Hilton continues to grow and develop across Saudi Arabia and now has some 50 hotels either open or in its development pipeline in the country, including Hilton Garden Inn Al Jubail — Photo by MEED
Hilton continues to grow and develop across Saudi Arabia and now has some 50 hotels either open or in its development pipeline in the country, including Hilton Garden Inn Al Jubail — Photo by MEED

Riyadh, KSA & MCLEAN, VA - With its rapidly developing pipeline in Saudi Arabia, Hilton (NYSE: HLT) expects to quadruple its portfolio in the Kingdom throughout the next five years to more than 50 hotels, with a total of 16,000 rooms open across the Kingdom.

Hilton, which currently operates five of its industry-leading brands in Saudi Arabia - Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton and Hilton Garden Inn - continues to grow and develop and introduce new brands to the country, including its lifestyle brand, Canopy by Hilton, and its Embassy Suites by Hilton brand.

Hilton signed the following hotels in Saudi Arabia in 2019:

  • Embassy Suites by Hilton Jeddah Sari Street 173 rooms.
  • DoubleTree by Hilton Madinah Gate 300 rooms.
  • DoubleTree by Hilton Abha Al Mahalah Residences 140 rooms.
  • Hilton Garden Inn Riyadh King Fahd Road 149 rooms.
  • Waldorf Astoria The Avenues - Riyadh 350 rooms.
  • Conrad Riyadh The Avenues - Riyadh 400 rooms.
  • Canopy by Hilton The Avenues - Riyadh 150 rooms.
  • Hilton Garden Inn The Avenues - Riyadh 500 rooms.
  • Doubletree by Hilton Abha Al Marooj 156 rooms.

Commenting on Hilton's strong growth in the country, Carlos Khneisser, Hilton's Vice President Development Middle East and Africa said: "Saudi Arabia is an incredibly exciting and dynamic market. We are fully committed to supporting the Government's approach to opening the country to tourism and its Vision 2030. We have a strategic approach to our brand deployment and growth in the country which enables us to offer our guests world-class products and experiences when they visit the country."

In addition to signing nine new hotels in Saudi Arabia in 2019, Hilton also opned two new hotels; DoubleTree by Hilton Makkah Jabal Omar and Hilton Garden Inn Al Jubail. As Hilton continues to grow and develop in the country it is committed to creating career opportunities for Saudi nationals working in the travel and tourism industry.

Hilton's hotels in Saudi Arabia currently employ approximately 2,500 people across its 14 properties and expects to employ some 7,500 Team Members as it opens its pipeline of 40 hotels throughout the next five years.

Hilton has a focussed human capital strategy for Saudization and partners with a number of Government and private organisations including the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, the International Youth Foundation and King Khalid Foundation. This focus has seen Hilton voted Number One in the Saudi Arabia Great Place To Work Survey for three years in a row.

About AHIC 2021

AHIC, now in its 17th year, is the annual gathering for the Middle East's hospitality investment community organised by global hotel investment event organiser Bench in partnership with Middle East business intelligence brand, MEED. AHIC creates a knowledge and networking platform for global and regional investors of all backgrounds, offering essential insights to investing in hotels, showcasing regional and international hospitality investment opportunities and facilitating direct connections with hospitality industry stakeholders. AHIC 2021 will be held at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai from 20 to 22 September under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airports, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and CEO of Emirates Airline and Group, whose continued support of the industry and AHIC has been critical to the region's tourism growth.

AHIC 2021 Sponsors

Sponsors include: Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts as Host Sponsor; Accor, Dur Hospitality, Hilton and SMIT as Platinum Sponsors; Emaar Hospitality Group, IHG, Marriott International, Millennium Hotels and Resorts, NEOM, Radisson Hotel Group, Rotana and Taiba Investments as Emerald Sponsors; Aleph Hospitality, Bespoke Modular Solutions, Colliers International, Compass Project Consulting, Farnek, HVS, The Indian Hotels Company, Insignia, IT Hospitality Group, Katch, Louvre Hotels Group, OBMI Architecture, SSH, STR, TIME Hotels, Toggle Hospitality and The London Project as Gold Sponsors; Al Tamimi and Company, Colliers Project Leaders, Deutsche Hospitality, Diriyah Gate Authority, Hotstats, JLL, MMAC Design, CHIC-NAIA, PWC, Ròya, Shangri-La Group, The Red Sea Development Company, and Voltere by Egis as Silver Sponsors; The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, Hospitality Asset Managers Association, Sustainability Hospitality Alliance and WiH Global as Supporters; JA Resorts and Hotels as Golf Supporter; and Nespresso as Official Coffee Partner.

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