Hospitality giant Marriott International has unveiled plans to open six new hotels in the Middle East, of which three will be in the UAE, said a report.

Citing a senior executive at the company, Gulf News reported that Marriott will open three new hotels in Dubai in the coming months, which will include a Renaissance hotel in the Downtown area, a W hotel on the Palm Jumeirah, and the ultra-luxury Bulgari hotel, located on the Jumeira Bay Island.

“In the UAE, we currently have 50 hotels open and operational, and 26 in the pipeline, so significant growth in this part of the world. Around 21 of those hotels will be in Dubai,” said the report citing Neal Jones, chief sales and marketing officer for the Middle East and Africa at Marriott International.

According to the senior executive, the Bulgari will have its soft launch in the next few weeks, while the Renaissance Downtown is due to open in the next few months, and the W is expected to begin welcoming guests on the Palm in early 2018.