ATM Dubai: Emaar Hospitality plans new hotel openings in GCC, Egypt

ATM Dubai: Emaar Hospitality plans new hotel openings in GCC, Egypt

Mark Kirby, Emaar Hospitality Group’s Head of Hospitality, said the company is expecting a high influx of tourists going forward, after a “phenomenal year” in 2021.

“The travel and tourism industry has experienced a remarkable recovery around the world, and we’re already nearing some of the levels of occupancy as pre-pandemic throughout all of our hotels,” Kirby said in a press conference on the first day of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai on Monday.

Kirby said that occupancy across the company’s 30 hotels, including The Address, Vida, Manzil, Palace and Rove, had been up by four percent in full year 2019 to 2021.

The first quarter of 2022 had already seen “a very strong performance” Kirby said, in excess of the same period 2021.

Kirby said the new openings in the coming year will include the 1,484-room The Address Jebel Omar Makkah, Saudi Arabia, a double-towered hotel with a sky bridge that views the Grand Mosque and praying area.

The group’s Vida Hotel Dubai Marina is set to open back up this year. The 62-storey Address Grand Creek Harbour, which will incorporate residences, will also open, while the Palace Beach Resort Fujairah is “ready to launch”, he said.

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