Dubai hotels

Rixos Hotels has announced the launch of Rixos Residences Palm Jumeirah, a combined hotel and residence project in Dubai.

More than two years after a US$10 billion bailout from oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi pulled Dubai out of recession, the Dubai hotel market seems to be booming.

Located on the upper floors of a mixed used building, the new first class- and full service hotel is walking distance from the Dubai Mall and just 10 kilometres from the international airport. Infiniti Bar & Terrace provide a cosy spot for relaxing, while the outdoor terrace bar is great for catching some sun and enjoying stunning views of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa.

The Taj Palace Hotel Dubai has identified Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan as key emerging markets for Dubai in 2011.

Other factors driving the growth include the growing importance of sports tourism with many sporting events such as the Dubai Desert Classic, Formula 1 Grand Prix, and the increase in investment in the aviation sectors by the GCC countries.

Welcome to The Address Hotels + Resorts, the new definition of luxury hospitality. Where cool meets warmth. Style meets luxury and discerning travelers choose to stay and meet time and time again.

Emirates Sunland, the developer of Palazzo Versace Dubai would like to advise that the article that appeared in Arabian Business and the subsequent article in Business Insider, contains information that is factually incorrect, misleading, unauthorised and damaging to the project, and its related parties.

The 396 bedroom Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts' latest five-star property in Dubai, will debut at this year's ITB travel show in Berlin one of the world's leading travel trade shows. The hotel believes it has the perfect blend of features to attract even the most discerning European leisure visitors.

Palazzo Versace Dubai, the AED2.3bn ($626m) hotel and residences branded by the Italian fashion house, has sold 80 percent of its units, the developer behind the venture has said. Emirates Sunland Group, a joint venture between the UAE’s Emirates International Holdings and Australian-based Sunland Group Limited, also said construction on the luxury property is more than 80 percent complete.

Dubai's Palm Jumeirah has two new luxury hotels with more to follow, just as strong signs of recovery in tourism begin to appear. A US$150 million (Dh50.9m) One&Only hotel, with room rates starting at an average Dh3,500 a night, opened on the palm-shaped cluster of man-made islands in November. This month, the Zabeel Saray hotel, managed by Jumeirah, opened its doors.