September 2012 – Dubai, UAE: Ali Hamad Lakhraim Alzaabi, president and CEO, Millennium and Copthorne Middle East ranked 10th Most Powerful Hotelier in Middle East.
Middle East’s 10 most powerful hoteliers were finally revealed by Hoteliers Middle East on September 13th,2012 in the final installment of announcing the top 50 most influential hoteliers over the course of this week.
?As always decisions are made based upon portfolio and pipeline, activity over the past 12 months and plans for the coming year, along with the reputation of the individual among their peers and their dedication to developing the Middle East hospitality and tourism industry generally. ?- HotelierMiddleEast.com.
?With 11 hotels open and 45 upcoming, Millennium & Copthorne Middle East has one of the largest pipelines in the region thanks to the leadership of Ali Hamad Lakhraim Alzaabi, who established the business just 11 years ago.
Over the past year, the company has opened two hotels ? Millennium Plaza Hotel Dubai and Kingsgate Hotel Doha ? and signed nine more, including Millennium branded properties in Muscat and Mecca and a Grand Millennium in Riyadh.
In total, the company expects to open 13 hotels in the next 12 months. Lakhraim?s next big focus is Iraq, where three hotels are planned to open in Sulaimaniah by September 2013, two under the Copthorne brand and one five-star Grand Millennium.
Among the operating hotels, Grand Millennium Dubai deserves a special mention: it was number one in a guest satisfaction matrix conducted across 41 Millennium & Copthorne hotels worldwide.
BY THE NUMBERS
Millennium & Copthorne hotels open in Middle East: 11 Hotels in confirmed pipeline for Middle East: 45 Middle East hotels opened in past 12 months: 2 Middle East hotels signed in past 12 months: 9 middle East hotels due to open by September 2013: 13 Years in hospitality: 16 Years in Middle East: 16 Nationality: Emirati ?- HotelierMiddleEast.com.