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St. Regis Doha to Open Next Year in Middle East

St. Regis Doha to Open Next Year in Middle East

(Doha, Qatar) -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. recently announced the debut of the St. Regis Doha, marking the company's second St. Regis hotel to open in the Middle East within a year. The first was St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi, which opened last December; St. Regis Abu Dhabi is scheduled to open this fall on the Corniche fueling St. Regis' dynamic worldwide growth. In the past five years, the number of Starwood's top luxury branded hotels has nearly tripled worldwide. Read More

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Starwood Hotels Expands Footprint in Middle East and Africa

Starwood Hotels Expands Footprint in Middle East and Africa

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is strengthening its position as ... Read More

 
Starwood Hotels Expands Middle East Presence

Starwood Hotels Expands Middle East Presence

(Dubai, UAE) -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. recently signed a... Read More

 
Saudi Arabia Hotel Market Leads GCC's RevPAR Growth in Q1

Saudi Arabia Hotel Market Leads GCC's RevPAR Growth in Q1

According to STR Global, major markets across the Gulf Cooperation Council ... Read More

 
Global Hotel Inventory Reaches 13.4 Million Rooms, Asia Leading Growth Region

Global Hotel Inventory Reaches 13.4 Million Rooms, Asia Leading Growth Region

According to STR Global, total global hotel inventory increased by more tha... Read More

 
South Africa Hotel Sector Enjoying Revenue Increases in 2012

South Africa Hotel Sector Enjoying Revenue Increases in 2012

According to STR Global, South Africa saw revenue per available room (RevPA... Read More

 
Middle East, Africa Adding 134,000 New Hotel Rooms in February

Middle East, Africa Adding 134,000 New Hotel Rooms in February

According to the February 2012 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report, the... Read More

 
Despite Economic Headwinds, Abu Dhabi Continues to Promote Yas Island Destination

Despite Economic Headwinds, Abu Dhabi Continues to Promote Yas Island Destination

Aldar, one of Abu Dhabi's largest real estate developers, announced this we... Read More

 
Arab Spring Still Impacting Egypt, Bahrain Hotel Markets

Arab Spring Still Impacting Egypt, Bahrain Hotel Markets

According to the 2011 year-end data from STR Global, a year since the begin... Read More

 
Middle East, Europe, Africa Hotel Investments to Top $11 Billion in 2012, Bank Restructurings Drive Market

Middle East, Europe, Africa Hotel Investments to Top $11 Billion in 2012, Bank Restructurings Drive Market

Based on Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels' latest Hotel Investment Outlook report,... Read More

 
Orascom Hotels Brings in Troon Golf for Egypt Resorts

Orascom Hotels Brings in Troon Golf for Egypt Resorts

(TABA HEIGHTS, EGYPT) -- Orascom Hotels and Development, Egypt's largest ho... Read More

 
Middle East, Africa Have 496 New Hotels Under Development in December

Middle East, Africa Have 496 New Hotels Under Development in December

According to the December 2011 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report, the... Read More

 
Over $30 Billion in Global Hotel Investment Activity Predicted for 2012

Over $30 Billion in Global Hotel Investment Activity Predicted for 2012

According to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Group, global hotel investment volum... Read More

 
Arab Spring Negatively Impacting Middle East, Africa Hotel Sectors

Arab Spring Negatively Impacting Middle East, Africa Hotel Sectors

According to STR Global, the Middle East/Africa region reported mostly nega... Read More

 
Golfer Ernie Els Opens First Els Club in South Africa

Golfer Ernie Els Opens First Els Club in South Africa

(SOUTH AFRICA) -- Star golfer Ernie Els officially opened South Africa's fi... Read More

 
Bahrain Announces Iconic New Four Seasons Hotel, Signals Signs of Optimism for Region

Bahrain Announces Iconic New Four Seasons Hotel, Signals Signs of Optimism for Region

The Kingdom of Bahrain has signaled new optimism in the nation's employment... Read More

 

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