Abu Dhabi To Have 30 New Hotels

(zawya)ABU DHABI — About 30 new hotels will open in and around Abu Dhabi city during the next three years.

According to Abu Dhabi Hoteliers group, among them there will be no less than five Marriott hotels, including a 60-room Marriott Executive Apartments, a 195-room Courtyard by Marriott in the Central Market, a 244-room Edition hotel (a Marriott brand) and a giant 532 Ritz-Carlton, one of Marriott’s luxury brands, near Maqta Bridge. Apart from Ritz-Carlton, planed for opening in 2013, all other brands are scheduled for 2014.

Among the 30 new openings announced between 2012 and 2015, a few are already receiving guests. Among them, is Anantara’s third hotel in Abu Dhabi emirate, the Eastern Mangroves, owned by Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC).

“This is our first business hotel, so we can now offer a unique 360 degrees experience for our guests, with island — the Anantara Desert Islands on Sir Bani Yas — desert — the Qasr Al Sarab in Liwa — and city — the Eastern Mangroves by Anantara — destinations,” said David Garner, regional director of sales and marketing of Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas in the Middle East.

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