Dubai Hotel Travel

Frasers Hospitality Pte Ltd has introduced a new level of luxury to extended-stay accommodation in the United Arab Emirates with the opening of Fraser Suites Dubai.

Fraser’s first property in the UAE, Fraser Suites Dubai is located on the city’s prestigious Sheikh Zayed Road and occupies the top 23 levels of the 45-storey Sidra Tower, a stunning new mixed-use development featuring commercial office suites and high end retail outlets.

The property’s 180 suites and penthouses command sweeping views across the city including iconic landmarks such at the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, the amazing Palm Jumeirah and kilometers of golden sand beaches lining the Arabian Sea. (more…)

Regional hoteliers are beginning to recognize the vast number of new hotel rooms coming to market as more of an opportunity than a threat.

During the official tour of The Hotel Show, the Middle East’s leading dedicated trade event for the hospitality and leisure sector, Mr. Khalid A bin Sulayem, Director General at the Dubai Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing, commented:“There are between 16,000 and 20,000 hotel rooms to enter the Dubai market by the end of the year, which will contribute to producing lower room rates and attracting more visitors to Dubai”

Echoing those sentiments, a study unveiled today at The Hotel Show, by Dubai-based research company, Proleads, reported there are currently over 470 active hotel projects (those not completed, on-hold or cancelled) in the GCC countries. The breakdown per country is as follows; UAE – 258, KSA – 83, Oman – 39, Bahrain – 35, Qatar – 29 and Kuwait – 27. (more…)

Players at this year’s FIFA World Cup™ may be hoping to escape the referee’s cards, but for fans desperate to experience the world’s greatest sporting event, there’s never been a better time to get booked.

Following high demand for flights to South Africa for the final of the FIFA World Cup™, fans now have more than a sporting chance of fulfilling their goal. Emirates, the official airline of the tournament, will operate a brace of flights to Cape Town and Johannesburg on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th July. (more…)