Articles tagged “uae hotels”

Minor Hotels didn’t wait out the Iran war in the Gulf. It grew in Oman and Africa instead.

Sharjah’s investment arm is betting that global distribution can do for seven retreats what domestic staycation demand already does reliably.

The UAE is running two recovery tracks at once — emergency incentives to plug a war-driven demand hole and multibillion-dollar infrastructure bets. The gap between those timelines is the story.

Mid-scale supply in Saudi Arabia is structurally short, and the events pipeline — Expo 2030, the 2034 World Cup — will make that shortage acute. Rove is moving early, but it won’t be the only brand doing the math.

IHG’s Middle East hotels are filling up with GCC and Indian travelers, but the European market hasn’t come back.

With occupancy at 10% and summer ahead, fee exemptions may matter less than empty rooms.

Capital isn’t leaving the Gulf. It’s just sitting very, very still.

With a Wynn resort, a private jet terminal, and a wave of luxury hotels on the way, the emirate is no longer just a weekend escape from Dubai.

Wyndham’s Al Marjan Island bet is less about the Wynn effect and more about proving midscale branded residences have been a missed opportunity all along.

A delay without a date is still a delay — Wynn is betting the UAE’s long-term fundamentals can absorb the uncertainty.