Le Meridien hotels in Africa and the Middle East will receive about $200 million in upgrades during the next three years.
Le Meridien parent Starwood Hotels and the hotel owners will upgrade 13 hotels: four in Dubai; three in Saudi Arabia; two each Cairo and Gabon; and one each in the United Arab Emirates and Mauritius.
A 350-room Le Meridien will open at Cairo's airport in September.
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