Jabal Omar receives license to operate first tower of Jumeirah hotel in Makkah

Logo of Jabal Omar Development Co.

Jabal Omar Development Co. received today, Aug. 28, a license from the Ministry of Tourism to operate the first tower of the five-star Jabal Omar Jumeirah Hotel in Makkah, according to a Tadawul statement. 

The first tower includes 263 rooms and suites, in addition to a restaurant, cafe, meeting rooms and business center service, prayer hall, and a fitness center. 

The hotel consists of four towers, each containing 19 floors. 

The real estate developer is currently working on handing over the remaining towers to the operator and completing the necessary procedures to obtain permits from the relevant authorities to operate the tower. 

The opening of the hotel is part of the strategic transformation plan, which enables the company to keep pace with Vision 2030 goals and enhance the quality of the Saudi tourism and hospitality sector. 

The hotel operation will have a positive financial impact on the company's revenues in 2023. 

In March, the company announced completing Jabal Omar Jumeirah Makkah and Jabal Omar Address Makkah hotels as part of the second and third phases of Jabal Omar project.  The phases include six new towers in the first expansion of the international hotel chain in Saudi Arabia, Argaam earlier reported.