Travel and hospitality
October 10, 2018
The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Hamra Beach opened earlier this year. Image credit: The Ritz-Carlton
By Staff reports
Hospitality group Marriott International is eyeing expansion in the Middle East, with the planned opening of 11 hotels in the United Arab Emirates this year.
{"ct":"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","iv":"a1bcaea89dfd5e670ad681c52963b7fe","s":"6a70d04737008668"}
Share your thoughts. Click here