Hilton Worldwide has also announced the coming out of another debutante this week; the US-based group is to make a first appearance in the city of Al Khobar, in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, with the Hilton Al Khobar Hotel & Residence.

Hilton has signed a management agreement with Saudi Arabian-based Jenan Real Estate Company for the hotel, which is expected to open as part of a mixed-use development in the fourth quarter of 2013 with 250 rooms and 150 serviced apartments.

Construction on the new-build property is scheduled to start in March 2011. This will be Hilton's sixth hotel in Saudi Arabia overall and the group has another three properties currently under construction.

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