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FIVE KEMPINSKI HOTELS TO LAUNCH WORLDWIDE IN 2017
Kempinski will unveil five new hotels around the world by the end of this year – in Havana, Riga, Guangzhou, Muscat and Dubai. Expected to open by summer, Gran Hotel
Manzana Kempinski La Habana will mark the German brand’s first property in Cuba. The luxury hotel will be located in the city
centre, boasting 246 rooms and suites, a rooftop terrace and swimming pool, plus three restaurants, a business centre and more. Also due to open by the end of the second
RAS AL KHAIMAH’S IMPRESSIVE HOTELS PIPELINE
As visitor numbers continue to climb, Ras Al Khaimah’s hotel and resort portfolio is expected to grow by an anticipated 4,445 rooms over the next three years. Targeting one million visitors by the end of
2018, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) made the announcement during yesterday’s show. “The need for quality hotel rooms has never been so important. To accommodate this growth in visitors, we are providing potential investors
a range of innovative opportunities to develop stand out properties across the emirate,” said Haitham Mattar, CEO of RAKTDA. RAKTDA’s reports reveal hotel occupancy in
the first quarter of 2017 averaged 75.5 percent, an increase of 6.2 percent compared to Q1 last year. A key area for growth is Al Marjan Island.
Already boasting a selection of top hotels, the island is set for 16 new hotels by 2025. ——— Visit stand ME3510
quarter this year will be Grand Hotel Kempin- ski Riga and Kempinski Residences Guangzhou. The opening, in economic powerhouse Guangdong province in southern China, will comprise a 23-storey skyscraper in the Yue Xiu cultural district close to landmarks such as Huang
Hua Gang Park. It will feature 261 rooms and suites, plus an indoor pool and fitness centre. Meanwhile the brand’s debut in Latvia comes with the Riga property, situated in a 19th
century
building, opposite the National Opera House. In the Middle East, Kempinski Hotel Muscat
and Emerald Palace Kempinski Palm Jumeirah Dubai will open by the end of the year, comple- menting Kempinski Hotel & Residences Palm Jumeirah, which opened in 2011. Markus Semer, Chairman of the Management
Board and CEO of Kempinski Hotels, said: “From the very beginning, we have been a pioneering European luxury hotel group and we are pioneer- ing again this year.” ——— Visit stand HC1140
MAKING BRUSSELS A BRIGHT IDEA Visit us at Stand AS2410
New travel packages designed to attract Middle East visitors to Brussels are focusing on high-net worth travellers and families seeking authentic and luxurious experiences. Launched during this year’s show, the
‘Brusselicious’ and ‘ME’ travel packages high- light the Belgian capital’s culinary, art and leisure attractions. Examples include the ‘It’s All Brusselicious’
package, which includes complimentary visits to a local chocolate manufacturer and entrance to premium attractions, such as Atomium Brus- sels, Mini Europe theme park and the Museum of Natural Science. Spread over a three-day trip, the offer also includes a three-course gastronomic dinner at
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the renowned Chez Leon Brussels restaurant, a half-day city tour, hotel accommodation and airport transfers. Pieter Callebaut, Account Manager Leisure,
Visit Brussels said: “Brussels is a truly cosmo- politan city offering unique, culturally-immersive experiences with gastronomic pleasures aplenty. “By launching the ‘Brusselicious’ and ‘ME’
packages exclusively to the Middle East region, we welcome as many people as possible to take this opportunity to visit Brussels and explore the authentic flavours, cultural and artistic heritage, engaging attractions and hospitality that Brus- sels has to offer.” ——— Visit stand EU6416
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