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Intercontinental to open CrownePlaza convention centre in Oman

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Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) will open the Crowne PlazaOman Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2016.

The Gr an d Mosque in t he Muscat, Om an .

IHG has signed an agreement with the Oman Tourism Development Company

SAOC (Omran) to open the hotel and convention centre in Muscat.

The 296-room hotel will be the second Crowne Plaza hotel in the capital and the

fourth Crowne Plaza hotel in Oman.

The new-build property will feature extensive meeting and event facilities with a

separate function centre that will include a ballroom with terrace, a boardroom andthree large meeting rooms.

The hotel will also offer five food and beverage outlets, including a rooftop
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restaurant. There will also be private outdoor relaxation zones with female and

male Jacuzzi pools, 150 m2 fitness zone, two pools and a childrens playground.

The new property is a part of Omrans Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre

(OCEC) development which is due for completion in 2016.

Located 10 minutes from Muscat International Airport, the mixed-use, purpose-

built precinct will feature a state-of-the-art exhibition centre with 22,000m of

exhibition space.

The OCEC overlooks a Wadi (a natural waterway) and extensive parklands, and will

also include a shopping centre and business park.

H.E. Nasser bin Khamis Al Jashmi, chairman of Omran, said: "[This] marks a

pivotal milestone in the development of the much anticipated OCEC as we sign with

the first hotel operator to handle one of a series of planned hotels to complement

this mega project.

"By formalizing this agreement with our preferred and trusted partner IHG to

operate the five-star facility, we are taking another step forward to establish the

Sultanate as a favoured destination for the regional and global meetings and

exhibitions industry."

Pascal Gauvin, chief operating officer for India, Middle East and Africa for IHG,

said: "Omrans Convention and Exhibition Centre is set to put Muscat on the MICE

industry map. The alignment of the Crowne Plaza brand to the project makes

perfect business sense for us - and for our guests, who will be able to utilise OCECs

world class facilities at their doorstep. We are delighted to continue to be a part of

the Capitals exciting expansion plans."

IHG has four more properties in the pipeline for the cities of Muscat, Salalah, Sohar

and Duqm.

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