MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL has signed a management contract for nine new-build hotels - opening in 2010 and 2011 - in Saudi Arabia.
In 2010, two Courtyard by Marriott properties will open in Jeddah, alongside 85 Marriott Executive Apartments, while another will be located in the capital Riyadh.
The following year sees the opening of yet another Courtyard by Marriott, in Jubail, a Marriott Hotel and 50-unit Marriott Executive Apartments in Dammam, and a 250-room Ritz-Carlton Hotel - along with 80 Ritz-Carlton Residences - in Riyadh. The Ritz-Carlton will have five restaurants, a health club and spa, two outdoor pools, a business centre, and nearly 70,000 ft2 of meeting space.
The group currently has three Marriott properties in Riyadh, Jeddah and Madinah.