TRYP set for summer opening

A new joint executive committee will manage Wyndham Hotel Group’s Wyndham Dubai Marina and TRYP by Wyndham Dubai and their 1,100 guest rooms.

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TRYP by Wyndham Dubai is set to open this summer with 650 hotel rooms including 25 of the brand’s signature fitness rooms. The hotel will also offer an inviting, social lobby known as Plaza Central. Other facilities include a swimming pool, fitness centre, and meeting space. Wyndham Dubai Marina and TRYP by Wyndham Dubai are owned by subsidiaries of leading Dubai-based property developers The First Group and are managed by Wyndham Hotel Group. Wyndham Dubai Marina and TRYP by Wyndham Dubai participate in Wyndham Rewards, the loyalty programme from Wyndham Hotel Group, offering members generous points earning structure along with a flat, free-night redemption rate in 75 countries across the world.

Spearheading the joint executive team is industry veteran Rogier M. Hurkmans as Cluster General Manager, responsible for leading daily operations and overseeing more than 350 hotel associates. Hurkmans has more than 20 years of experience serving global hotel chains, including InterContinental Hotels Group, Hilton, Steigenberger and Swissôtel, in leadership and management roles including Managing Director and General Manager. Last year, he joined Wyndham Dubai Marina, the first Wyndham Hotels and Resorts location in the UAE, as general manager.

“Wyndham Hotel Group’s expansion throughout the UAE has brought the first Wyndham and TRYP by Wyndham hotels to Dubai, offering the utmost in quality accommodations and hospitable service for travellers,” said Hurkmans. “We have a team of dedicated, serviceoriented leaders who will ensure the hotels’ success while delivering great experiences to all guests at both locations.”