Two new Radisson Blu hotels will open in Saudi Arabia by the end of the year, operator Rezidor, part of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, has revealed.
Radisson Blu Resort Half Moon Bay, Al Khobar (158 keys) and the Radisson Blu Hotel, Buraidah (120 keys) will welcome the first guests in the fourth quarter of this year, the company said in a statement. 
“Saudi Arabia is a focus country for us, and we now operate and develop 30 hotels with around 6,000 rooms in the kingdom. Saudi Arabia’s travel & tourism industry is set to rapidly grow, and we want to support this promising sector together with our experienced regional partners,” said Rezidor president and CEO Wolfgang M Neumann.
The Radisson Blu Resort Half Moon Bay is located on the west shore of Half Moon Bay, 50km south of Al Khobar city, and mainly attracts leisure guests as the area is famous for weekend breaks and family holidays.
The resort is a conversion of an existing property and features 158 rooms, suites, chalets and villas plus two restaurants, a lobby café and a beach café, a pool and a kids’ pool, a male gym, a female spa with indoor pool, a recreation area, and a prayer room.
The Radisson Blu Hotel, Buraidah is a new build located in Buraidah, a city is well known for its dates, lemon, orange and cereal farms.
It comprises 107 rooms and 12 villas, an all-day-dining restaurant, 6 meeting rooms and a gym.
