it is looking to accommodate the growing middle classes of China by focusing on more affordable resorts and hotels in the region : “ We are expecting an increase in that market , a need for more three and four star hotels and resorts , ” says Ali ##san Lootah , Chairman of Nakheel . Last year , InterContinental Hotels received a ' China Ready ' status which it gives to its hotels that fulfill certain criteria such as Mandarin - speaking languages , acceptance of Chinese bank cards and Chinese tea for its guests ; now six of its seven hotels have that status . According to InterContinental , Chinese hotels have spent 70 % more nights in its Dubai hotels in 2016 than in the same period last year .
Dubai is looking to lure the growing middle classes of China by focusing on more affordable resorts and hotels in the region: “We are expecting an increase in that market, a need for more three and four star hotels and resorts,” says Ali Rashid Lootah, Chairman of Nakheel. Last year, InterContinental Hotels introduced a 'China Ready' status which it gives to its hotels that fulfill certain criteria such as Mandarin-speaking staff, acceptance of Chinese bank cards and Chinese tea for its guests; now six of its Dubai hotels have that status. According to InterContinental, Chinese visitors have spent 70% more nights in its Dubai hotels in 2016 than in the same period last year.