BEST Western International has launched its first property in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The 152-room Best Western Plus Bakkah Awan Hotel is strategically located in the cultural centre of Mecca, just a few minutes’ drive from the Holy Mosque. Millions of Muslim travellers flock to the city for two annual pilgrimages, the hajj and umrah.
Facilities at the hotel include a restaurant, coffee shop, kid’s club, business centre, free Internet throughout the property and a shuttle bus service for transfers to the Holy Mosque.
The opening marks Best Western’s latest phase of rapid expansion in the Middle East, following the launch of the company’s first hotels in Oman and Jordan last year, as well as in Kuwait this year (TTG Asia e-Daily, June 13, 2013).
By end 2015, Best Western plans to be operating at least 3,600 hotel rooms across 22 properties in eight Middle East countries.
