Al-Burhan Group has taken over the management of Baghdad International Airport Hotel in a joint partnership with the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA). The hotel consists of 100 rooms, a fitness centre with sauna and steam room, the hotel also benefits from having a conference Centre, meeting rooms, exhibition space, large landscaped gardens and ample […]
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Rotana announces Five-Star Hotel in Baghdad
By John Lee. UAE-based Rotana Hotels has signed a hotel management agreement with Al Ibaa Company to operate a five-star property in Baghdad. Effective 1 February 2019, Rotana will operate the city’s famed Babylon Hotel under its new brand name Babylon Rotana Baghdad. With a prime location next to the high-security Green Zone, close to […]
Rotana Hotels appoints new General Manager
Rotana Hotels has announced the appointment of Ramy Haykal (pictured) as Cluster General Manager of Erbil Rotana & Erbil Arjaan by Rotana. Ramy began his career with InterContinental Hotels Group in 1996 as the finance director for Middle East and Africa. As the new General Manager of Erbil Rotana and Erbil Arjaan by Rotana, Ramy […]
Video: Hotel Hunting - Mission Impossible in Anbar
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In Iraq's Anbar province, visitors can be hard pressed to find a hotel room as tribal tradition makes housing guests a point of honour. View on YouTube
Mövenpick Signs Basra Hotel Deal
Swiss-based Mövenpick has signed a deal to manage a five-star, 152-key hotel in Basra, Iraq"s economic capital and a regional oil and gas hub. The Mövenpick Hotel Basra is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2018. Located in the center of Basra, within the commercial district of Al Baradi'yah and 25km west of […]
Iraq is Back in Business, According to Wyndham Group
By Simon Kent. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is rising again in Iraq, The Wall Street Journal reports. The piece notes General Electric's billion dollar contract in January, which is of course government spending, to highlight how multi-nationals are increasingly confident as the self declared Islamic State begins to collapse. The piece also notes how FDI is […]
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Wyndham brings first Branded Hotels to Najaf
Wyndham Hotel Group has announced plans for two new hotels in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, in a deal announced with Bukhamseen Group For Real Estate, Tourism, General Trading & Contracting Company. Located just 800m from the Imam Ali Holy Shrine, the third holiest site for the estimated 200 million followers of the Shia […]
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Cristal Group Launches Emerald Hotel in Erbil
Cristal Group has entered into a management agreement with HARCO Erbil, represented by Mr. Mustafa Hariri, to operate the first Emerald Hotel in Erbil. It is the group's second property in Erbil and its third in Iraq. Making the announcement, Mr. Kamal Fakhoury, COO of Cristal Group, said: "Emerald is our Mid market brand and […]
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Cabinet Approves New Hotel at Basra Airport
By Editor on 11th November 2015 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Investment, Iraq Transportation News
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved the allocation of a plot of land in Basra International Airport to the Ministry of Transport for the purpose of establishing a hotel complex and integrated services facilities. The decision on the 61-acre site was made at the Council of Ministers meeting on Tuesday (pictured), which was […]
Radisson Blu Hotel Announced for Erbil
By Simon Kent. Carlson Rezidor, the international hotel group with over 1,300 hotels in over 100 countries, has announced that it has finalized a deal for a new hotel, 3kms from Erbil International Airport. According to Gulf News, the 260-room hotel will be located in the Western suburbs and contain an all-day dining restaurant, speciality restaurant, lobby bar, […]
Work Starts at new Cristal Hotel in Erbil
By Editor on 11th June 2015 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Industry & Trade News, Leisure and Tourism in Iraq
Construction has commenced for the Cristal Grand Erbil Hotel, the second hotel to be operated by the group in the Kurdistan city, and its third in Iraq. The five-star flagship property will feature 160 rooms and suites when it opens in 2017, as well as several restaurants, a gym, spa and business centre, according to […]
74 Hotels Close in Iraqi Kurdistan
By John Lee. BasNews quotes the Head of the Kurdistan Restaurant and Hoteliers Association, Hersh Ahmad, as saying that 74 of the region's 2,500 hotels have closed down in Erbil recently: “The main reason is the fight against the Islamic State (IS) ... And those which still operate have fired 50% of their staff, increasing […]