Africa and the Middle East - Page 1

IDC to invest in hotels in east and west Africa
Friday, May 11, 2012 South Africa's development finance body Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has announced plans to partner with local entities to invest in hotels in east and west...

Hilton opens first hotel in Qatar
Wednesday, May 09, 2012 Hilton has announced the opening of the new Hilton Doha in...

TIME signs contract to manage Egyptian Tuthotel property
Tuesday, May 08, 2012 UAE-based TIME Hotels Management (TIME) has signed a contract with Egyptian travel and tourism company Edris Group for the management of the Tuthotel property in Luxor,...

IHG, Muscat Golf Course sign agreement
Tuesday, May 01, 2012 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Muscat Golf Course Project have signed a 20-year management agreement worth OMR35m ($90m) for the InterContinental Muscat Hills Golf Resort in...

Katara Hospitality to double hotel portfolio
Tuesday, May 01, 2012 Qatar-based hotels company Katara Hospitality, formerly known as Qatar National Hotels, has announced plans to more than double its portfolio of properties from 24 to 60 hotels by...

Saudi Arabian company to spend $2.6bn on new hotels
Monday, April 30, 2012 Abdul Latif Jameel Real Estate Investment Company (ALJREIC) has announced plans to invest SAR10bn ($2.6bn) to develop new hotels in Makkah, Saudia Arabia, under the Jabal Al-Ka’ba...

Hyatt affiliate signs agreement with Al Swailem
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 A Hyatt affiliate has signed an agreement with Mohammed A Al Swailem Co. to set up a Hyatt Regency hotel in Riyadh, Saudi...

Rezidor provides updates on Q1 2012 hotel openings
Friday, April 13, 2012 Global hotel management company Rezidor has announced that it opened four new hotels with nearly 1,000 rooms and contracted six new hotels with over 1,400 rooms in the first quarter of...

South African hotels show growth
Thursday, April 05, 2012 The South African hotel industry has showed double-digit improvements in occupancy and revenue per available room (RevPAR) in the last four months, according to STR...

Hotels in MENA region report marginal growth
Thursday, February 09, 2012 Hotels in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's key cities have reported mixed fortunes in 2011, with Dubai and the Saudi capital Riyadh leading the pack, according to the...

Hyatt signs management agreements with Naseel
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 A Hyatt affiliate has signed agreements with Naseel Holding Company to manage three new Hyatt-branded hotels in the Kingdom of Saudi...

Abu Dhabi hotel occupancy beats two-million target
Thursday, January 26, 2012 The Abu Dhabi hotel industry hosted 2,111,611 guests in 2011, beating its target of two million guests by 6.5%, according to the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority...

IHG eyes Middle East expansion
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is to open eight new hotels across six Middle East countries during...

KHC completes sale of key hotel stakes
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 UAE-based investment firm Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) has completed the sale of its stakes in the Four Seasons Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the Movenpick Dar es Salaam in Tanzania for...

Marriott to build Algerian Courtyard by Marriott
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Marriott International is to develop the Courtyard by Marriott Setif, Algeria, under a management agreement with ownership group...

UAE confident about Christmas occupancy
Monday, December 19, 2011 Hoteliers in the UAE are expecting an average hotel occupancy of at least 80% for Christmas and New Year due to an increase in...

Hilton Worldwide launches energy-saving drive at South African hotels
Tuesday, December 06, 2011 In an effort to enhance sustainability, Hilton Worldwide has launched an energy-saving initiative at its three hotels in South Africa: Hilton Sandton, Hilton Durban and Hilton Cape...

Four Seasons Riyadh expansion underway
Friday, December 02, 2011 The expansion of the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh in Saudi Arabia has begun, according to Kingdom Holding Company, the hotel's...

TPS acquires Tanzanian hotel
Monday, November 28, 2011 Kenya-based TPS Eastern Africa has bought a hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from Movenpick Hotels and...

Jumeirah Group opens hotel in Abu Dhabi
Thursday, November 03, 2011 Dubai-based Jumeirah Group has unveiled the Jumeirah at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi,...