Tourism Breaking News
Millennium & Copthorne, Middle East and Africa (MEA) has introduced the M Hotel brand with the opening of two hotels in Saudi Arabia and Dubai, signifying continued strategic expansion for the group across the region and ensuring it is firmly on track to meet its target of 100 hotels by 2020. Launched on January 16, 2017, the 242-room M Hotel Dubai Downtown is based in the city’s main business hub, nearby to key destinations such as Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa, Dubai World Trade Centre and Dubai International Financial Centre. Guests can expect an all-day dining restaurant, swimming pool and fully equipped fitness centre as well as five flexible conference rooms, three boardrooms and a business centre.
The first M Hotel to launch in the region, M Hotel Mekkah opened its doors in December, catering towards both business travellers and pilgrim guests. Situated on Ibrahim Al-Khali Street, near to the Grand Mosque, the hotel offers 785 guest rooms and suites as well as extensive facilities and amenities including two restaurants, a state-of-the-art spa and two ballrooms to have host events.
Designed with the savvy and hyper-connected business traveller in mind, the contemporary M Hotel brand offers urban hotels in sought-after destinations, providing business-ready services and spaces alongside leisure facilities to ensure comfort, convenience and a work-life balance.
Francois Kassab, Chief Operating Officer, Millennium & Copthorne Middle East and Africa says, “The M Hotel brand is already well-established in Asia and we have been looking for the right opportunity to debut and grow it within the Middle East. Saudi Arabia remains one of our strongest growth markets in the region and we are on track to comfortably meet our target of 20 hotels within the next five years. With the rise of religious tourism in Saudi Arabia, there continues to be a strong demand for quality branded hotels within the holy city and we are confident that the winning combination of high service and operational standards and convenient location, will ensure this hotel is a success. The M Hotel brand has been conceptualised to bring quality and accessibility to the mid-market business segment and as the largest business destination in the GCC, there are clear opportunities for it in Dubai. Travellers are increasingly looking for spacious accommodation that offers excellent value for money alongside a full range of business and recreation facilities. We believe that M Hotel will fully cater towards these needs to quickly become one of the top choices for business travellers to Dubai.”
