Who owns Rotana Hotels & Resorts?
Rotana Hotels & Resorts is owned by Rotana (the United Arab Emirates).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Rotana — Our History, Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
- Origin
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
- Founded
- 1992
- Category
- Travel & transport › Hotels › Luxury hotels
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Rotana Hotels & Resorts
Rotana Hotels & Resorts is the flagship brand of Rotana, which began in 1992 with Beach Rotana in Abu Dhabi, a hotel of more than 400 rooms beside the capital's first shopping mall. The brand's own page describes it as luxury hotel accommodation built around authentic local experiences, with a list of hotels that includes Al Ain Rotana, Amman Rotana, Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi, Babylon Rotana in Baghdad and Al Manakha Rotana in Madinah.
Ownership timeline of Rotana Hotels & Resorts
Where Rotana Hotels & Resorts sits in Rotana
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Rotana brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by Rotana
Rotana controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in luxury hotels, and who owns them
The 39 brands in luxury hotels on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Genting, with 4; Rotana has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Crockfords | Genting | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| Fairmont | Accor | 🇫🇷 France |
| Grand Fiesta Americana | Grupo Posadas | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| InterContinental | IHG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| St. Regis | Marriott | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Anantara Hotels & Resorts | Minor International | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Song Hotels | H World | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Rotana
Rotana is a privately held company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, founded in 1992. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
Rotana is a hotel management company founded in 1992 by Nasser Al Nowais and Selim El Zyr, with its first hotel, Beach Rotana, in Abu Dhabi. Its own site describes more than 100 properties across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Türkiye and a portfolio of six brands. Its copyright line names it as Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC; it is treated here as privately held because no stock listing appears in the documents read. Rotana manages hotels rather than owning all of them, so a Rotana hotel is not necessarily owned by Rotana.
🇦🇪 Rotana Hotels & Resorts and other Emirati brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 51 brands that began in the United Arab Emirates. 4 of them (8%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Rotana Hotels & Resorts is not one of them.
- AD Ports Group — AD Ports Group 🇦🇪
- ADNOC L&S — ADNOC L&S 🇦🇪
- Abu Dhabi Aviation — Abu Dhabi Aviation 🇦🇪
- Air Arabia — Air Arabia 🇦🇪
- Aramex — Aramex 🇦🇪
- Citymax Hotels — Landmark Group 🇦🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Rotana Hotels & Resorts?
The parent company of Rotana Hotels & Resorts is Rotana, a privately held company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates.
Is Rotana Hotels & Resorts Emirati?
Yes. Rotana Hotels & Resorts originated in the United Arab Emirates in 1992 and its owner, Rotana, is also headquartered in the United Arab Emirates.
Is Rotana Hotels & Resorts still owned by Rotana?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Rotana Hotels & Resorts is still owned by Rotana. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Rotana — Our History — Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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