Centara Hotels & Resorts has made its debut in Qatar with the launch of a spectacular new seaview hotel in Doha, the country’s rapidly expanding capital city.

Centara Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement for a 180-room property on Ao Nang Beach, Krabi. Centara Ao Nang Beach Resort & Spa Krabi will be the company’s fourth property in Krabi and is expected to open in September next year.

Centara Hotels & Resorts is currently undergoing a period of expansion, with an ambition to double its portfolio of 67 hotels over the next five years. Here deputy chief executive Markland Blaiklock tells us where he plans to locate the new properties and a little about the brands they will fall under.

Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Andrew Langston, a British national with over 34 years’ experience in hospitality management and development.

Centara Hotels & Resorts and Nakheel, a UAE-based developer, have cemented their joint venture to build a 601-room beachfront resort at Dubai’s Deira Islands. The new property, Centara Deira Islands Beach Resort Dubai, is Centara’s first in the UAE and will open in 2020.

Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Yupapone Vorapongsukonth to the role of corporate public relations director.