Swissôtel to expand in Saudi Arabia
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Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts recently announced an agreement with Mohammed Ibrahim Al Subeaei & Sons Investment Company (MASIC) to manage the 180-room Swissôtel Al Khobar in Saudi Arabia.
With a planned opening in 2019, Swissôtel Al Khobar will be situated within the MASIC Business Park development.
In addition to 180 guestrooms, Swissôtel Al Khobar will feature over 1,300 square metres (approximately 14,000 square feet) of meeting and conference space and a variety of food and beverage.
The hotel will also feature the Pürovel Spa & Sport along with an outdoor rooftop pool. This mixed use property will also present 20 exclusive luxury residential apartments, branded under the Swissôtel Living concept.
“Continuing our pipeline growth in Saudi Arabia is a key focus for our luxury hotel brands,” said Sami Nasser, senior vice president, operations, Middle East, Africa and India for FRHI. “Since our debut in the region over five years ago with our multi-branded hotel complex in Makkah, our brands have been well positioned to appeal to both business and religious travellers.”
The addition of Swissôtel Al Khobar complements a growing portfolio of FRHI-managed hotels currently under development in Saudi Arabia, including Swissôtel, Raffles and Fairmont hotels in Jeddah all slated to open before 2020, in addition to Fairmont Riyadh, Business Gate which will open in 2016. Swissôtel flags will also be raised throughout the Middle East within the next five years with Swissôtel Jadaf in the United Arab Emirates, Swissôtel Citystars Sharm El Sheikh and a property in ‘New Cairo’ – Swissôtel Katameyah in Egypt.
In total, FRHI has 19 hotels and more than 7,000 guestrooms open and operating in the Middle East, Africa and India with another 18 hotels in varying stages of development representing 5,000 rooms.
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