according to Hesham Al Qassim, the chief executive of its parent,...
LuLu to open five-star hotel in Dubai’s Business Bay
Inside the Lulu-Steigenberger Business Bay hotel. Courtesy Steigenberger Hotels AG. The hospitality unit of Abu Dhabi’s LuLu Group plans...
Dubai hotels look to cash in on Eid bonanza
Hotel occupancy rates in Dubai this month were expected to grow strongly from the same period last year because of the Eid Al Fitr...
New budget Dubai hotel rooms expected to add to downwards pressure on rates
Thousands of new budget and mid-market hotel rooms opening in Dubai this year are expected to put additional pressure on declining room...
Demand grows for all-inclusive hotel deals in the UAE
The Rixos Bab Al Bahr in Ras Al Khaimah is an all-inclusive resort. Sarah Dea / The National Demand for all-inclusive hotel deals is...
Five-star hotel room rates in Abu Dhabi decline 20% in March
About 1 million hotel guests stayed in Abu Dhabi in the first quarter. Sammy Dallal / The National Staying at luxury hotels in Abu Dhabi...
Dubai mid-market hotels gain ground as visitor profiles change
Dubai mid-market hotels are coping better with falling room rates than their upmarket rivals, new research shows. The emirate is shifting...
Dubai hotel room rates dropped more than 10 per cent in May
The average room rate across four and five-star hotels fell 10.8 per cent to US$271.64 compared with the same period last year, according...
Marka sees potential for three more Modell’s stores in the UAE – CEO
Marka recently bought Retailcorp, which owns Modell’s, from state-owned conglomerate Dubai World for $60m Dubai-based retail and...
Dubai's luxury retail sector hit by Russian stayaways in Q2
The decline in Russian tourists visiting Dubai has led to a slowdown in luxury retail sales in the emirate during the second quarter of...
