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around the world development outlook
Reserve), the Six Senses Southern Dunes, the Red
Sea is open, as is the St. Regis Red Sea, designed
by Tokyo's Kengo Kuma & Associates and Dubaibased
Kristina Zanic Consultants. " Guests arrive
to a private island in the Ummahat archipelago
by chartered boat or seaplane where they are
immersed in the timeless glamour of private
overwater and beachfront villas all with private
pools, " says Marriott's Conry.
Hilton is betting big on the region overall. " We
have over 100 hotels in the pipeline totaling almost
31,000 rooms set to open in the Middle East with
70 percent of these currently under construction, "
says Traxler, pointing out two properties from
LXR Hotels & Resorts: Wadi Hanifah at Daryah
(the Saudi development in Riyadh), and Al Nawras
Island in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), along
with the Canopy by Hilton Porta Jeddah. Located
in the Porto Jeddah mixed-use development, it
will feature architecture by Chapman Taylor and
interiors courtesy of DiLeonardo, and 55 of its 204
keys are slated as long-stay residential apartments.
Wynn Resorts Limited is betting big on the
Middle East with the multibillion-dollar Wynn
Al Marjan Island in the UAE. Debuting in Ras
Al Khaimah overlooking the Arabian Gulf, the
resort-with architecture by the London and
Dallas offices of HKS-is slated for 2027 and will
be the developer's first project in the region.
Dubai will broaden its lifestyle sector with
the 197-room Mama Shelter Dubai Business Bay;
the increasingly popular Oman will welcome the
150-room Mandarin Oriental Muscat; and, despite
the upheaval in Israel right now, Brown Hotels
is plunging ahead with new openings including
Brown 42, infusing Eilat with a much-needed
5-Star experience. " You'll feel like you're between
Mykonos and Tulum in this hotel, " Avigad says.
In Africa, coveted openings include the
Imaad Rahmouni-designed Park Hyatt Marrakech
in Morocco overlooking a golf course and the
120-room Canopy by Hilton Seychelles and
Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island. The Gem
Forest Hotel & Spa Nairobi, part of the MGallery
Collection, follows last year's opening of the Pan
Pacific Serviced Suites Nairobi at the Global Trade
Centre, a complex in the Kenyan capital that will
soon include the JW Marriott Nairobi.
Asia-Pacific
There are a whopping 3,566 projects in the
pipeline for Asia-Pacific, and currently the
bulk of those are being built in Chinese cities
including Chengdu (103 hotels), Shanghai (92
hotels), and Guangzhou (80 hotels).
IHG experienced its best quarterly
performance in China since 2021 in Q3 of
2023, with nearly 40 new signings and 20-plus
090
The pastel-hued Club Bardo is one of the highlights
at Left Lane's Hotel Bardo in Savannah, Georgia
The dramatic staircase at the W Union
Square, reimagined by Rockwell Group
A rendering of the central bar at
the DiLeonardo-crafted Canopy
by Hilton Porta Jeddah
February/March 2024 hospitalitydesign.com
Photos and renderings by ANDREW FRAZIER and courtesy of WYNN RESORTS and HILTON
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