Azizi Developments to launch global hotel brand

Azizi Developments to launch global hotel brand

Azizi Developments, a leading private developer in the UAE, has just announced its plans to launch a hotel brand across the UAE and beyond, as part of its expansion into the hospitality sector.

Azizi has appointed Michael Zager as its new Chief Operating Officer - Hospitality.

Azizi will soon introduce the new global brand, under which it will both develop and acquire hotel real estate that it will then own and manage.

A hotel afficionado and industry leader with over 35 years of experience in international hospitality, German national Michael Zager will spearhead Azizi’s debut into the sector. Zager has previously held senior leadership positions across several global four- and five-star hotel groups in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, including Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Marriott, and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG Hotels & Resorts), for which he served as Vice President in charge of the franchised and managed portfolio comprising more than 300 hotels spread over 26 countries.

He has also led several industry giants toward enhanced operational excellence as Managing Director of Hospitality360, a hotel management consultancy he established in 2019 to serve clients across Europe and the Middle East.

Zager is an award-winning hotel-profession IHK graduate from the Bergius Professional School in Frankfurt,