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The world's first Paramount Hotel will open in Dubai in 2017.

2017 set to be busiest year for hotel openings

DUBAI, August 23, 2016

2017 is set to be the busiest year for hotel openings in the Middle East with 189 projects and 58,527 rooms, an industry report has revealed.

According to the Middle East Hotel Construction Overview report prepared by Tophotelprojects exclusively for The Hotel Show Dubai 2016, notable hotel openings scheduled for 2017 include: the world’s largest hotel in Makkah, Saudi Arabia with 10,000 rooms, and the world’s first Paramount Hotels & Resorts property, the Paramount Hotel in Dubai.

The report  forecasts that the majority of new hotel rooms will open before 2020 with the UAE (180 projects) and Saudi Arabia (134 projects) remaining the most active hotel construction hotspots in the region.

Currently there are 541 new hotels in the pipeline across the Middle East – bringing an additional 158,950 hotel rooms to the region.

“That are a lot of bedrooms, bathrooms, windows, doors, terraces, restaurants, pools, spas, gyms, and much more to be fit out and equipped over the next five years,” said Gary Williams, event director of The Hotel Show Dubai, taking place September 17 to 19 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). “This year the 17th edition of The Hotel Show, the largest hospitality supply event in the region, will run at the same time as Windows, Doors & Façades Event and Intersolar Middle East at the DWTC, as the need for all aspects of hotel construction – including its external or façade design and sustainable footprint, increases. We are providing the ultimate selection of sourcing, networking and educational forums for professionals interested in hotel construction in the Middle East.”

The brand-new Windows, Doors & Façade Event (September 18 to 20) is a dedicated platform for global consultants, manufacturers and distributors of window, door and façade products, and will complement the interiors, lighting and design showcase at The Hotel Show. The event will host The Middle East Façades Summit on September 18, focused on innovation, efficiency, security, fire safety, and quality control in façade design and engineering.  

“A well-designed façade in a sustainable hotel will bring energy costs down considerably, and add to the building lifespan,” said Muhammed Kazi, exhibition director of Windows, Doors & Façades Event.

Meanwhile, Intersolar Middle East (September 19 to 21) is focused on solar energy and sustainability, an important trend in hospitality. In 2017, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is forecast to open Dubai’s first 100 per cent solar-powered hotel.

Pascal Gauvin, chief operating officer, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), IHG said: “Hotel Indigo Dubai The Sustainable City is a unique project designed to be integrated into an entirely sustainable community, and to meet the highest environmental, social and commercial sustainability standards. As a brand, Hotel Indigo is a direct reflection of its surroundings and in this case, the hotel’s first commitment to its neighbourhood was a net zero energy building where solar power will meet 100 per cent of the hotel’s energy needs. We see this project as a potential future trend, perhaps encouraging more hotels of its kind and more usage of solar energy.”

Intersolar Middle East will also host the Global Solar Leaders' Summit (GSLS), expected to attract more than 300 regional leaders and policy makers and prestigious speakers from Tesla, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Irena, Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, and many more.

The three complementary events are providing the ultimate opportunity for professionals to source new products, network and learn about hotel construction in the Middle East, from September 17 to 21 at the DWTC. - TradeArabia News Service




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