Signing continues accelerated growth of the Voco brand across Saudi Arabia
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Al-Khobar
Hotel giant IHG inks Saudi deal for new Holiday Inn
InterContinental Hotels Group signs management agreement with real estate company Rikaz Properties to develop its fourth Holiday Inn hotel in Al Khobar
Deira Island
Hotel giant inks deal to run new Holiday Inn in Dubai
InterContinental Hotels Group signs management agreement for a new Holiday Inn hotel at the upcoming Deira Islands
IHG
IHG reveals plan to build world’s largest Voco hotel in Makkah
InterContinental Hotels Group has announced the signing of Voco Makkah in partnership with Maad International to build the largest Voco in the world
AccorHotels
Restrictions in tourism, entertainment ‘not a barrier’ in attracting tourists to Saudi, says IHG boss
The CEO of Accor Sebastien Bazin said Saudi will have to make exemptions to attract tourists, but IHG’s Pascal Gauvin sees no challenges in growing kingdom’s tourism sector
Bahrain tourism
Hotel giant IHG says to grow Middle East rooms by 30%
InterContinental Hotels Group plans to grow its number of rooms in the Middle East by 30% over the next 3-5 years
Hajj and Umrah pilgrims
IHG targeting pilgrims for longer tourism stays in Saudi Arabia
Religious tourists travelling to Makkah for hajj and umrah can explore the country beyond pilgrimage sites, says Pascal Gauvin
InterContinental Hotel Group
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea ‘equivalent to Maldives’ says IHG boss
Group in talks to open hotel in Red Sea project set for first phase completion by 2022, said Pascal Gauvin
Dubai tourism
Hotel giant IHG inks deal to run two new Dubai properties
InterContinental Hotels Group signs franchise agreements for two hotels in Dubai with real estate development firm SRG Holding
Bahrain hospitality
IHG to open Staybridge Suites hotel in Bahrain
The 128-key hotel is expected to open in January 2020
ACICO Gulf Real Estate
Video: Can voco capture the Middle East’s hospitality market?
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has penned agreement with ACICO Gulf Real Estate to rebrand Nassima Royal Hotel as voco Dubai, the first signing of IHG’s new upscale hotel brand in the region.