Kuwaiti company builds first hotel in Australia

KUWAIT, July 21 (KUNA) -- Kuwait-based Action Hotels and Accor Hospitality have completed the development of their first partnered hotel outside the GCC with the official opening of Ibis Glen Waverley in Melbourne, Australia.

Action Hotels has also announced another 10 hotels under development, predominantly in the Middle East.

A press statement issued by the company said that new 155-room Ibis hotel was officially opened in the presence of Sheikh Mubarak Abdulla Al Mubarak Al Sabah, Vice Chairman of Kuwait based Action Group Holdings, the parent company of Action Hotels and Action Group Australia, the Victorian State Minister of Tourism and Special Events Tim Holding and Simon McGrath, Accor Hospitality's Vice President for Australia.

Sheikh Mubarak Abdullah Al-Sabah, Vice Chairman of Action Group Holdings said, "Action Hotels is proud to have successfully completed our first major hotel project in Australia and to be one of the first Kuwaiti companies to invest in the country."

"Our focus is on well branded mid market hotels where we believe there is significant growing demand, especially in the Middle East, with increased travel and the growth of low cost airlines making travel easier and more affordable than ever before," he added.

Action Hotels are currently planning for the Australian market, including other projects for Melbourne and the construction of a 314-room hotel in downtown Brisbane.

Ibis Glen Waverley is the second Ibis project to be completed by Action Hotels this year following the recent opening of the Ibis Salmiya in Kuwait.

Ibis is Europe's leading budget hotel network and is designed to meet the needs and expectations of a broad spectrum of customers who travel regularly on business or leisure. With an adapted service offer to budget prices, Ibis has over 800 hotels worldwide and are always conveniently located in business districts, tourist spots and near airports.

Action Hotels is one of the fastest growing and most innovative hotel development companies in the Middle East.

The company specializes in the development of three and four star hotels in partnership with global hotel operators at locations including Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, Oman, UAE, and Australia.

Action Hotels has completed two hotels and is engaged in the development of 11 more, providing over 2500 rooms in the Middle East and Australia.