Doha: Qatar’s hospitality sector will be in the global spotlight with FIFA World Cup just few months away. The hospitality sector is expected to see addition of over 13,000 hotel and hotel apartments rooms with the opening of many new hotels in the current year, according to a report released by Valustrat- a real estate consultancy firm.
Companies are rushing to finish the hotel projects as early as possible in order to be ready before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 which is set to kick off from November 21.
“As per ValuStrat research, hotel and hotel apartments stock exceeded 30,000 keys. Pipeline for 2022 was adjusted upwards to 13,300 keys,” noted the report.
An estimated 1,980 keys from eight hospitality properties were added during last year. Steigenberger Hotel Doha (with 206 rooms) and Zulal Wellness Resort (with 180 rooms) were unveiled during the last quarter of 2021.
Qatar’s hospitality sector has witnessed strong rebound helped by the measures taken by the government authorities to limit the spread COVID-19. This has prompted many hotel companies to expand their operations and launch new prosperities.
Hiring is going on in full swings in for the new hotels which are expected to open this year. The average occupancy of hotel and hotel apartments, excluding properties used for quarantine, was 64 percent as of November 2021, up by an average of 11 percent annually.
NH Collection Doha Oasis Hotel & Beach Club is slated to open in mid-2022 and will be the first NH Collection property globally with a beach club. This will be the first NH Collection to launch outside of the brand’s traditional areas of operation in Europe and America.
The hotel is currently in the later stages of development and is located in the Ras Abu Abboud area along Doha’s eastern coast, midway between the city centre and Hamad International
Airport.
The previous Oasis Hotel, from where the new property takes its name, was in the same location and was Doha’s first ever hotel when it opened in the 1950’s.
The fully redeveloped hotel will have a total of 300 guest rooms, across a mix of Superior and Deluxe Rooms and over 50 suites, all with a design blending modern and classical elegance.
The suites will include six 156 square metre Emiri Suites, a 193 square metre Presidential Suite and an impressive Royal Duplex Suite, offering 332 square metres of luxurious space.
