Golden Tulip announces the opening of the Golden Tulip Resort Dibba in Oman

The Golden Tulip Resort Dibba is ideally located on the east coast of the Musandam Peninsula, 45 kilometers from Fujairah on the Indian Ocean and with a driving distance of 90 minutes from Dubai. The hotel offers 54 rooms and suites, tastefully decorated and all with sea view.

The hotel provides two bars and restaurants, a sea view conference room, swimming pool and Jacuzzi, fitness centre, tennis court, children's playground, tour desk.

Hans Kennedie, President & C.E.O of Golden Tulip Hospitality Group, comments: "It's with a great pleasure that we celebrated the opening of Golden Tulip Resort Dibba. By adding the hotel as fifth to our portfolio, makes Golden Tulip the brand of choice and the largest management operator in Oman specially with the addition of the Royal Tulip Resort & Spa in Mirbat Dhofar."

Amine E. Moukarzel, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, states: "Please join me to congratulate our team in Oman and the General Manager with the successful opening of the hotel. I would like to thank the Ministry of Tourism headed by Her Excellency Dr. Rajiha Bint Abdel Amir, the minister of Tourism and the government owned hotels committee for their unparalleled support and leadership headed by H.E. the undersecretary Mohammad Hamoud Al Toubi and having Golden Tulip drive to promote the tourism industry worldwide as well as our commitment to the hospitality industry in the Sultanate of Oman with our Omanization drive and endeavors to quality and to training and development of Omani nationals."

With the opening of the Golden Tulip Resort Dibba the current hotel portfolio in the Middle East & Africa comprises of 31 hotels with over 5000 rooms in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen and aiming to reach 50 hotels, inns & resorts by the year 2010.