Swiss-Belhotel International has signed a management agreement with M T Khoory Group, to set up a three-star hotel, Swiss-Inn Al Khoory in Dubai. Swiss-Inn Al Khoory will be the second property for Swiss-Belhotel International in Dubai. The hotel is expected to open in early 2011. The agreement was signed between Thomas Van Vliet, Vice President of Operations and Development, Swiss-Belhotel International The Middle East and Mohammad Tayyeb Mohammad Yousef Khoory, Chairman, M T Khoory Group.

According to the company release, Swiss-Inn Al Khoory will boast 212 rooms and suites and will cater mainly to both business and leisure travellers. The hotel will have facilities such as an all day dining restaurant, lobby lounge, a roof top shisa terrace, conference and banqueting areas and a state-of-the-art fitness centre.

Gavin M Faull, President and Chairman, Swiss-Belhotel International commented, �The addition of this new property to the Swiss-Belhotel International portfolio of hotels in The Middle East is an indication of the confidence our global international hotel management company has in The Middle East region, and a reflection of our belief in the growing Dubai tourism market. Swiss-Belhotel International is expanding rapidly on a global basis with almost 60 hotels and projects in The Middle East, China and the Asia Pacific regions. Swiss-Belhotel International is rapidly signing new hotels and projects and expects to achieve a portfolio of 100 hotels by early 2012.�