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TDIC to Delay Roll-out of Saadiyat Hotels

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Published on 28/06/11 - Updated on 17/03/22

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The developer of Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, is to push back construction of several planned hotels in an effort to make the multibillion-dollar project commercially viable, according to the company’s chief executive.

However the company is sticking with its master plans of building a total of 29 hotels across the island, albeit over a longer time frame.Elsewhere in Abu Dhabi, TDIC is aiming to open the Westin hotel at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club later this year, and the Anantara Eastern Mangroves resort in January.The overall Saadiyat development will cost more than US$25 billion, and will include branches of the Guggenheim and Louvre museums, as well as golf courses, beaches and housing developments.This autumn see TDIC opening its luxury St Regis resort, along with a Park Hyatt hotel, being built by Abu Dhabi National Hotels.Elsewhere in Abu Dhabi, TDIC is aiming to open the Westin hotel at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club later this year, and the Anantara Eastern Mangroves resort in January.

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