  Wyndham will open hotel in Armenia in 2019 February 26, 2019 - 17:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is planning to open its first hotel in Yerevan, Armenia in 2019, a report published on Al Bawaba reveals. The hotel powerhouse with a global presence of approximately 9,200 hotels across more than 80 countries has continued to further expand its hotel portfolio across Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa (EMEA), with new openings and a series of brand launches and new market entries over the past year. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has robust expansion plans for EMEA in 2019. Anticipated openings include Crete (Greece), Nicosia (Cyprus), Tbilisi (Georgia) and Yerevan (Armenia), in addition to further expansion in established markets. Courtyard by Marriott, Marriott International's brand that pioneered the select service category, will too be opening a hotel in Yerevan, Armenia by the end of 2020. In January, President of Marriott International Arne Sorenson said at a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that Marriott is considering opening to facilities in the country.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event  The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event.Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh.France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |
