14 NEW ROTANA OPENINGS IN 2016

Rotana Hotel Management Corporation is set to continue its expansion with the opening of 14 properties before the end of 2016.

Omer Kaddouri, president & CEO of Rotana, said, “Rotana has a very robust development pipeline for 2016. By extending the Rotana brand into new cities, while also reinforcing our market leadership in the Middle East, we have come closer to realizing our ambitious vision of operating 100 hotels by 2020.”

This year will also witness the opening of the group’s first property in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking Rotana’s increasing footprint in Africa. The hotels add 3,769 rooms to Rotana’s existing 13,875 room count across its global property portfolio. “The breakthrough into Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a significant landmark for Rotana as this is a new territory for us, in which we will be addressing the needs of a rapidly developing market. We are confident that the hotel will offer world-class standards in hospitality and we look forward to expanding our offering to travellers across Africa,” Kaddouri added.

The properties include: Istanbul due to open in Q2 2016. Qatar, opening in Q1 2016. It is the chain’s second property in Qatar’s capital, and 229-room Centro Capital, Doha, opening in the same phase. Bahrain, opening in Q1 2016. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, opening in Q1 2016, 252-room Centro Shaheen, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; also opening in Q1 2016, the 290room Centro Waha, Riyadh due to open in Q2 2016, and the 156-rooms Centro Olaya, Riyadh, will open in Q3 2016. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, opening in Q3 2016. opening in Q1 2016. Dhabi, UAE will open in Q3 2016. is opening in Q4 2016, and 240-room Sulaymaniyah Rotana, opening in Q4 2016.