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FRHI reportedly set to be sold
POSTED 26 Jun 2015 . BY Jane Kitchen
FRHi operates 116 hotels across 34 countries with almost 44,000 bedrooms. Credit: FRHI
The owners of FRHI Hotels & Resorts, which includes Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Company and a Quatari government fund, are looking to sell, according to reports.

FRHI brands include Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel; it operates 116 hotels across 34 countries with almost 44,000 bedrooms.

The Wall Street Journal reported this week that a sale was imminent, citing “people familiar with the matter.”

A spokesperson for FRHI declined to comment to Spa Opportunities.
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  FRHI outlines global spa projects' progress


Lindsay Madden-Nadeau, FRHI’s director of spa integration and operations, has updated Spa Opportunities on the progress of the group’s portfolio of ongoing global spa projects, including those in Indonesia, the US, Turkey and China.
  Andrew Gibson outlines fitness and spa concepts for FRHI's brands


Andrew Gibson, VP of spa and wellness at Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI), has spoken exclusively to Spa Opportunities about the branding for each of the three hotel groups managed by the organisation – Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel – and how spa, fitness and wellness will be represented within each.
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NEWS
FRHI reportedly set to be sold
POSTED 26 Jun 2015 . BY Jane Kitchen
FRHi operates 116 hotels across 34 countries with almost 44,000 bedrooms. Credit: FRHI
The owners of FRHI Hotels & Resorts, which includes Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding Company and a Quatari government fund, are looking to sell, according to reports.

FRHI brands include Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel; it operates 116 hotels across 34 countries with almost 44,000 bedrooms.

The Wall Street Journal reported this week that a sale was imminent, citing “people familiar with the matter.”

A spokesperson for FRHI declined to comment to Spa Opportunities.
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Update: FRHI outlines Fairmont Ajman's spa facilities


The Fairmont Ajman has opened its doors on the coast of Ajman, the smallest of the seven United Arab Emirates.
FRHI details numerous Egypt-based projects


FRHI Hotels & Resorts has signed agreements with developer Citystars Properties to brand and operate two new hotel projects in Egypt, in addition to the three hotels planned at the separate Sharm El Sheikh development.
FRHI outlines global spa projects' progress


Lindsay Madden-Nadeau, FRHI’s director of spa integration and operations, has updated Spa Opportunities on the progress of the group’s portfolio of ongoing global spa projects, including those in Indonesia, the US, Turkey and China.
Andrew Gibson outlines fitness and spa concepts for FRHI's brands


Andrew Gibson, VP of spa and wellness at Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI), has spoken exclusively to Spa Opportunities about the branding for each of the three hotel groups managed by the organisation – Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel – and how spa, fitness and wellness will be represented within each.
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