Dubai hospitality property specialist — hotel residences in Marina, Business Bay and Al Barsha since 2005
Brief us on The First Group →The First Group is UAE’s leading property developer and it has pioneered the way for profitable hotel investing in Dubai. Company was founded in 2005 in Dubai and at the beginning of its activities specialized in the creation of hotel projects. The First Group is recognized as a leading provider of end-to-end hospitality solutions in the region, boasting a diverse portfolio of high-value assets. Over the past two decades, the company has built a reputation as one of the hospitality industry's foremost innovators, offering groundbreaking investment opportunities to clients and partners, and delivering exceptional experiences to hotel and leisure guests. The First Group's hospitality asset portfolio encompasses unique lifestyle hotel brands, dynamic F&B outlets, and popular leisure venues. The company's visionary approach to hotel and hospitality asset management has established it as a trusted partner for some of the industry's leading global brands, including Wyndham Hotel Group, Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts, Emirates Skywards, Mont Blanc, and BMW, as well as individual investors from over 146 countries worldwide.
Drawing on its extensive expertise in developing and operating award-winning hospitality ventures, The First Group also offers a range of third-party hospitality management services. These services include hotel asset management, F&B brand development, resource allocation, and operations support, making the company an ideal partner for new owners seeking to establish a market presence or existing players looking to enhance their hospitality businesses.
ACTIVE OFF-PLAN · 3 PROJECTS
DUBAI MARINA · DUBAI
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CIEL TOWER DUBAI MARINA
Handover · 1Q 2023
From AED 3.30MFrom $899KFrom €786K
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AL BARSHA · DUBAI
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FIRST CENTRAL HOTEL SUITES
Handover · 1Q 2014
From AED 470KFrom $128KFrom €112K
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BUSINESS BAY · DUBAI
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THE FIRST COLLECTION BUSINESS BAY
Handover · 1Q 2021
From AED 1.30MFrom $354KFrom €310K
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MARKETS · MAY 26 · 5 MIN
Etihad Rail opens the UAE’s first passenger station. Impact on the property market
The first passenger station of Etihad Rail has been completed in Sakamkam, Fujairah. Phase 1 passenger services launch in 2026: Abu Dhabi → Dubai → Fujairah in 1h 45min. This is the UAE’s first inter-emirate passenger rail network. For property investors — the strongest Transit-Oriented Development catalyst of the decade. The early-entry window is open for 6–12 months.
COMMUNITIES · MAY 07 · 3 MIN
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MARKETS · MAY 04 · 7 MIN
Agentic AI on 50% of UAE Government Services: How the 2026 Reform Changes the Process of Buying and Owning Real Estate
The UAE just made itself the first country in the world to commit 50% of government services to autonomous agentic AI within 2 years. Not chatbots, not pilots — a national standard. For property investors that means DLD registration in a single transaction, Golden Visa without inter-ministry waits, NOCs no longer blocking deals, bank KYC in hours. The early-investor window closes in the…
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PROCESS · SEPTEMBER 14 · 6 MIN
Dubai Smart City in 2026: What Autonomous Taxis and AI Government Services Already Do
What Driverless Taxis and Paperless Government Offices Reveal About Dubai's Smart City Bet A passenger climbs into a taxi in Abu Dhabi, opens a ride-hailing app, and watches the driver's seat sit empty for the whole trip. A few kilometers away, a resident renews a business…
UNCATEGORIZED · AUG 27 · 8 MIN
RAK Guarantee: Why Ras Al Khaimah Put Itself on the Hook, Not the Tourist
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UNCATEGORIZED · AUG 26 · 6 MIN
Dubai Creek Lights Up: Inside Dubai Municipality’s AED 80 Million Waterfront Project
Dubai Creek Lights: What an AED 80 Million Waterfront Project Means for Bur Dubai and Deira Property Dubai Municipality has begun rolling out Dubai Creek Lights, a permanent lighting installation covering roughly 8 km of the Creek waterfront on both banks, Bur Dubai and Deira. The AED 80 million project brings more than 5,000 energy-efficient …
UNCATEGORIZED · AUG 26 · 7 MIN
Abu Dhabi’s Free Visa for Indian Tourists and What It Changes for the Property Market
Abu Dhabi Opens Free Tourist Visas for Indian Travellers: What It Means for the Market Abu Dhabi has opened a temporary window for Indian travellers to enter the UAE on a free tourist visa, and the mechanics matter more than the headline. The offer, run by the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, covers …
UNCATEGORIZED · AUG 25 · 7 MIN
What Not to Do in the UAE: The Rules No Brochure Mentions
What UAE Visitors and Buyers Get Wrong: The Rules Nobody Explains What UAE visitors miss is not the headline law. It is the small stuff: a phone camera raised toward a stranger, a coffee sipped on a sidewalk during Ramadan daylight, a middle finger flashed in traffic frustration, a bottle of wine ordered in the …
UNCATEGORIZED · AUG 25 · 7 MIN
UAE just opened tariff-free access to 86% of EAEU goods
The EAEU-UAE Economic Partnership Agreement enters into force on October 6, 2026, and it will reshape trade flows before it touches a single property listing. That gap between headline and consequence is where our team’s analysis starts, because for buyers watching the UAE market, trade policy rarely stays trade policy for long. The agreement itself …
UNCATEGORIZED · AUG 24 · 7 MIN
How the UAE Brought the Arabian Oryx Back From Extinction
The Arabian Oryx and the Long Game of Recovery In 1972, the last wild Arabian oryx was shot in the desert of Oman. For years afterward, every living Arabian oryx anywhere on earth stood behind bars or fencing, in zoos, private collections and a handful of breeding programs scattered from Arizona to the Gulf. A …
UNCATEGORIZED · AUG 23 · 7 MIN
4.58 million residents: Dubai’s fastest growth since 1980
Dubai’s resident population has crossed 4.58 million, up 7.5% over the past year, and this is the number our team keeps returning to when clients ask why rents in well-connected districts haven’t softened despite record handover volumes. What the numbers actually say According to Digital Dubai and the Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment, the emirate’s …
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