Arabtec has begun construction of a new five star hotel in Dubai Media City.
The company has mobilised on site to start work on the AED 340mn ($92.5mn) contract, it confirmed in a statement to the Dubai Financial Market without going into further detail.
The project is thought to be the 251 key Movenpick Hotel Dubai Media City which was announced in April 2015.
It will be built adjacent to the AED 4.5bn innovation hub a new centre for communications and technology facilities across DMC, Dubai Internet City and Knowledge Village.
Due to open in 2017, the hotel will take Movenpick Hotels & Resorts Dubai portfolio including a new property in Downtown Dubai that is also due to open next year.