Hotels to open in Seef and Juffair
TWO new hotels will be opened in Bahrain this year by a Hong Kong-based hotel management chain.
Swiss-Belhotel International, which currently operates the Swiss-Belhotel Seef, plans to triple its inventory of rooms by opening two new brands – Grand Swiss-Belresort Seef and Swiss-Belresidences Juffair.
The new property in the Seef District will be a 189-room five star luxury resort which will open in the last quarter of this year, while the one in Juffair, scheduled to open later this year, will boast 129 rooms with a wide range of leisure and entertainment facilities.
Details of the upcoming projects were announced at the Arabian Travel Market which ended yesterday in Dubai.
“We are pleased to expand our footprint in Bahrain where we have enjoyed great success with our flagship property Swiss-Belhotel Seef,” said Swiss-Belhotel International chairman and president Gavin Faull.
“The new developments are in line with our multi-brand growth strategy and reinforce our commitment to Bahrain where we continue to see a strong demand.
“We look forward to a long-term partnership with our valued owners and associates.”
Swiss-Belhotel International operations and development for the Middle East, Africa and India senior vice-president Laurent Voivenel said Bahrain’s tourism market was booming.
“The tourism industry in Bahrain is growing rapidly with the Kingdom expecting to welcome 15.8 million annual visitors by 2018,” he said at the event in Dubai.
“This has significantly pushed the demand for quality hotels.
“We understand the needs of our customers and are confident both Swiss-Belresidences Juffair and Grand Swiss-Belresort Seef will perfectly complement our existing hotel in Bahrain, as well as supporting our wider expansion plans and growth strategy in the region as a whole by diversifying our product offering.”
Bahrain is making significant investment in tourism-related infrastructure, including a $1.1 billion airport expansion, and has plans to build a new exhibition centre in Sakhir to accommodate large-scale events.
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