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Pact signed for Holiday Inn Makkah Abraaj Al Tayseer hotel, Saudi Arabia
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Wednesday, 03 June, 2015, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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fiogf49gjkf0d InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the signing of a management agreement with Al Majd Al Arabiah Company for Holiday Inn Makkah Abraaj Al Tayseer, which is due to open in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Comprising 5,154 rooms across five towers, the hotel will take the site of the current Abraaj Al Tayseer pilgrim accommodation and open in phases. Nearly 1,650 rooms across two towers are due to open its doors to guests by the end of this year. The remaining 3,500 rooms are slated to open over the following three years.
The hotel is expected to cater to the growing number of pilgrims to Makkah. Hajj visit numbers are expected to more than double, growing from two million in 2013 to exceed five million by 2025. Infrastructure under development, such as the expansion of Jeddah’s airport, which is expected to increase its capacity to 80 million passengers by 2035, will further boost pilgrim numbers in the coming years.
Located just 900 metres from the Grand Mosque, the hotel will offer guests privileged views of the shrine. Each tower will house one large all day dining restaurant, where menus will be tailored for guests travelling in groups. The two towers opening this year will feature meeting spaces, fitness centres and a medical clinic.
Pascal Gauvin, chief operating officer, India, Middle-East & Africa, IHG, says,“As we celebrate our 40th year in Saudi Arabia, we are all the more focussed on continuing our expansion in this key market. With religious travel growing, and the government set to improve infrastructure in line with this, there is a need for more branded accommodation in the holy cities of Makkah and Medina. IHG is looking to play its part by opening more quality hotels to cater to the ever-growing number of pilgrims undertaking Hajj and Umrah each year.”
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