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Kingdom Hotel Investments acquires Movenpick Resort & Spa Mauritius

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, April 04 - 2006 at 11:17
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Kingdom Hotel Investments ('KHI'), the leading hotel and resort acquisition and development company, announces the acquisition of the Movenpick Resort & Spa Mauritius for USD50m including bank debt of USD19.5m.

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  • Movenpick Resort & Spa Mauritius.
    Movenpick Resort & Spa Mauritius.
As a result of the transaction, KHI will be the sole owner of the five star hotel, formerly Movenpick Voile d'Or Resort & Spa, which is located in the newly established Bel Ombre resort area in Southwest Mauritius.

The five-star resort and spa opened in 2004 and has been operated by Movenpick since October 2005. Movenpick will continue to operate the resort under KHI's ownership.

This acquisition represents a unique opportunity to secure a prime property in one of Africa's most prestigious resort markets and is in line with KHI's international expansion strategy to penetrate the first class and luxury market segments in high growth markets. KHI expects the hotel to achieve its target return on capital employed by 2008.

HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Chairman of KHI, said:

"We are very pleased to add Movenpick Resort & Spa Mauritius to our portfolio. The acquisition is firmly in line with our strategy to build a group of the world's leading destination resort hotels. Mauritius is at the forefront of tourism growth in the Indian Ocean and this hotel is truly a first class development with a paradise setting."


Sarmad Zok, Chief Executive Officer of KHI, said: "We see tremendous potential at the Movenpick Resort & Spa Mauritius. This is a fast-growing area of tourism and this hotel has the potential to becoming one of the island's leading resort properties."
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Company Overview

KHI, headquartered in Dubai, UAE, is a leading hotel and resort acquisition and development company focused on the first class and luxury market segments in international high growth markets such as the Middle East, Africa, emerging markets and Europe. The Company has ownership interests in 27 properties in 13 countries including 16 operational hotels and resorts (3,262 rooms) and 11 hotels and resorts (3,203 rooms) currently under construction or in the initial stages of development.

Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts manage the operating hotels in KHI's portfolio.

Movenpick Resort & Spa Mauritius

Bel Ombre is a luxury beach resort development area on the island of Mauritius in the India Ocean, which also comprises an 18-hole golf course.

The Movenpick Resort & Spa Mauritius site, measuring 88,749 m2, includes over 500m of direct beach frontage and 181 guest rooms (160 Deluxe Rooms and 21 Suites). Other features include a large Spa, six swimming pools, three dining areas and a wide variety of leisure activities including tennis and a gym.
KHI does not have not immediate plans for renovation of this recently constructed resort but will conduct regular maintenance as expected.

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