Hotelier Holding Limited Announces Joint Venture with J/Brice Design International to Capitalize on Global Hospitality Industry Growth in Arab World, Elsewhere

NEW YORK, BOSTON, DUBAI and RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hotelier Holding Limited, a leading hospitality design and build company operating in the Middle East, South Asia, Africa and Europe has announced a new partnership with J/Brice Design International, Inc., a US headquartered hospitality design firm with a reputation for cutting-edge hotel design in the US and Middle East.

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The partnership formalizes the relationship between the two companies, who together have already been awarded four hotel and restaurant development engagements in Saudi Arabia. As part of their the agreement, Hotelier Holding Limited (www.hotelieronline.com) and J/Brice Design (www.jbricedesign.com) will jointly pursue hospitality development and service projects in the high-end, luxury sector of the industry worldwide.

Hotelier Holding is the approved worldwide vendor for Wyndham, Hilton, and Intercontinental Hotel Group; providing a complete, one-stop solution for hotel projects that include feasibility studies, architectural and interior design, project management, logistics and site installation. J/Brice Design, the preferred design firm for these and other hotel chains including Marriott, Hyatt and Starwood properties, has been instrumental in establishing a unique identity for hotels and resorts in the Arabian Peninsula. The firm's work reflects the region's distinctive sense of art, architecture, history and modern style. Most notably, J/Brice designed the newly opened Grand Heritage Hotel & Resort in Doha, Qatar for the Royal Family that has become an iconic hotel and Doha's giant step into luxury tourism on the international scene.

In recent years, globally branded hotel management groups have greatly expanded their impact and influence on the industry by developing major hotels in China, India and the Middle East. As part of maintaining its competitive position in this industry, Hotelier Holding Limited is also collaborating with Indesine Hospitality Solutions LLP in Mumbai, India as well as J/Brice Design International with offices in Boston and Dammam, KSA.

Magdy El I.D., expressing his confidence in this new partnership, said, "The joint venture with J/Brice Design is a crucial step in our global marketing strategy and implementation. Hotelier and J/Brice share a common vision: to develop and manage our growth at a time when hospitality and tourism are burgeoning in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa–especially in the four and five star category where we excel."  

Jeffrey Ornstein, J/Brice Design founder and CEO added, "Our new collaboration will fully merge the many years' of successful experience we have in designing and accomplishing luxury hotel projects all over the world. With our design stewardship and Hotelier's management and vision we feel confident we will become the top-ranking, one-stop solution provider for the hospitality industry throughout the world."

About Hotelier Holding Limited
Founded in 1996, Hotelier Holding Limited focuses on designing and building four and five star hotels specializing in FF&E, OS&E and Fit Out Contracts all over the world. Hotelier Holding is the approved worldwide vendor for Wyndham, Hilton, and Intercontinental Hotel Group by providing a full solution to hotel projects from Feasibility Study, Architectural and Interior Design, Project Management, Logistics and site installation.  Hotelier has accomplished 191 hotel projects all over the world with its office in China, India, United Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Germany. For more information visit www.hotelieronline.com

About J/Brice Design International, Inc.
J/Brice Design International, Inc. (www.jbricedesign.com) was founded in 1989 by leading hospitality design authority Jeffrey-Brice Ornstein. It is a global design firm, having directed projects in excess of $5 Billion since its founding. The firm's most recent signature engagements worldwide include the fabled HMS Queen Mary, 1934 luxury ocean liner that is one of North America's most popular tourist destinations, the iconic urban landmark The Helmsley Hotel in New York City, and The Grand Heritage Hotel and Spa, the premier destination in Doha's Aspire Zone, executed for the Royal Family of Qatar

J/Brice Design Studios and Offices are located in Boston, MA and Dammam, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Jeffrey Ornstein founder and CEO of J/Brice Design International is a frequent guest lecturer throughout the Middle East, Europe and North America. He has been a featured speaker at HD Expo, HD Boutique, HOTEC, and Hospitality Match , and Concepts Middle East has spoken on numerous occasions at Heimtextil, the world's largest international commercial textile trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany.  Jeff was the first American named keynote speaker of the 2009 Kingdom Hotel Expansion and Investment World Summit in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In 2009 he was called upon by his colleagues to judge the annual Hotel World Platinum Circle Awards, and again in 2012 to judge Boutique Design Gold Key Awards

Regarded for transformative hotel designs, he has been a contributing editor to Hotel Executive, and featured in Boutique Design, Hospitality Design, Lodging & Hospitality and Young Hotelier. He was named one of Boston's 12 Most Influential People in 2005 by Insight magazine. In addition, J/Brice Design was twice awarded as one of the Top Ten Fastest Growing Design Firms nationwide by Interior Design magazine.

J/Brice is the preferred design group for all full service Hilton Hotels, Marriott International / Ritz Carlton, Starwood Hotel, The Intercontinental Hotel Group, Hyatt Hotels, and Trump International and International credentials include work for TAJ Hotels and The Kempinski Hotel Group.

Contact: Richard Pirozzolo, +1-781.235.9911, [email protected]  

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