Rixos Hotels
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The Rixos Konya in Selçuklu
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| Industry | Hospitality, tourism |
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| Founded | 2000 in Antalya, Turkey |
| Founder | Fettah Tamince |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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Number of locations
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27 (2016) |
| Products | Luxury hotels, resorts |
| Subsidiaries | Rixos World Parks & Entertainment |
| Website | rixos |
Rixos Hotels is a Turkish luxury hotel chain. It was founded by Fettah Tamince in Turkey in 2000. The company operates 27 hotels and resorts across Europe and the Middle East, including properties in Azerbaijan, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey and the UAE. The company employs around 10,000 people.
Rixos Hotels was founded by Fettah Tamince in Antalya, Turkey in 2000. Beginning in 1999, Tamince had a partnership with Tevfik Arif in the Antalya-based Labada Hotel.
Some of Rixos Hotels' projects have been the product of unofficial joint ventures with Russian investors. In the mid-2000s, Russian American businessman Felix Sater was appointed senior advisor to the company. In 2009, Antalya mayor Menderes Türel was a chief consultant to Rixos.
By 2010, the hotel chain had grown to include 14 properties and had gained recognition for hosting the Turkish President and Prime Minister during their vacations.
During the 2009–10 Süper Lig, Rixos was the shirt sponsor for the Turkish football club Antalyaspor. In 2012, Rixos signed an advertising agreement with Spanish football club Atlético Madrid, with their logo appearing on footballers' shirts.
In 2013, a joint venture of Sembol-Ekopark İnşaat-Fine Otelcilik, companies that Rixos owns shares in, secured rights to develop the Golden Horn yacht harbor in Istanbul. Rixos joined the Global Hotel Alliance in 2013.
Rixos relocated its headquarters to Dubai in 2014. Bugra Berberoglu is the company's CEO.
Rixos Hotels operates 27 hotels and holds properties in Azerbaijan, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey and the UAE. Seven of Rixos Hotels' waterfront resorts were developed by the Bayrock Group. As of 2016, Rixos Hotels was the largest hotel chain in the East Mediterranean Europe region. The hotel group plans to add 13 hotels by the end of 2020. Amenities at Rixos Hotels properties typically include a Turkish bath.
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