Abraj Kudai, a complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is set to become the world’s largest hotel by room count when it opens in 2017.

Source: www.cnn.com

Las Vegas currently has the four of the five largest hotels in the world; people flock to the Nevada desert in droves for the gambling and nightlife.  Mecca has a very distinct draw that pulls tourists in from all our the world.  As a sacred pilgrimage site, the tourism industry thrives and needs an immense infrastructure to handle the high volume of visitors that come for the Hajj.

   

Tags: tourism, Islam, Saudi Arabia, culture, religion, Middle East.