AL KHOORY HOTELS, the hospitality arm of family-owned UAE conglomerate Al Khoory Group, is planning a nearly 80pc increase in the number of keys in Dubai.

The hospitality company, which currently has four hotels in Dubai with a total of 650 keys, is eyeing 508 more ahead of Expo 2020. Two of the new properties are coming up close to each other in the city’s Al Quoz area in the second half of the year. The new hotels coming up are Urban by Al Khoory, a three-star 92-key hotel, and Al Khoory Courtyard, a four-star 158-key property.

The company is also building a four-star property, Al Khoory Sky Garden, close to Dubai International Airport. The new hotel, with about 258 keys, is expected to open by mid-2020.

The company plans to add 300 more keys, with two new properties planned in Muscat and Sohar in Oman.

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