{"id":61643,"date":"2017-06-07T11:51:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T09:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=61643"},"modified":"2017-06-07T11:51:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T09:51:13","slug":"sofitel-thinks-big-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/sofitel-thinks-big-in-dubai","title":{"rendered":"Sofitel goes big in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We'll have to wait a little longer to walk the corridors of the Sofitel Dubai Wafi, which is due to open in <strong>start of 2019<\/strong>. But the contract between the AccorHotels group and property developer MKM Commercial Holdings LLC has been signed, paving the way for a major project for the Sofitel brand.<\/p>\n<p>\" <em>We are delighted to be working with MKM Commercial Holdings, one of our long-standing partners, on the construction of this major project, which will undoubtedly include <strong>among the most emblematic establishments for Sofitel<\/strong> in the region<\/em>\u00a0\"Sami Nasser, Director of Operations for AccorHotels Luxury Brands in the Middle East. \"\u00a0<em>This new construction is in line with the Group's strategy of leveraging its luxury segment brands in each of the Middle East's strategic destinations<\/em> \"he adds.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, when you look at the characteristics of the project, it is a major new establishment that is preparing to take up residence. <strong>next to the famous Raffles hotel<\/strong>The Sofitel Dubai Wafi will be located in the heart of Dubai, close to the Wafi, Downdown Dubai and Business Bay shopping and business centres. The Sofitel Dubai Wafi will have a total of <strong>501 rooms including 86 suites<\/strong>The apartments will range in size from 55 m\u00b2 to 625 m\u00b2. The new Dubai address will also offer long-stay accommodation, with 97 studios and one- to three-bedroom residences. The meetings &amp; events section will include <strong>10 meeting rooms<\/strong>as well as a <strong>1,115 m\u00b2 reception room<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>consolidate our position as the leading hotel operator in the Middle East<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\" <em>Sofitel Dubai Wafi demonstrates our ongoing commitment to expanding AccorHotels' presence in the luxury segment, both through the design of this flagship property and through the implementation of quality-focused concepts.<\/em>\u00a0\"says Sami Nasser. With the construction of the largest Sofitel in the region, we aim to strengthen AccorHotels' upscale offering and consolidate our position as the leading hotel operator in the Middle East,\" he concludes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AccorHotels group has just signed a contract to build the Sofitel Dubai Wafi, the brand's largest property in the Middle East.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":61645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[1131,1451],"type-darticle":[],"n_magazine":[],"class_list":["post-61643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hotellerie","tag-dubai","tag-accor","vapo-free"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ 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