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Middle Eight appoints senior team ahead of May opening

UK: Shiva Hotels has announced the senior team for its latest boutique property, set to open on Covent Garden’s Great Queen Street in spring this year. Offering 180 rooms, including 12 suites, and several food and beverage outlets, Middle Eight is the most recent venture of Shiva Hotels’ founder, Rishi

Hyatt Centric debuts in the Middle East
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Hyatt Centric debuts in the Middle East

UAE: Hyatt Centric Jumeirah Dubai has opened in the centre of the city, marking the lifestyle brand’s debut in the Middle East. The seven-storey hotel features 173 rooms including 27 deluxe rooms and suites, four food and drink spots, multiple meetings and events spaces, a spa with gym, and a

Accor plans to open the first Raffles resort in the Middle East
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Accor plans first Raffles resort in the Middle East

UAE: Set to open in the last quarter of 2021, Raffles the Palm Dubai will be the first ultra-luxury addition to Accor’s portfolio in Dubai. Accor has partnered with development and construction firm Emerald Palace Group for the project. The Raffles hotel will be located on the Palm Jumeirah, offering
Features

Death of the travel middleman

Bill Barnett, managing director of C9 Hotelworks Company, looks at the demise of OTAs and DMCs in the face of technological advances. Jesus, the virtual ink from the title isn’t dry yet as my mind swirls into gender-neutral territory searching for a replacement to the term middleman. After a fast
Industry

Rosewood expands in the Middle East

Qatar: Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is set to open a hotel and residences in the US$45 billion mega-project called Lusail City in 2022. The project is spread across two towers. The taller 40-storey building will house 300 residences for purchase, whilst the other 37-storey building will comprise a 185-room hotel

Shiva announces The BoTree opening in 2023
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Shiva announces The BoTree opening in 2023

UK: The BoTree, opening in July 2023, will join its sister properties Middle Eight and The Guardsman in London and become a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ Legend Collection.