WORLDHOTELS Announces Significant Growth in Middle East

WORLDHOTELS and hotel partners to exhibit at Arabian Travel Market

(businesspress24.com) - WORLDHOTELS, the largest Europe-based global group for independent hotels, joins over 20,000 industry players at the Arabian Travel Market, the industry's leading tourism exhibition within the Middle East and pan Arab region taking place May 6 - 9, 2008 in Dubai.

WORLDHOTELS is pleased to announce significant year on year growth in revenue, room nights and room rates for the Middle East region. During 2007, the seven WORLDHOTELS properties in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the United Arabian Emirates saw total revenue increasing 43% over the previous year. Room nights were up by 19% and the average room rate grew by 20% to 240 USD. The positive trend continues in the first quarter of 2008 with total revenue increasing by 52% and room nights increasing 36% compared to the same period in 2007.

To further expand in this important region, WORLDHOTELS will add at least three new properties to its Middle Eastern portfolio over the next two years. Among the new hotels will be three Buddha Bar Hotels & Resorts. One property will be situated on “The World”, Dubai’s island project representing the seven continents across the globe, the other two future WORLDHOTELS’ hotels will be located in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.

As commented by Ingo Gürges, Senior Director Business Development & Relations for WORLDHOTELS, “The growth in this market for WORLDHOTELS is exceedingly significant and we are very pleased to expand the WORLDHOTELS portfolio of unique luxury hotels such as the five star properties of Buddha-Bar Hotels & Resorts also in this region. We will be joined by numerous hotel partners at the stand at ATM, the most significant B2B event within the Arabian travel calendar. We are keen to work with the travel trade for our hotel partners and also to encourage Hoteliers exploring the WORLDHOTELS opportunities during a visit at our stand.”

For media appointments at the show – please contact Becky Addley at Becky(at)mccluskey.co.uk or visit WORLDHOTELS in Za’abeel Hall, stand HC 255.



WORLDHOTELS properties exhibiting at the show:
Grand Hotel Amrath, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Grand Hotel Terme Trieste & Victoria, Abano Therme, Italy; Hotel Plaza, Brussels, Belgium; Hotel Quirinale, Rome, Italy; Kastens Hotel Luisenhof, Hanover, Germany; Lindner Hotel & Residence Main Plaza, Frankfurt, Germany; The Garden Hotel Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China; The Seagull on the Bund, Shanghai, China; Tivoli Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.

---

Company information / profile:
About WORLDHOTELS:

1. WORLDHOTELS is the largest and most established Europe based global hotel group for independent hotels and regional hotel brands.
2. The company's strong emphasis is on properties with character and distinction. It has almost 500 affiliate properties in more than 300 destinations and 70 countries worldwide.
3. Under the banner “Bringing Unique Hotels and People Together”, WORLDHOTELS offers business and leisure travelers a wide choice of individualistic accommodation options in three distinct collections – Deluxe, First Class and Comfort.
4. WORLDHOTELS' guests benefit from an extensive portfolio of partnerships, including frequent flyer programs from 18 of the world's leading international airlines, including Air France/KLM, United Airlines and Air China.
5. To its affiliate hotels, WORLDHOTELS provides a wide range of sales, marketing, distribution and related services.

---

requests:
For further information and reservations in UK please contact WORLDHOTELS by calling toll free 0-800-89 88 52, or visit worldhotels.com. Photographic material available on the website worldhotels.com, news section or from press(at)worldhotels.com.

---

press contact / Agency:
WORLDHOTELS
Andrea Hammes
Project Manager PR & Communication
Herriotstr. 1
60528 Frankfurt / Main
Germany
Telephone: +49 69 660 56 0
Telefax: +49 69 660 56 197
E-mail: press(at)worldhotels.com

---

comments:

---

Company: WORLDHOTELS

contact information:
Contact person: Andrea Hammes
Town: Frankfurt / Main
Phone: +49 69 660 56 0

Keywords (optional):
...
318 hits on this press release.


Hiermit versichere ich, dass die von mir eingestellte PressRelease der Wahrheit entspricht. Sie ist frei von Rechten Dritter und steht zur Veröffentlichung bereit. Die Haftung für eventuelle Folgen übernimmt der Eintrager

[ Request by Mail | announce wrong PressReleases | | ]

more press releases from Worldhotels
1.	WORLDHOTELS Introduces Re-engineered Tool for Meeting Planners at IMEX	22.04.2008
2.	WORLDHOTELS Announces Support for “Malaria No More”	21.04.2008
3.	WORLDHOTELS Announces Significant Growth in Middle East	18.04.2008
4.	Surfing for Inspiration at WORLDHOTELS’ New Website	28.02.2008
5.	WORLDHOTELS Welcomes Airline Partner Iberia	01.02.2008
6.	WORLDHOTELS Provides New Revenue Optimization Service for Independent Hotels	30.01.2008
7.	Hotel horoscope: The ideal hotel for each Zodiac sign	14.01.2008
8.	WORLDHOTELS Promises Winter Price Wonderland	29.10.2007
9.	WORLDHOTELS Promises Winter Price Wonderland	29.10.2007
10.	Hoteliers discuss trends at WORLDHOTELS Leadership Forum	12.09.2007
11.	WORLDHOTELS welcomes Prague Imperial Hotel	29.08.2007
12.	WORLDHOTELS achieves record membership applications in the first half of 2007	22.08.2007
13.	WORLDHOTELS achieves record membership applications in the first half of 2007	22.08.2007

more PressReleases in the category Hotel & Restaurants
1.	The Gift: Sheraton Salobre	04.12.2008
2.	Ho, Ho, Ho… this Christmas will be a very special one!	04.12.2008
3.	New: Cooking Spray, No Stick Cooking Spray, LowFat Cooking, 1sec. <1g Cooking Spray 320g.	14.11.2008
4.	Yes, I will…!	17.10.2008
5.	Just Chill out	24.09.2008
6.	Nueva York, Dubai, London, Barcelona…	05.09.2008
7.	Tourism of Vienna: All sights and hotels along the famous Ringstrasse from a bird’s-eye view	01.09.2008
8.	A cycling tour with friends: German Federal President Horst Köhler stops at Wastlwirt	27.08.2008
9.	Unlimited Golf Getaway - Play till you drop!	14.08.2008
10.	Unlimited Golf Getaway - Play till you drop!	13.08.2008