ABU DHABI – The Rezidor Hotel group has confirmed progress on its Park Inn, located on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi – the mid-market brand’s entry into the United Arab Emirates – is on schedule.
The property will open in time for the emirate’s inaugural 2009 Formula One Etihad Airways Grand Prix in November.
Rezidor, which now has 13 UAE properties in operation or under development, said the Yas Marina Circuit, which will bring Monte Carlo-style Formula One action to Abu Dhabi, is an important focal point for the Brussels-based group’s entry into the UAE capital.
Rezidor will open both the 204-room Park Inn and Radisson Blu Hotel, also on Yas island.
The two new properties join Rezidor’s Regent Pearl Abu Dhabi, another new-to-market brand, which is being built on the southwest of the city’s Corniche.
“According to the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, the UAE capital is expecting to attract 2.7 million tourists a year by 2012, almost double its current rate,†said Marko Hytonen, Rezidor area vice president for the Middle East and Egypt.
Abu Dhabi’s top-tier projects include the multi-experiential Desert Islands nature-based destination, Saadiyat Island’s Culture District, which offers visitors new branches of the Guggenheim and Louvre museums, and the expansion of the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
