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Saudi hotels
Four Seasons Hotels
NEOM announces Four Seasons resort to open on Sindalah Island
Luxury Four Seasons Resort to open at NEOM’s Sindalah Island in Saudi Arabia
Construction
Saudi leads region hotel growth, 42,000 rooms in pipeline
Saudi Arabia has third highest number of hotel rooms under construction, after China and US
Amaala
Saudi hotels: Rosewood to open Red Sea resort in Amaala
Rosewood Amaala will bring luxury sustainable tourism to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea resort
Dubai hotels
Dubai Hotel Show 2023 puts UAE and Saudi hospitality under spotlight
Dubai hosting The Hotel Show 2023 as hospitality and tourism is tipped to see massive growth in UAE and Saudi Arabia
Hotels
NEOM’s Oxagon will open futuristic YOTEL hotel, with robot concierge in 2025
NEOM will get its first robot-powered Yotel hotel in Saudi Arabia in 2025
Atlantis The Royal
The Middle East’s 10 most unique and eye-catching hotels in 2023
Here are some of the most exciting projects set to open in the Middle East in 2023
Diriyah
Saudi mega-project Diriyah announces 16 new hotel brands
The 16 hotels will be located across Diriyah and Wadi Safar in the kingdom, with the first hotel planned to commence operations in 2023
Faena The Red Sea
Saudi Red Sea resort: Celebrity party brand Faena to open hotel in 2024
The resort has been reportedly designed by architects Foster + Partners, which has also worked on the Red Sea International airport, among numerous other projects in the kingdom
Al Rajhi Capital
Saudi Arabia to launch nearly $400 million hospitality investment fund in ongoing tourism push
The fund is to be utilised for promoting lifestyle hotels and other lifestyle hospitality projects in various tourist destinations within the Kingdom
Food & Beverage
Saudi tourism fund signs pact with Spanish hotel chain Melia to set up three hotel projects
The projects, envisaging a total investment of $266.5 million, are to come up in Riyadh, Jeddah and the Eastern Province
Alcohol
Saudi doesn’t need to change alcohol laws for its tourism sector to thrive: Princess Haifa Al-Saud
Saudi Arabia has been outperforming globally when it comes to tourism with what we already have to offer; there’s a lot to go around without introducing alcohol, the kingdom’s Assistant Minister of Tourism said
Faisal Durrani
Saudi Arabia’s $110bn golden age of hospitality will take more than extra hotel room keys: experts
The kingdom aims to add 310,000 hotel rooms within its Vision 2030 ambitions, which is heating up competition for the “correct quantum of products in the right location”, experts said
Arabian Travel Market
Saudi Arabia embarks on hotel construction drive as holy cities rebound from Covid shock
New research shows a total of 32,621 hotel rooms are currently under construction in Saudi Arabia
Armani
Saudi’s Diriyah Gate reveals plans to construct 70-key Armani Hotel managed by Emaar Hospitality Group
The Armani Hotel in Diriyah will be connected to approximately 18 ultra-luxury Armani Branded Residences – designed and furnished by Armani – with spacious interiors, outdoor pools, and landscaped terraces and rooftops
Haitham Mattar
Hotel major IHG eyes Saudi talent to fuel expansion plan in the kingdom
IHG Hotels & Resorts plans to add over 10,000 rooms to the kingdom’s supply in the next 2-3 years
Diriyah
Luxury hotel operator Four Seasons to launch new property in Saudi’s Diriyah Gate
Four Seasons Hotel Diriyah will include about 150 luxury rooms and suites, expansive meeting and event spaces