The Arora Group has announced that it has been granted planning permission to develop a new luxury hotel at London Heathrow with direct access to the Queen’s Terminal, Terminal 2, helping to improve passenger experience by giving them instant access to the airport from their doorstep..

The new hotel is part of the ongoing strategy to focus on larger assets with high revenue potential.

The Arora Group has eight hotels and 213,676 square metres of hotel property in the UK.

The new hotel, which will have 298 bedrooms, will be the first hotel in the Central Terminal Area which is set to undergo a state of the art transformation as part of a new-look Heathrow.

Surinder Arora, Founder and Chairman of the Arora Group said: “The people at the Arora Group are experts in this kind of development and we proudly bring another hotel to the Heathrow area with a direct connection to the Queen’s Terminal, Terminal 2.”

Stephen Wilkinson, Heathrow Property Director, said: “This hotel is a further step in Heathrow’s strategy to provide the World’s best airport facilities and services for our passengers … We are proud of our strategic partnership with the Arora Group and this is our second recent terminal-linked hotel development, following the new 750 bed dual hotel at Heathrow’s Terminal 4, which is due for completion in 2017.”