Corinthia Hotels International has signed a 15-year agreement  to run the new  58.4 million euro  ‘Wyndham Port Lixus Resort on the Northern Atlantic coast of Morocco.

The upscale hotel is being built by Essential Developments near the city of Larache, 40 minutes south of Tangier International Airport.

 The 418-room hotel will include a state of the art spa, three restaurants, four bars that include a health bar and a Tapas bar, and extensive landscape and water features within its 7-hectare site.

The hotel project falls within phase one of the Moroccan government-backed ‘Vision 2010' plan to turn the 470 hectare historical Port Lixus area into an upscale tourist resort, complete with two 18-hole golf courses, a 700-berth marina, a 120-berth pleasure port with shopping and residential ‘Water Homes'.

 "Both CHI and Wyndham are delighted to be involved in this very exciting new project. We have recognised Morocco to be a priority for expanding our African presence and building on CHI's already excellent management reputation and standing in Libya and Tunisia. We are also honoured to be contributing to Morocco's Vision 2010 programme and are confident that the resort hotel will be a resounding success", stated Tony Potter, Corinthia Hotels International's Chief Executive Officer.

Construction work on the ‘Wyndham Port Lixus Resort' is scheduled to commence in April of 2008, with the hotel set to open its doors in June 2010.