Interviews & Features

With a total of over 29,000 keys within the serviced apartment sector in Dubai alone, George Westwell, director of Cheval Residences reveals to Hotel News ME the potential for growth...

Industry heavyweights give their thoughts on the challenges and opportunities that 2016 will bring to the ever-eventful Middle East hotel market. The news headlines of 2015 more than often spelled...

Hotel News ME profiles the hotel group’s 2015 achievements future goals and its planned worldwide pipeline. Group overview The Rezidor Hotel Group is a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel...

This year has seen a robust performance for Abu Dhabi hotel performance, with an average city-wide occupancy of 70% at the time of press, driven by MICE tourism and a...

With Saudi Arabia boasting the most active pipeline in the Middle East and religious tourism worth $145 billion in 2014, Hotel News ME hears from the experts on the ground...

Hotel News ME reviews the comings and goings of 2015 It’s been an eventful year for the Middle East’s hospitality industry with 2015 characterised by challenging market conditions, a rush...

Faeez Fadhlillah, the founder of the world’s first hotel reference tool for Muslim travellers, Salam Standard, explains why more properties in the Middle East should get on board. Muslim travellers...

Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton, tells Sophia Soltani about the defining moments in his career, choosing cookery classes over physical education in school and how he withstands buckling under the pressure...

Yasemin Akaydin Miller, managing director, Pass International breaks down how to successfully procure OS&E items. I like the way Albert Einstein defined insanity; doing the same thing over and over...

Mark Willis, area vice president, Middle East and Turkey at the Rezidor Hotel Group outlines why CSR and a commitment to the environment is more crucial than ever. [caption id="attachment_3539"...

Securing and retaining experienced kitchen professionals is a long-standing challenge for the Middle East, Hotel News ME finds out how regional F&B professionals are working to overcome this culinary hurdle....

With the most active hotel pipeline in the region and a captive audience of religious and business travellers, Saudi Arabia continues to see strong growth and performance. Hotel News ME...

What were the hotel group’s key achievements and milestones in 2015? Rustom Vickers, group director of development, Dusit International Opening our first hotel in sub-Saharan Africa,...

Stuart Nielsen has been appointed as vice president for F&B at FRHI Hotels & Resorts, Middle East, Africa and India. Stuart Nielsen has been appointed as...

Hotel News ME profiles the hotel group’s 2015 achievements, future goals and its planned worldwide pipeline.  Group overview Dusit Thani Jeddah For over 65 years, Dusit...