Rocco Forte expands into the Middle East with protel MPE
The luxury hotels group Rocco Forte Collection opened its first hotel in the Middle East. With its visually striking curved glass architecture the Rocco Forte Hotel Abu Dhabi is a splendorous and breathtaking new landmark in the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. Technologically the hotel relies on the hotel management system protel MPE. The Multi Property Edition by German protel hotelsoftware allows access to all data and functions in real time at every property.
At the beginning of November the 5-star Rocco Forte Hotel Abu Dhabi opened its gates. For Europe's leading luxury hotel brand Rocco Forte Hotels it's the first landmark property in the Middle East. As all hotels of the group, Abu Dhabi relies on the hotel management system protel MPE. protel's central property management system, protel MPE, transforms a global hotel chain into a single unit. All connected hotels access the same guest information from a central database. This way, data and functions are readily available in real time at every property.
protel MPE centralizes reservation, marketing and reporting creating the perfect solution for Rocco Forte's luxury hotels, committed to provide the highest quality accommodation, facilities and services. Mirroring the colors of the Arabian Gulf, the wave-shaped glass luxury hotel offers 281 bedroom and suites as well as four restaurants, two bars, a generous spa and wellness center as well as a stunning ballroom and some of the UAE's most sophisticated meeting and events spaces. The eleven-story hotel is conveniently located in the heart of Abu Dhabi, within easy reach of the airport, the exhibition center and Yas Island with some of the UAE's most exciting attractions.
Rocco Forte Collection is a family of 13 highly individual luxury hotels and resorts across Europe. All hotels are members of The Leading Hotels of the World. The opening of the Abu Dhabi now marks the group's expansion into the Middle East market. "The Middle East is a vitally important destination to our company and the Rocco Forte Hotels flag proudly flying outside the now-open hotel represents a historic development for us," says Sir Rocco Forte, Chairman and CEO of Rocco Forte Hotels. Following on from its Abu Dhabi property, Rocco Forte Hotels future openings will include hotels in Jeddah, Marrakech, Cairo and Luxor. And no matter where the next luxury five-star hotel will open, it can rely on protel's Multi Property Edition to guarantee the continuity of Rocco Forte's high levels of personable service and quality throughout.
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protel solutions form a robust technology stack for all hotel business types, with a worldwide team of local partners to support it. The ground-breaking app store, accessible directly via the protel PMS, has rapidly changed the way hotels and their technology vendors do business. Formed 27 years ago in Dortmund, Germany, shaped by one of the world's most dynamic overseas investment markets, the beating heart of this modern software company serves only hospitality. The first cloud-native PMS and apps went live in 2009, and two consecutive Olympic villages – "the largest hotels on Earth "- were built on protel. Operations expanded internationally to over 90 countries, leading to branch offices in Dubai, Vienna, and Atlanta. More than 14,000 hotels worldwide choose to power their business with protel. Continuing to influence the technological change within the hospitality industry, protel speaks excellent hotel. Talk to us today. www.protel.net
