German luxury hotel company Steigenberger has unveiled plans to set up a new hotel in Muscat near the ministerial district in Al Khuwair, said a report.

Announced by the group during the ongoing ITB Berlin, construction on the new 285-room InterCity hotel project is set to begin in the second quarter of 2017, said a report in Oman Observer.

The InterCity hotel opened in Salalah last year was the first project of the group in Oman with eight floors, 70 rooms along with facilities such as a roof-top swimming pool.

Speaking at the conclusion of the ITB Berlin, the sultanate’s Ambassador to Germany, Lyutha bint Sultan al Mughairiyah, said: “The German people love tourism in Oman and such expos present an opportunity for the sultanate to promote its tourism industry and showcase its huge tourism potentials."