Auris Hotel Management, which opened its first hotel in Dubai last week, is preparing for the opening of a hotel apartment in Al Barsha within a week, The National has reported. The firm plans to open another hotel in Dubai Marina next October, as well as a five-star hotel in Al Barsha by the end of the year, as part of its expansion plans. "We want to expand in the UAE and in India, Middle East and North Africa," Hatem Gasmi, the managing director of Auris said. "We are looking for opportunities now."