DOHA: With a total investment of an estimated $7bn, construction of more than 65 hotels are currently under way or planned in Qatar. Among these include new properties run by brands such as JW Marriott, Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, Langham, Ibis, Mandarin Oriental, Holiday Inn and Centara, according to latest data from the regional online projects tracking service, MEED Projetcs.
Qatar is at the forefront of a regional tourism investment drive. In total, the number of rooms in the construction pipeline is over 10,000. As part of its commitment to hosting the World Cup in 2022, Qatar aims to build an additional 40,000 rooms.
These rooms would be contained within 240 different hotels ranging between two and five stars, including a cruise ship at Al-Wakrah with 6,000 rooms.
These new rooms would substantially add to the existing 44,000 rooms Qatar had when it bid for the rights to host the World Cup in 2010.
“Hotel building and tourism development in general in Qatar is going through unprecedented growth, as developers and operators prepare for the World Cup and the state’s National Tourism Sector Strategy 2030,” says Ed James, Director of Content & Analysis at MEED Projects. The Peninsula
DOHA: With a total investment of an estimated $7bn, construction of more than 65 hotels are currently under way or planned in Qatar. Among these include new properties run by brands such as JW Marriott, Hilton, Waldorf Astoria, Langham, Ibis, Mandarin Oriental, Holiday Inn and Centara, according to latest data from the regional online projects tracking service, MEED Projetcs.
Qatar is at the forefront of a regional tourism investment drive. In total, the number of rooms in the construction pipeline is over 10,000. As part of its commitment to hosting the World Cup in 2022, Qatar aims to build an additional 40,000 rooms.
These rooms would be contained within 240 different hotels ranging between two and five stars, including a cruise ship at Al-Wakrah with 6,000 rooms.
These new rooms would substantially add to the existing 44,000 rooms Qatar had when it bid for the rights to host the World Cup in 2010.
“Hotel building and tourism development in general in Qatar is going through unprecedented growth, as developers and operators prepare for the World Cup and the state’s National Tourism Sector Strategy 2030,” says Ed James, Director of Content & Analysis at MEED Projects. The Peninsula
