Following the successful launch of Rotana Ahlan Kiosk in Dubai International Airport earlier this year, Rotana the Leading Hotel Management Company in the MENA Region selected Lebanon to be its second destination for the opening of Rotana Ahlan Kiosk – Beirut.

Commenting on this announcement Imad Elias, Executive Vice President & COO said “It is with great pride that we present the Rotana Ahlan kiosk to travellers coming into Beirut. It is one of our many ways to show our sincere efforts to provide the best service possible to all Rotana guests in line with our comitment to delivering ultimate guest satisfaction as well as to our goal of being the hotel brand of choice. Convenience is key, and the Rotana Ahlan kiosk ensures that no time is wasted on our guests’ precious moments as they visit Beirut, and that every moment guests spend with Rotana is indeed Treasured Time”.

Rotana Ahlan Kiosk was conceptualized to meet the demands of Beirut’s increasing number of visitors. With the influx of leisure and business travellers coming to the city, the Rotana Ahlan kiosk at Beirut International Airport aims to be a one-stop shop providing convenient, smooth and top-of-the-line services catering to travellers’ accommodation, dining, meeting, events and incentive needs.
“With our two operating properties in Beirut Gefinor Rotana and Hazmieh Rotana and the upcoming opening of Raouché Arjaan by Rotana, guests are presented with an ample number of choices matching their specific business or leisure requirements right at the airport”, comments Elias.

The Rotana Ahlan kiosk will be manned by Rotana professionals who will ensure providing the travellers with the utmost services – from airport pick-up through Rotana’s reliable limousine service, seamless check-in in one of Rotana property’s in Beirut. The kiosk, conveniently located inside the airport and easily accessible to travellers will definitely make any traveller’s visit to Beirut an unforgettable one.

Rotana Music decided to leave its production facilities in Beirut-Lebanon and move to Amman-Jordan.

This big event (Beirut has been the historic base of Rotana) happens after important changes in Rotana, following the grouping of LBC Sat and Rotana’s selling capacities (well actually a semi-merger, view my other posts on Rotana) Many of Rotana’s most successful programs will actually be broadcasted on LBC (and probably produced in LBC’s production facility in Adma-Lebanon) The rest (production wise) will move to Jordan.

The other reason is that Rotana’s programs used to be produced at StudioVision’s facilities. StudioVision’s owners (Murr family) are reopening their own TV channel (MTV) and will also probably need a large part of the facilities.

To add spice to the issue, MTV is reportedly backed by Antoine Choueiri; Choueiri who lost the LBC media representation contract to…Rotana’s RMS (Rotana Media Services) => Rotana had to leave StudioVision (MTV)’s facilities.