Meliá adds a new hotel every two weeks, One Za’abeel, Dubai - home to first SIRO Hotel and more...

Meliá adds a new hotel every two weeks
Friday, 22nd March 2024

The hotel chain presented its expansion plan at Fitur, emphasising its presence in the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and new markets in the Mediterranean, such as Albania, where it is already the leading hotel chain. In 2023, the company signed 26 new projects and opened 12 hotels, while in 2024, it plans to open more than twenty >>

NEOM announces Treyam, its premier lagoon destination
22 Mar 2024 : Boasting an audacious design with minimal land intervention, Treyam offers guests an elevated haven in which to unwind, re-energize and enjoy majestic natural surroundings >>

Preferred welcomes 13 new member properties
22 Mar 2024 : Preferred Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the addition of 13 new member properties to its global portfolio between October 1 and December 31, 2023 >>

Kerzner names One Za’abeel, Dubai as home to first SIRO
22 Mar 2024 : Kerzner International Holdings Limited the owner of the iconic Atlantis Resorts & Residences and ultra-luxury One&Only Resorts worldwide, has announced that first-of-its-kind immersive lifestyle and fitness brand, SIRO, will launch its inaugural hotel, SIRO One Za’abeel, in Q4 2023 >>

Hotels For Sale Globally presents new investment opportunities - Great Barrier Reef and Egypt
22 Mar 2024 : HotelsForSaleGlobally, a wholly-owned division of Hong Kong based, Lifestyle Concepts Group is pleased to announce that it has added a new investment opportunities to its portfolio >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

The Rise of Boutique and Luxury Resorts: Is Bigger Always Better?
Friday, 22nd March 2024

A luxurious boutique experience can’t be too diminutive or excessively vast. The former may not be profitable, not every 25-room property is a $1,000 a night chateau outside Paris. However, try promising boutique luxury at a sprawling 250 key resort and you will start to compromise the delivery of excellence very quickly.

Size is critical in our mission to provide bespoke lifestyle experiences that are both meticulously curated and profitable. In boutique luxury resorts, size does matter >>

Lessons from WiT Africa, Part 1: From Cape of Good Hope to the Promise of Youths, Mobile and Payments
'NDC adoption is slower than two elephants making babies', among some of the more colourful quotes at the first WiT Africa. This is my take on the African travel story – Part 1 of my key takeaways from the first WiT Africa, held in partnership with Innovation City and Travelstart >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of March 21, 2024
MGM eyeing Dubai and Abu Dhabi for potential casino development, UN Tourism reports visa openness and more >>