Category: Saudi Arabia

A quick look at at the surroundings of the InterContinental Al Ahsa

By on Dec 01, 2012 in Accommodation, Attractions, Going Out, Hotels, Middle East, Regions, Restaurants, Saudi Arabia, Travel Miscellany, Videos   - Read 4436 times

A member of the concierge team at the InterContinental Al Ahsa in Saudi Arabia takes you on a tour of the hotel and the region. Some highlights of the video include Dehliz Café, Ibrahim Palace Museum, Alaez jewellery shop, the Al-Jawharia Dates Factory (supported by Al Ahsa’s vast number of palm trees), Dolce chocolate shop, and [...]

Expansion of The Rocco Forte Collection

Expansion of The Rocco Forte Collection

By on Apr 21, 2010 in Accommodation, Africa, Business Travel, Egypt, Hotels, Middle East, Morocco, Regions, Resorts, Saudi Arabia, Speciality Travel, United Arab Emirates   - Read 872 times

The Rocco Forte Collection – which currently has 13 luxury hotels in major cities across Europe –  has revealed that its first property in the Middle East will open in Abu Dhabi this Autumn. It will be followed by a 146-bedroom property opening in Jeddah in 2011, a 90 All-suite Golf, Spa & Villa Resort [...]

Swissôtel to debut in the Middle East

Swissôtel to debut in the Middle East

By on Nov 24, 2009 in Accommodation, Business Travel, Going Out, Hotels, Middle East, Regions, Restaurants, Saudi Arabia, Speciality Travel   - Read 219 times

Construction is under way on Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts‘ first hotel in the Middle East: Swissôtel Makkah in Saudi Arabia. The international hotel chain expects the hotel to open in January 2011. The new Swissôtel Makkah is going to have 1571 guest rooms, including 88 suites, spread over 53 floors, with half of all the [...]

Unprecedented 2010 world cruise itinerary from Crystal Cruises

Unprecedented 2010 world cruise itinerary from Crystal Cruises

By on Sep 22, 2008 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Regions, Saudi Arabia, Speciality Travel   - Read 225 times

Voted World’s Best more than any other cruise line by the readers of Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler, luxury cruise specialist Crystal Cruises has set an exotic new course with a unique Middle Eastern twist for its 15th annual World Cruise set for 2010. The detailed 108-day itinerary, featuring maiden visits to Iran, [...]

Private dining at Rosewood Corniche

By on Aug 27, 2008 in Accommodation, Food and Drink, Hotels, Middle East, Regions, Saudi Arabia, Travel Miscellany   - Read 138 times

One of Jeddah’s leading luxury hotels, the Rosewood Corniche, will be offering private dining suites for guests during Ramadan. Three VIP suites will feature private dining rooms in which diners will be served Iftar and Sohour meals created especially for the suite guests. Each suite has its own Majlis, decorated in the style of a [...]

Oil money heading for Vietnam’s luxury hotel industry?

By on Aug 19, 2007 in Accommodation, Asia, Hotels, Middle East, Regions, Resorts, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam   - Read 134 times

Middle Eastern companies from Saudia Arabia and UAE are said to be investing in Vietnam’s luxury hotel sector. Saudi’s Jehan Holding Group is expected to invest US$1 billion in a high-end resort in Da Lat, whilst Dubai’s Kingdom Hotels Investments has made an agreement with the central Da Nang government to develop a $60-million resort [...]

Qasr Al Sharq finally opens

By on May 15, 2006 in Accommodation, Hotels, Middle East, Regions, Saudi Arabia   - Read 124 times

Originally billed to open in March, Hilton International’s first palace hotel finally opened today. Promising “unmatched levels of luxury, exclusivity and Arabian hospitality”, the hotel, the Qasr Al Sharq is being billed as the ‘Palace of the Orient’. The palace is a 9-storey building facing the Red Sea; it has 2 Palace suites, 8 Royal [...]

Qasr al Sharq – Hilton’s first palace hotel about to open

Qasr al Sharq – Hilton’s first palace hotel about to open

By on Feb 21, 2006 in Accommodation, Hotels, Middle East, Regions, Saudi Arabia   - Read 137 times

Qasr al Sharq – Hilton‘s first palace hotel – is set to open in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,  next month. Opulent details adorn every corner of the hotel and a highly personalised butler service will enhance  the feeling of pure indulgence and a true sense of luxury. Handpicked crystal and porcelain china, intricate mosaics, upholstery of [...]