Wyndham Hotel Group and Regency Group Holding Announce First Planet Hollywood Hotel in the Middle East - Doha (Qatar)
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Wyndham Hotel Group and Regency Group Holding Announce First Planet Hollywood Hotel in the Middle East - Doha (Qatar)
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Category: Middle East - Qatar - Industry economy -
Hotel projects
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2011-03-15
Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company as measured by approximately 7,210 hotels and one of three business units of Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN), today announced plans to manage the first new-construction Planet Hollywood hotel in the Middle East: the Planet Hollywood Hotel Entertainment City in Doha.
Located near Qatar’s widely known theme park, the proposed Planet Hollywood Hotel Entertainment City will feature approximately 300 guest rooms, restaurant, café, lounge, meeting facilities, fitness center, spa and pool. The owner, Doha-based Regency Group Holding, expects the hotel to open in 2014. The property will be managed by Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc. or one of its sister companies.
“Bringing the Planet Hollywood brand to one of the world’s most dynamic tourist and business destinations is truly an exciting moment,” said Eric Danziger, Wyndham Hotel Group president and chief executive officer. “Planet Hollywood is a world-renowned, entertainment-based brand that is ideally suited to travelers and developers seeking unique experiences, distinctive dining and outstanding service. We are especially proud to work with Regency Group to introduce the brand to the Middle East, in the vibrant capital city of Doha.”
The announcement marks the inaugural expansion of Planet Hollywood Hotels following the signing of a license agreement in September 2010 granting Wyndham Hotel Group exclusive rights to franchise Planet Hollywood branded hotels and provide management services globally.
Ibrahim Al Asmakh, President Regency Group Holding, said, “We are delighted to align with a renowned company such as Wyndham Hotel Group and to work together on the first Planet Hollywood hotel in the region. The collaboration marks an exciting opportunity to debut a very distinctive brand in this market and we look forward to being a part of its growth with this unique development project.”
The hotel will expand Wyndham Hotel Group’s presence in Qatar’s capital city, joining two Ramada® hotels, the Ramada Plaza Doha and the recently opened Ramada Encore Doha, as well as the 246-Wyndham Grand Regency Doha, expected to open in spring 2011 in the Al Sadd area. The Wyndham Grand Regency Doha and the Ramada Encore Doha are both owned by Regency Group Holding.
The Planet Hollywood Hotels brand was founded in 1989 by Robert Earl, chairman of Planet Hollywood International, Inc., Planet Hollywood Resorts International, LLC, and the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Planet Hollywood capitalizes on the global appeal of movies, sports, celebrity and entertainment-based themes.
Wyndham Hotel Group, part of the Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN) family of companies, is the world’s largest hotel company with approximately 7,210 hotels and 612,700 rooms in 65 countries under the hotel brands: Wyndham Hotels and Resorts®, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Wingate by Wyndham®, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Microtel Inns & Suites®, Hawthorn Suites® by Wyndham, TRYP by Wyndham®, Howard Johnson®, Travelodge® and Knights Inn®. In addition, the company has a license agreement to franchise the Planet Hollywood Hotels, Dream® and Night® brands and provide management services globally.
All hotels are independently owned and operated excluding certain Wyndham and international Ramada hotels which are managed by Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc., one of its affiliates or through a joint-venture partner. Wyndham Hotel Group is based in Parsippany, N.J.
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