Originally Posted by
ngfan
Sad news indeed. Had another excellent stay there at the end of October this year while it was running at full capacity. No word from staff about the contract termination while I was there though. I like the property very much and enjoyed the Oberoi service, food offerings and staff attitude. They gave some good hint about how they might do service in their Indian properties. Wonder which company/brand will follow next? Not much time left for a restart in March 2025 so I assume they will close for a while for rebranding. Weird that it still can be booked on Oberoi's website until end of 2025...
Originally Posted by
sandeep.thilakan
The news of Oberoi exiting the UAE market by terminating the management contract of Al Zorah resort (a forum favorite) came as a surprise. Any inside info on what led to this?
Info received from Oberoi sales on Oberoi Al Zorah's future:
"The Oberoi Group will indeed cease to operate the resort in the next few months, and we are targeting the 31st of May, 2025 for the switchover. However, please be rest assured, while there may be a change in the operator, the existing team will continue at the hotel and remains committed to maintaining the highest standards of service and hospitality even after the change to a new luxury hotel operator."
No info available yet which luxury hotel operator will take over.