IHG to open world’s largest Crowne Plaza at Makkah

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement with Bougary Holding Co. to develop Crowne Plaza Makkah Beban. Scheduled to open in December 2019, the new hotel comprising 1200 rooms will be world’s largest Crowne Plaza hotel, a statement by IHG said on Wednesday.

“Saudi Arabia offers great opportunities both in terms of domestic and inbound tourism and is central to our expansion strategy in the Middle East,” Pascal Gauvin, Managing Director, India, Middle East & Africa, IHG said.

IHG currently operates 23 Crowne Plaza hotels across the Middle East, with a further six due to open in in the next three to five years.