NEW YORK Rotana Hotels of Abu Dhabi, which currently manages 18 hotels in the Middle East, has plans to expand aggressively, with the aim of having a hotel in every major city in the region within the next five years. Furthermore, the 200-room Abu Dhabi Grand Hotel and the 234-room Beach Rotana Hotel are undergoing extensions, with a further 200 rooms due to be added to each hotel by the end of 2002.
According to the company s President/CEO Selim El Zyr, several hotel projects are in the final stages of negotiation and development. A new 300-room hotel, the Al Maha Rotana Suites, is expected to open in Abu Dhabi in 2002. Meanwhile, negotiations are also underway for a resort property on the Jumairah beachfront of Dubai. Within the next five years, Rotana Hotels plans to double its size comprising some 35 luxury hotels. (2/2/01)
SOURCE:HVS International