Arabian Business - Rotana, the Abu Dhabi-based hotel management company, is on the verge of surpassing its 100-hotel target, set in 2009. The hotel management company which calls the Middle East and North Africa its home turf will have 104 operating hotels by 2020, with 55 currently operational and 49 under development. When the new properties ...

The hotel management firm Rotana expects to be the first international chain to set up shop in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution terminated all foreign hotel contracts. The UAE-based group also expects to enter Afghanistan next year, as well as Turkey and Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania. Internationally, Rotana has 50 properties under development,...

Rotana has signed management contracts for three hotels in Iran, marking the Abu Dhabi-based groups debut in the country. The three hotels each comprise 200 rooms and are branded under Rotanas alcohol-free Rayhaan brand. Two of the properties are located in the capital - the four-star Tehran Rayhaan and the five-star Tehran Rayhaan. The third, Mashhad ...