Photos: First Dubai Expo 2020 hotel opens this month

Expo 2020 irst major hotel opening is happening in the next couple of months, as we get ever-closer to the arrival of the biggest event in the emirate’s history.

And we got an exclusive look inside. With little over two years left to go before the show, Aloft Hotels – the group behind some of the city’s trendiest hotels, including Aloft City Centre Deira with its own outdoor cinema – has confirmed that its latest opening in Dubai South is set to serve the Expo 2020 audience.
Some 25 million visitors are expected to head to Expo 2020 when it swings open its doors on October 20 2020, up to 70 percent of which will be international tourists coming to Dubai.
There are 145 loft-themed rooms in the hotel, including six corner rooms with an extra bit of pizzazz – plus a bunch of open spaces designed for “music, design and tech enthusiasts”, and the latest tunes being pumped out at the hotel’s WXYZ bar, a signature feature of practically every Aloft hotel. There’s also a pool, all-day dining restaurant Nook and grab and go restaurant Re:fuel, as well a fully-equipped gym available 24 hours a day.
 oming soon. Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai South.