MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCED THREE DEAL SIGNINGS IN JEDDAH WITH THE AL MURJAN GROUP AS PART OF ITS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA. THE PROJECTS WILL ADD OVER 500 ROOMS IN THE COUNTRY AND WILL FEATURE THE MIDDLE EAST’S FIRST DELTA HOTEL BY MARRIOTT ALONG WITH JEDDAH’S FIRST MARRIOTT EXECUTIVE APARTMENTS AND FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON.

“WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WORK WITH THE AL MURJAN GROUP ON THREE EXCITING NEW PROJECTS IN SAUDI ARABIA. IN DOING SO, WE WILL BE EXPANDING OUR BRAND PORTFOLIO IN THE REGION WITH THE DEBUT OF DELTA HOTELS BY MARRIOTT WHILE FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE PRESENCE OF FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON AND MARRIOTT EXECUTIVE APARTMENTS,” SAID ALEX KYRIAKIDIS, PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA, MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL.

“THE PARTNERSHIP WITH MARRIOTT REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE FOR US AS WE ARE DEVELOPING THREE NEW BRANDS IN THE CITY, IN LINE WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO BE FIRST-MOVERS,” SAID SULTAN BIN KHALID BIN MAHFOUZ, VICE CHAIRMAN OF AL MURJAN GROUP. “THE GROUP’S AMBITION IS TO DEVELOP WORLD-CLASS DESTINATIONS IN THE KINGDOM. WE BELIEVE IN WORKING WITH BEST-IN-CLASS PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE THIS, AND HAVE PARTNERED WITH MARRIOTT AFTER A COMPETITIVE PROCESS CONDUCTED BY JLL, OUR ADVISORS, WHO ARE ALSO ASSISTING US ON THE PROJECT DELIVERY.”