Saudi Arabia to see 84 new hotels open in 2018

As many as 84 hotels out of the 143 under construction in Saudi Arabia are set to open this year, according to a new report by Tophotel projects.

The new hotels will add 27,281 rooms to the market, according to the report, released ahead of The Hotel Show Saudi Arabia 2018.

Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah and Al Khobar remained the busiest areas for hotel construction, ranking third, fourth, sixth and 10th, respectively, in the Middle East’s top ten most active cities for hospitality development.

The major hotel openings scheduled for this year include the Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences; Copthorne Hotel Makkah, Jabal Omar; Swiss-Belhotel Al Aziziya Makkah; Millennium Hotel Jeddah; and Hilton Garden Inn Al Khobar.

Hilton topped the list of brands with the most hotels currently underway throughout the Kingdom. The company has 30 hotels under development in around 12 different cities.

Meanwhile, the report said Swiss-Belhotel International will open two hotels in Riyadh and one in the Holy City of Makkah this year.