1000 Room Golden Tulip In Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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1000 Room Golden Tulip In Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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Category: Middle East
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2007-09-12
Golden Tulip Hospitality welcomes one of the largest properties in United Arab Emirates to its family, the Golden Tulip Ajman, due to open early 2008
Golden Tulip Hospitality Group is proud to announce the signing of a management agreement for its largest hotel within its portfolio, the Golden Tulip Ajman.
The new 4 & 5 star Hotel, Golden Tulip Ajman, comprises of 1000 rooms, Suites and Apartments. The construction project has been divided into two phases;
Phase 1 opens in early 2008 and comprises of 444 Hotel Suites and Apartments spread in three towers, The Residence, The Suites, The Executive Apartments, each having a mixture of studios, 1 bedroom and connecting rooms making it an ultimate family and businessmen choice.
Phase 2 is a 550 room Hotel with a revolving restaurant, the first of its kind in the emirate of Ajman, expected to open in 2nd quarter 2009.
Ajman, or Ujman is the smallest member state of the United Arab Emirates, with an area of just 260 square kilometres. Its capital is Ajman. Located along the Persian Gulf, it also controls Masfut and Manama, two small, inland enclaves that are primarily agricultural. The population of approximately 235,000 is located mainly in the capital, Ajman. The population was only 36,100 in 1980 but grew considerably in recent years, due to an influx of people from the neighboring emirates of Dubai, Sharjah, and other countries.
Hans W. R. Kennedie, President and C.E.O. of Golden Tulip Hospitality, explains: “Golden Tulip Ajman is a welcomed addition to our expanding UAE portfolio. Tourism in Ajman is currently undergoing a major transformation and will soon become one of the region’s top business and leisure destinations. It’s important that Golden Tulip is part of this development.”
Amine E. Moukarzel, Senior Vice-President, Middle East & Africa, at Golden Tulip Hospitality adds; “We thank our owners for having trusted in us such an opportunity. With this addition we have become a major contributor to hospitality, business and tourism in the UAE and Middle East in general”.
Fadi Salamoun, Regional Business Development Manager for Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts, MENA “We are very proud to acquire this beautiful landmark in Ajman, a city with great development potential. We look into this strategic move as to further strengthen our position as one of the leading chains in the region”.
With the addition of the Golden Tulip Ajman the current hotel portfolio in the Middle East & Africa comprises of 37 hotels with over 7000 rooms in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen and aiming to reach 50 hotels, inns & resorts by the year 2010.
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