Thursday, May 05, 2011
Gulf News
Dubai: Hyatt’s two Abu Dhabi properties, Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas and Hyatt Capital Gate in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) are scheduled to open in the second half of this year.
The Hyatt Capital Gate, located in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (Adnec) will cater to business and MICE tourism while the Park Hyatt which will be one of the first hotels to open on Saadiyat Island will focus on leisure tourism.
“The typical beach tourist is not really in Abu Dhabi so far and Saadiyat is going to bring in that dimension,” Thierry Bertin, vice-president of worldwide sales at Hyatt International, told Gulf News.
“The Abu Dhabi landscape is changing. Until now it was traditionally a landscape for corporate tourism. All the new hotels, the golf courses, Ferrari World and the Yas attractions are putting a new page on the development story of Abu Dhabi,” he said.
According to Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority’s (ADTA) latest figures, it expects to receive 2.7 million visitors by 2012. It cites the Abu Dhabi Corniche, Emirates Heritage Village, Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Yas Marina Circuit as the main attractions.
“We have other projects in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. They’re not on a tight schedule because they are on the horizon of the next two to three years,” said Bertin.
Hyatt has a hotel in Business Bay which is on hold until the rest of the development comes up. They are also in conversation for several new properties in Abu Dhabi, according to Bertin.
Hyatt’s expansion plans in India are also firming up with 38 hotels under development. They recently signed management agreements for nine new Hyatt branded hotels in emerging cities across India.They include the Grand Hyatt in Noida, Hyatt Regency in Jaipur, Surat, Ghazibad, Lucknow and Guwahati and Hyatt Place hotels in Bengaluru, Devanhalli, Mumbai and the Seepz free zone in Mumbai. Hyatt Regency Chennai and Grand Hyatt Goa will also open later this year.
“Over the next five years we plan to be in 15 emerging cities. The growth is there and the expectations for the future are bright,” said Bertin.
By Aya Lowe/Staff Reporter
© Gulf News 2011. All rights reserved.
Gulf News
Dubai: Hyatt’s two Abu Dhabi properties, Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas and Hyatt Capital Gate in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) are scheduled to open in the second half of this year.
The Hyatt Capital Gate, located in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (Adnec) will cater to business and MICE tourism while the Park Hyatt which will be one of the first hotels to open on Saadiyat Island will focus on leisure tourism.
“The typical beach tourist is not really in Abu Dhabi so far and Saadiyat is going to bring in that dimension,” Thierry Bertin, vice-president of worldwide sales at Hyatt International, told Gulf News.
“The Abu Dhabi landscape is changing. Until now it was traditionally a landscape for corporate tourism. All the new hotels, the golf courses, Ferrari World and the Yas attractions are putting a new page on the development story of Abu Dhabi,” he said.
According to Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority’s (ADTA) latest figures, it expects to receive 2.7 million visitors by 2012. It cites the Abu Dhabi Corniche, Emirates Heritage Village, Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Yas Marina Circuit as the main attractions.
“We have other projects in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. They’re not on a tight schedule because they are on the horizon of the next two to three years,” said Bertin.
Hyatt has a hotel in Business Bay which is on hold until the rest of the development comes up. They are also in conversation for several new properties in Abu Dhabi, according to Bertin.
Hyatt’s expansion plans in India are also firming up with 38 hotels under development. They recently signed management agreements for nine new Hyatt branded hotels in emerging cities across India.They include the Grand Hyatt in Noida, Hyatt Regency in Jaipur, Surat, Ghazibad, Lucknow and Guwahati and Hyatt Place hotels in Bengaluru, Devanhalli, Mumbai and the Seepz free zone in Mumbai. Hyatt Regency Chennai and Grand Hyatt Goa will also open later this year.
“Over the next five years we plan to be in 15 emerging cities. The growth is there and the expectations for the future are bright,” said Bertin.
By Aya Lowe/Staff Reporter
© Gulf News 2011. All rights reserved.
