Oryx Rotana distributes iftar meals and celebrates Garangao as part of the hotel’s social responsibility initiatives

Press release

Published June 26th, 2016 - 11:52 GMT

During the event

In light of the holy month of Ramadan, Oryx Rotana distributed Iftar packages to motorists who were stuck in traffic and couldn’t make it home on time for Iftar. This initiative was inspired by the hotel’s endless CSR efforts to give back to the community. All packages were prepared and distributed in accordance to high food and traffic safety standards.

Oryx Rotana simultaneously celebrated the Garangao night in the lobby, Choices restaurant and colleagues’ Dine-Inn. Garangao is an age-old annual Qatari tradition that falls on the 14th night of Ramadan. Numerous candy boxes were distributed to kids in order to celebrate this important part of the Qatari heritage during the Holy Month of Ramadan.

Lana Jwainat, Director of Marketing and Communications at Oryx Rotana Hotel, stated: "Ramadan is the month of goodness, giving and sharing. Therefore, we strive to undertake initiatives that represent our values and traditions and reflect our social responsibility of bringing happiness to our community. This year, we enhanced the celebration of joy by giving out specially prepared food packages to motorists and Garangao boxes to our visitors and guests as well as children accompanying them."

“Every year, we look for opportunities to make a difference and participate in such Ramadan activities that are close to the hearts of our colleagues and hotel management. It is always so rewarding to see the happy faces and smiles of the community members,” she concluded.

Background Information

Rotana Hotel Management Corporation

Rotana was founded in 1992, by a partnership between two visionary thinkers, Nasser Al Nowais and Selim El Zyr, who were joined three years later by Nael Hashweh and Imad Elias.

Operating as Rotana, it opened its first property in Abu Dhabi in 1993 and is today one of the leading hotel management companies within the Middle East and North Africa.

Rotana is a company offering the best of both worlds. A unique understanding of the culture and communities of the Middle East combined with the collective expertise of an executive team contributing over 35 years of international experience in the service industry.

Rotana aggressive expansion plans have seen the company grow from 2 properties in 1993 to a total of 70 by 2014. With several further properties planned for opening and new projects in the pipeline confirming the company's intention to have a Rotana managed property in all the major cities throughout the Middle East and North Africa within the next five years.