Al Khonji Real Estate & Development L.L.C. plans to develop a business hotel as part of the Duqm Special Economic Zone Mixed-use Development located in Duqm Special Economic Zone in Duqm, Oman. The project is phase 1 of part of the 661,000 sq.m mixed-use development and will include the construction of a 3 star business hotel featuring 180 to 200 rooms consisting of related amenities. “Hopefully, within a year, we will start work on the hotel,” director of Al Khonji Real Estate and Development, told the Times of Oman. The hotel project is the first projects in a massive mix-use development, which includes two other hotels, residential units, commercial buildings and retail facilities of varying sizes. A Memorandum of Understanding was already signed for the first hotel, which will be a business hotel, and there are plans for two other hotels. Client is working in cooperation with Duqm Special Economic Zone Authority to develop this scheme. The development is currently in concept stage and is scheduled to be completed by first quarter of 2020.