The Middle East, Europe and even Cuba are in the expansion plans of Centara Hotels & Resorts according to The Nation. The group aspires to improve its brand strength in overseas markets and will be opening a number of new properties during the next few years to make that happen.
Centara’s first properties in the Middle East are slated to open at the end of the year and will be located in Qatar and Oman. Centara Grand West Bay Hotel in Doha (pictured) will have a total of 262 rooms plus 96 apartment suites. The property is situated in one of Qatar’s newest business and shopping districts. The 152-room Centara Muscat Hotel will target both leisure and business travelers visiting Oman throughout the year.
The company has plans to open two more properties in Doha before the end of 2018. Centara West Bay Residence & Suites and a yet to be named third hotel will both be located in the West Bay area as well.
A four-star Centara-branded property is scheduled to open in 2018 on Dubai’s Deira Island. The company is partnering with international property developer Nakheel on the project. The resort will include a water park and target families. “We believe there is a great opportunity for a four-star beachfront product in Dubai,” Chris Bailey, chief operating officer of Centara Hotels & Resorts told the newspaper.
A project in Cuba, the five-star Centara Grand Beach Resort Cayo Guillermo, is expected to open in 2017 while the company’s first hotel in Turkey, the Centara Grand Lykia World Resort & Spa, will begin operations before the end of the decade.
The Nation added that Centara will also focus on the Maldives after the success of its Centara Grand Island which has been open there for six years. The company has plans to build another four projects in the region but details for these have yet to be revealed.
