Ramada shines through
Ifthikar Hamdani, General Manager, Ramada Ajman, tells about R Hotels expansion plans and upcoming projects.
Ajman is growing in terms of business, many business are establishing here particularly in the free zones, Hamriyah and Ajman Free Zones, there was a time when only CIS market was active for the Ajman hotels, while now China, India,Turkish, East Europe andWest Europe are taking interest because new 5-star hotels are big attractions for the international tour operator, demand is increasing every year.
New travel exhibition, travel roadshows are important and there is planning to tap new markets in coming years to support hotels, no doubt that inventory of the hotel rooms is increasing and we need more business to fill these rooms, collective as team we are trying to get new market to support destination under the umbrella of ATDD.
Ramada Ajman is leading hotel in terms of occupancy for last 4 years, our occupancy remains high and that is the reason that growth is logical, we had open Ramada Beach Hotel in 2013 and still demand is more than our inventory that is the reason that we are getting new hotels on the corniche with 182 keys, not decided which brand but will finalise it very soon, Our operation at Ajman is very successful cause products are great value for money and we have created our loyal customer who are supporting us for the last 4 years.
R Hotels is expanding very fast as we are opening our new property Ibis Style in September 1, 2015, our two hotels in Dubai are doing record business, Ramada Downtown Dubai and Howthorn Suite, another development in the Palm is going on speedy.Though expansion is fast but all the hotels are doing fantastic business with professional team on board.