Industry Review
Focus Dubai
February 2006 558
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Al Habtoor
Brand: Habtoor
Spokesman: Habtoor Hospitality CEO Mohammed Khalaf Al Habtoor
Outlook 2006
Our plan for 2006 is to work on the Palm Island project, to finalize the concept and design, appoint a contractor and hopefully start work on it at the end of the year.
Our strategy will be looking at existing hotels and improving our services and facilities, and do refurbishments of rooms and restaurants in line with other new hotels in Dubai.
In the pipeline
Future hotel plans include the development of a 300-rooms and suites deluxe resort on the Palm Jumeirah to be completed by 2008, The Palm Jumeirah Resort & Spa. The Habtoor Grand Tower & Conference Center – Sheikh Zayed Road second interchange, is another new project: two towers of 50-storeys that occupy an area of five million sqft.
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