Beach haven in Khorfakkan
Located on the east coast of the UAE, Oceanic Khorfakkan Resort and Spa offers private secluded beaches in a lush green setting in the hills of the Hajar Mountains. The property is just 90-minute drive from Dubai and Sharjah International Airports. Ian Ph
Re-opened in April 2013 following extensive renovation, the Oceanic Resort & Spa is a quiet retreat or a family break. With 177 spacious guest rooms and lavish suites, three sea-facing luxurious villas with six spacious bedrooms, exceptional dining establishments, outstanding recreational and leisure facilities, one of a kind dive sites and more, this resort provides the base to discover the remarkable surroundings of the mountains or explore the aquatic wonder of the east coast which exemplifies a true escape. It is a unique family environment situated on the Indian Ocean with visitors from the UAE, CIS and Europe as the key feeder markets. “Currently we are focused on growing the existing market and enhancing the relationships we have with our current partners. We can see a shorter lead time for all FIT/OTA bookings, many bookings now are coming from direct relationships instead of OTAs which is enabling us to have a closer and better relationship with the guests. ADR and RevPAR, we have seen a 15 per cent growth this year on last year’s actual,” said Phillips.
International trade exhibitions such as ITB, COTTM, ATM, WTM, Leisure Moscow, MITT, etc. are essential to support and continue their relationship with partners.
Phillips stressed that they are very focused on providing a quality guest experience which would be a driving force to enhance potential business partners.
He said, “I see a good potential for growth, a clear focus must be on developing new services and improved standards to allow your partners to position you well and sell your product. We have a very good relationship with several key partners, travel agents and DMCs. We work very closely with them to ensure that we are correctly positioned and able to achieve
Currently we are focused on growing the existing market and enhancing the relationships we have with our current partners. We can see a shorter lead time for all FIT/OTA bookings, many bookings now are coming from direct relationships
our expected room nights on a monthly and yearly basis. The support of travel agents and DMCs is an essential part of our business and one that we work very hard upon to grow and develop. Generally I am very positive that we will see further growth and improvement in the balance of this year and also in 2017.
Being a beach property is a unique advantage, particularly when the area is so nice which generates many repeat guests. We mainly receive leisure with other segment supporting the mix; we work hard to develop our segmentation however the majority of the business is leisure. We are very pleased with the last quarter against budget and last year, exceeding our expectations in both areas. Additionally it is looking very promising that we should continue this improvement on budget and last year through to the end of the year.”