Makkah to get accommodation boost
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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) signed an agreement with Makkah Real Estate Company to build the largest Holiday Inn in Makkah. The new hotel will boast 1,238 rooms and is due to open in 2016.
This agreement responds to boom in religious tourism to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Over three million pilgrims participated in Hajj in 2012, up eight percent on the previous year, and more than half of all inbound tourists to Saudi Arabia travel to the religious cities of Makkah and Medinah throughout the year. The total number of tourists travelling to Saudi Arabia is expected to continue its growth trajectory to reach 15.8m by 2014, up from 13m in 2010.
Hani Hamad Al Ghammas, chief executive officer, Makkah Real Estate Company said: “We are confident that this formula, which has been hugely successful elsewhere in Saudi Arabia, will serve the purpose for religious travellers bound for Makkah each year.”
This will be the first Holiday Inn on the Pilgrimage route located in Al Aziziyah area near the city’s business centre. The hotel will have two towers and house three food and beverage outlets including an all day dining restaurant and two coffee shops.
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