India’s Suba Group of Hotels has forayed in to the UAE and plans to expand to other Gulf countries over the next three years, company executive said.
Mansur Mehta, Managing Director, said Suba opened its first property - a 4-star 92-room hotel – in the region in Dubai last month.
“We have an expansion plan to open up a couple of hotels in the Middle East and the GCC. We have planned to open up at least 3 hotels in the next 3 years. We are scouting for available venues. The next probable hotel will be in Doha. At the moment the priority region is the UAE as well as Qatar,” Mehta told Emirates 24l7.
Foreign hotel players continue to increase their presence in the region, particularly Dubai. Last month, Australia’s StayWell Hospitality group announced expansion to the UAE, announcing 7 properties in the UAE and 15 in the region by 2015-end.
Mehta said the group’s target is to have around 300-500 rooms in the next three years in the Middle East and Africa region. “Currently, we’re beginning with 92 rooms, but as we expand we would like to add on the number of rooms. If we get a better opportunity, we may extend it to 500 rooms as well,” he added.