GACA signs with Ascott for airport hotel in Jeddah

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has signed a lease and operation agreement on Tuesday for a new airport hotel with Ascott International at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.

The contract between GACA and Ascott International was signed by GACA director of business development and properties Abdulrahman Almelhem and on behalf of the agent of Ascott in the Kingdom by Issam Altayar.

The new hotel space, located on the second floor of the new executive office building at south terminal will occupy 4,500 metres, offering a variety of rooms and suites totalling 110.

The hotel is to be categorized between four- sand five-star and it’s expected to be opened in the month of Dhu Alhijja (the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar) of this year.

Almelhem said the signing of the contract comes hand in hand with the Kingdom Vision 2030 and within the framework of the ambitious GACA plan that puts passenger services at the forefront of its priorities.

Asscot Company currently has many hotel units in various cities around the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.