(22/09/22) IHG has signed a management agreement with Saudi
Investment Group and Marketing Co (SIGMAC), a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Ghazzawi Group, for a second Hotel Indigo in
Jeddah.
Scheduled to open in Q1 2028, Hotel Indigo Jeddah
will comprise of 267 hotel rooms and 173 serviced apartments.
The property will be part of the SIGMAC mixed-use development on
Prince Sultan Road which will include the hotel,
residential, offices, retail and entertainment facilities.
Facilities at the hotel will include a café, lobby lounge, health club,
swimming pool and choice of meeting rooms.
Jason Addison, CEO of SIGMAC, with Haitham Mattar of IHG (right)
Jason Addison, CEO of SIGMAC, said, “We’re pleased to partner
with IHG to bring a new Hotel Indigo to Jeddah with our iconic
mixed-use development in the city. The Kingdom’s tourism offering
is ever growing and it’s exciting to be an integral part of that,
while reassured by being partnered with one of the world’s largest
hotel groups. We look forward to benefiting from both
IHG’s global experience and expertise in the industry, but even
more importantly, their knowledge of our market through their long
standing presence in KSA. When we open our doors in Q1 2028, we
plan to offer our guests the unique experience of a Hotel Indigo,
in a way that honours the hospitality so ingrained within the
Saudi culture.”
Established in 2004, Hotel Indigo is
currently present in more than 20 countries with over 120 hotels,
with an additional 100+ hotels in the pipeline, across India, the
Middle East and Africa.
The company currently operates 37 hotels across
five brands in Saudi Arabia, including: InterContinental, Crowne
Plaza, Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites, and voco, with 20 hotels in
the development pipeline set to open within the next three to five
years.
“We are greatly encouraged by the Saudi leaderships’
investment into the reinvigoration of Jeddah, under the Saudi
Tourism Development Strategy,” said Haitham Mattar, Managing
Director, India, Middle East & Africa, IHG “Joining our Hotel Indigo properties
in Riyadh, and Hotel Indigo Durrat Al Arus here in Jeddah, this
new agreement aligns closely with our ambition to deliver a truly
unique urban lifestyle proposition to new guest segments in Saudi
Arabia.”