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Business / Qatar Business

NBK & Khaya enter partnership to provide world class services for FIFA 2022

Published: 14 Nov 2018 - 09:34 am | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 01:31 pm
The officials of NBK Holding and Khaya Global, after the signing ceremony.

The officials of NBK Holding and Khaya Global, after the signing ceremony.

The Peninsula

DOHA: NBK Holding, one of the leading business holding groups in Qatar and Khaya Global, a global travel and logistical support organisation, have signed an agreement partner and support the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The agreement was signed at NBK headquarters in Doha by Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser Al Thani, NBK Chairman and Volkhard Bauer, CEO and Founder of Khaya, in the presence of Sheikh Khalid bin Nasser Al Thani, Business Development Manager of NBK Holding and representatives of both Parties including Volker Schmidt and Imad Saifan of NBK and Kyungwon Han, Khaya Operations Manager.

The agreement will allow NBK and Khaya to utilise their joint expertise and services to support the serviced accommodation and travel needs of the World Cup staff and visitors.

Relying on their individual expertise and long history operating within the sector, NBK and Khaya will merge the skills of each organisation to present tailor-made services for all visitors including market research, planning, accommodation, flights and comprehensive tailored trip programs including for must-try restaurants and top cultural and tourist destinations, and a host of other services.

Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser Al Thani, Chairman of NBK Holding said of the new partnership: “We are honored to be working with Khaya, in a move which will allow regional and international visitors planning to attend the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to benefit from their international expertise, coupled with our local knowledge and resources.

Through this partnership NBK will be able to provide state of the art services for visitors and staff, ensuring they enjoy this eagerly anticipated event.

“Thanks to the vision of our wise leadership, we are moving forward to contribute effectively in delivering a legacy event that will remain in the memory of all generations, both at home and abroad.”

Volkhard Bauer, Khaya Group CEO said: “As a company specialising in accommodation and travel arrangements, we are pleased to partner with the leading business group in Qatar, Nasser bin Khaled, which we believe is a perfect fit to our business