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An aerial view of Saadiyat Rotana Resort in Abu Dhabi.

Rotana to open 18 hotels by 2017-end

DUBAI, April 24, 2016

Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Eastern Europe, will open 18 new hotels in 2016-2017, covering major markets in the region.

The group outlined its plans for the future ahead of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2016, the Middle East’s largest travel and tourism event, which opens tomorrow (April 25) in Dubai, UAE.

The move will see 4,354 keys added to the company’s existing inventory by 2017, helping Rotana grow its portfolio to 75 operating hotels and 19,935 keys.

New Rotana properties set to open in the next two years include five hotels in Saudi Arabia, four in the UAE, and two each in Iraq and Turkey. Rotana will also open properties in Jordan, Iran and the Democratic Republic of Congo, in addition to completing the extension work on one of the company’s iconic properties in the UAE – The Cove Rotana Resort in Ras Al Khaimah.

“Rotana is embarking on the next chapter of its growth story,” said Omer Kaddouri, president and CEO of Rotana. “Our robust development pipeline for the next two years, which includes a number of properties in markets outside the GCC, brings us closer towards achieving our goal to expand globally.”

The scheduled opening dates for upcoming Rotana properties in 2016 and 2017 are as follows:  
• Amman Rotana, Jordan – Q2 2016
• Vazo Residences by Rotana, Istanbul, Turkey – Q2 2016
• Kin Plaza Arjaan by Rotana, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo – Q2 2016
• Centro Shaheen, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Q3 2016
• Centro Waha, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Q4 2016
• Centro Olaya, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Q1 2017
• The Cove Rotana Resort (Extension), Ras Al Khaimah, UAE – Q2 2017
• Centro Corniche, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia – Q2 2017
• Erbil Arjaan by Rotana, Kurdistan, Iraq – Q2 2017
• Sundus Rotana, Muscat, Oman – Q2 2017
• Slemani Rotana, Kurdistan, Iraq – Q3 2017
• Centro Salama, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Q3 2017
• Beach Arjaan by Rotana, Abu Dhabi, UAE – Q3 2017
• Creek Rotana and Creek Arjaan by Rotana, Dubai, UAE – Q3 2017
• Saadiyat Rotana Resort, Abu Dhabi, UAE – Q3 2017
• Rayhaan Imam Reza, Mashhad, Iran – Q3 2017
• Capital Centre Rotana, Abu Dhabi UAE – Q4 2017
• Centro Istanbul, Turkey – Q4 2017

Rotana’s impressive expansion plans for 2016 witnessed the inauguration of a number of properties in the first few months of the year including Rosh Rayhaan by Rotana, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Dalga Residences by Rotana, Turkey; Downtown Rotana, Bahrain; and City Centre Rotana, Qatar and Centro Capital Doha, Qatar, adding a combined 1,236 keys to the group’s existing portfolio.

Rotana is located at Stand #HC0720 at ATM 2016, which runs from April 25 to 28. - TradeArabia News Service




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