Business Traveller Middle East - December 2022

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Sunset Hospitality Group secures US$35 million funding from Goldman Sachs DUBAI-BASED Sunset Hospitality Group (SHG) has secured US$35 million in funding from

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Goldman Sachs Asset Management to support its global expansion plans. One of the key projects that the funding will go towards is the opening of its flagship Mett Hotel and Beach Resort, in Marbella, in the summer of 2023. Additionally, SHG aims to open 15 additional international venues, and expand to 14 countries by the end of next year. It is also reportedly actively exploring opportunities within the Mediterranean, UK, the US and Asia.

WALDORF ASTORIA LUSAIL OPENS IN DOHA

DECEMBER 2022

Flydubai adds six new destinations to its network

WALDORF ASTORIA HOTELS AND RESORTS

opened a new property in the Qatari capital of Doha in November. The Waldorf Astoria Lusail, Doha is located in Lusail’s Entertainment City, and is a 20-minute drive from the airport and 10 minutes away from Doha’s central business district. The resort features a combination of 429 guest rooms, suites, and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. It has a 200-metre stretch of private beach, and its culinary offerings include the likes of Sushisamba, Scarpetta and also The Highmore which is inspired by an original members only London club.

DUBAI CARRIER, flydubai,

will launch flights to six additional destinations. These include Cagliari, Corfu, Krabi, Milan and Pattaya from 2023, as well as the resumption of services to Hofuf in Saudi Arabia, which it did so on November 24. Emirates will codeshare on all these routes. The addition of these new routes will see flydubai’s network expand to 113 destinations in 53 countries. Since the start of this year, it has launched flights to over 20 destinations, including Pisa and Catania in Italy, Osh in Kyrgyzstan as well as Samarkand and Namangan in Uzbekistan.


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