HOTEL NEWS

JUMEIRAH EMIRATES TOWERS has unveiled its new Executive Conference and Meeting Suites following an extensive refurbishment. Positioned across seven floors, the 16 Meeting Suites offer wifi, data points, modern projector screens and specially designed conference tables. Hiring prices from AED245. RIXOS is on a UAE growth curve with Jumeirah Beach Dubai scheduled to open in mid-March, which will be followed by a property on Saadiyat Island in 2018. MÖVENPICK HOTELS & RESORTS is making its move on the northern Emirates with the 550-key Mövenpick Resort Al Marjan Island, Ras Al Khaimah, slated to open in 2019. CITADINES ABHA will open in Saudi Arabia in the middle of 2020, Ascott has announced. The 140-unit property will be located next to Aseer Mall on King Fahad Road. A new DOUBLETREE BY HILTON – New York Times Square West – opens in Manhattan on January 17, close to Broadway. ASCOTT has expanded its European portfolio after buying its first property in Ireland, the 136-unit Temple Bar Hotel in Dublin, for €55.1 million. Marriott has opened the latest property under its lifestyle MOXY Hotels brand, and the first in the UK. The 200-room Moxy Aberdeen Airport is located within walking distance of the terminal. Marriott has five new additions to its LUXURY COLLECTION, including two London properties –The Westbury in Mayfair, scheduled to join in the spring following a renovation, and The Wellesley in Knightsbridge, which will be rebranded in the first half of 2017. The WYNDHAM GARDEN AJMAN CORNICHE – the first Wyndham Garden in the UAE – is expected to open in the fourth quarter, according to R Hotels and Wyndham Group. The 17-storey, four-star hotel will feature 179 guest rooms, including 138 standard rooms and 41 suites, as well as an executive lounge on the top floor with panoramic views of the Arabian Gulf. Additional facilities will include two restaurants, an outdoor swimming pool, gym and spa, separate health clubs for men and women, and a kids’ play area.