Mishary Alhajery, Hamad Abdulaziz Almousa Trading Group (owners); Hamad Bin Abulaziz Bin Abdullah Al Mousa, Hamad Abdulaziz Almousa Trading Group (owners); Essam Abouda, vice president, operations, Hilton Worldwide, Arabian Peninsula and Carlos Khneisser, vice president, development, Hilton Worldwide Middle East.
Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with Hamad Abdulaziz Almousa Trading Group to develop a new DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
The 158-room DoubleTree by Hilton Al Khobar Corniche is the third Hilton Worldwide pipeline hotel planned for Al Khobar and the 17th in Saudi Arabia, making it Hilton Worldwide’s largest development market in MEA.
Hilton Worldwide president MEA Rudi Jagersbacher said: “Saudi Arabia is a powerhouse of activity for Hilton Worldwide. We are opening 17 new hotels over the next three years and working to solidify our position as the leading hospitality company in KSA. Al Khobar is a growing, vibrant community and I am delighted we are expanding our presence in a city which offers so much potential.”
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Currently, Hilton Worldwide operates six hotels in KSA: Makkah Hilton & Towers (considered as two properties), Jeddah Hilton, Madinah Hilton, Qasr Al Sharq (Waldorf Astoria) and Hilton Garden Inn Riyadh Olaya.
DoubleTree by Hilton Al Khobar will feature two boardrooms, a conference hall, two meeting rooms, a health club and swimming pool, restaurants and a lounge.
Construction is already underway and the hotel is expected to open at the end of 2014.
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