Homegrown UAE hospitality brand TIME Hotels to capitalise
on growing European market with focus on value and location at WTM
UAE-headquartered hospitality company,
TIME Hotels marks its return to World Travel Market (WTM) 2015, after recording
robust growth from key European source markets as it continues to fast track its
regional expansion strategy based on value and location.
TIME’s executive management team will be
present on the Dubai pavilion to meet with industry partners and prospective
clients at WTM, which will be held at ExCel London from 2-5 November 2015, as
the hotel group reports significant growth in room nights from its top-producing
source markets in Europe.
“Western Europe is one of our top ten
growth markets with a year-on-year increase of 49%. Indeed we have seen a
substantial jump in guest nights for our flagship TIME Oak Hotel & Suites
and the TIME Grand Plaza, which is being led by Germany - our top producing
European market, which registered tremendous year-on-year growth of 183% for
the first nine months of this year,” said Mohamed Awadalla, CEO, TIME Hotels.
“These solid sales figures are a
result of the hard work and tireless support from our longstanding trade
partners and overseas tour operators as well as strategic marketing campaigns
driving in FIT business as well as tour series groups,” he added.
TIME Hotels’ corporate philosophy is
centered on accommodating the individual needs of its well-travelled
international audience through the development of a portfolio of unique and
distinctive brands located in key markets and gateway destinations. Currently
it has a portfolio of 11 properties across the UAE with a pipeline of four
further properties.
“In the last 18 months we have almost
doubled our portfolio, including our debut in Abu Dhabi. Following on from the
unveiling of our second under-development property in Qatar at this year’s
Arabian Travel Market we will use our presence at WTM to reaffirm our position
as one of the region’s most exciting and dynamic hospitality brands,” remarked
Awadalla.
Topping the agenda at WTM will be an
update on the upcoming TIME Royal Hotel & Spa, Dubai. The first five-star
UAE based property for the company, the 277-room TIME Royal Hotel is located in
Dubai Healthcare City adjacent to the popular Wafi shopping and leisure
complex.
Set to open in Q4 2016, it will have a
strong medical tourism focus with facilities specifically designed to
accommodate the needs of wellness tourists, such as handicap-accessible rooms, signature
spa featuring temperature-controlled pools and a gym with rehabilitation
equipment.
The latest brand to be added to the
portfolio, TIME Express Hotel Al Jaddaf is a quality three-star budget brand
created to meet the specific requirements of travellers looking for affordable
accommodation with the requisite essentials. The first TIME Express property to
open will launch in Dubai with a 133-room property set to open in Q1 2017.
"There is growing
demand for new budget brands from respected operators with a quality pedigree that
travellers can trust to deliver comfort, connectivity and value. So naturally we
are very excited about the debut of our TIME Express brand,” said Awadalla.
The four-star 142-room TIME Royal Doha
Hotel located in the Al Khail area of the Qatari capital, Doha, is scheduled to
open in Q4 2016 and will offer a choice of two restaurants, ample parking and a
contemporary meeting space for up to 40 guests. It joins TIME’s other four-star
rated Doha property, the 112-room Time Rako Hotel, situated in Al Wakra on the
outskirts of the city, which will open for business in Q3 2016.
You
can visit TIME Hotels at World Travel Market on the Dubai Pavilion, on stand ME200.
For more information,
please log onto http://www.timehotels.ae/
