Hilton signs management deal for Tabuk property

Hilton Worldwide has announced the signing of a management agreement to introduce Hilton Garden Inn Tabuk, its first hotel in Tabuk.
The hotel will be developed close to the main Tabuk Highway.
The 110-room hotel, the second Hilton Garden Inn in the KIngdom, will include 10 suites and feature a fitness center, swimming pool, an all-day dining restaurant and lobby lounge.
The new hotel, expected to open in winter 2013, will also feature business facilities including a boardroom, two meeting rooms and a business center, for Tabuk’s growing business community.
Rudi Jagersbacher, president, Hilton Worldwide, Middle East and Africa, said: “The Kingdom presents promising development opportunities for us. Today’s signing is key as we enter another new Saudi city and embed our expansion strategy to provide quality services and products to the market. As Tabuk’s prominence as a commercial center grows, we are inspired to grow with it.”
The new announcement, in partnership with owners Adex Contracting Maintenance & Operations, will be Hilton Worldwide’s 15th pipeline hotel in the Kingdom, and highlights the company’s growing position as the hospitality operator of choice in the Kingdom.
Adrian Kurre, global head, Hilton Garden Inn said: “Hilton Garden Inn has had great success and has been well received in the Saudi market since opening the Hilton Garden Inn in Riyadh in 2009. Our award-winning combination of quality hospitality and innovation at this price point has proven very successful. I’m delighted we can continue serving this market and a.m. confident this new hotel will be a popular choice for the local community, as well as business and leisure visitors to Tabuk.”
Abdul bin Mushabab Al-Shahri on behalf of owners Adex Contracting Maintenance & Operations said: “We’re proud to be working with the world’s leading hospitality company and looking forward to bringing such a well-known brand as Hilton Garden Inn to Tabuk.”