Hotel management company Rotana recently made its debut in Iraq with the opening of the five-star Erbil Rotana, in the city of Erbil, in the north of the country.
The 201-room hotel is owned by Beirut-based Malia Group and managed by Rotana.
Marriott International subsidiary Ritz-Carlton opened its sixth hotel in the Middle East in Dubai this week: the Ritz-Carlton Dubai International Financial Centre.
The 314-room hotel, with its 124 executive residences, is the second Ritz-Carlton property in the emirate.
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