Doha expects 22 new hotels
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Qatar Tourism Authority said a total of 22 new hotels will be opened this summer and over the next four years, according to The Peninsula. Qatar expects more than US$100bn in infrastructure and investment projects will be completed by 2012 from Four Seasons, Hyatt, Hilton, InterContinental and other hotel groups.
The daily said by 2016, more than 80,000 rooms will be available. This is regardless of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to pick Doha as host city for the 2016 games. The decision is to be made next year.
Hassan Ali bin Ali, Chairman of the Doha 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid, was quoted saying that the developments within the hospitality sector in Qatar made it a more attractive destination for sports, business and tourism.
The report said a survey conducted by the consultancy, Deloitte, showed that the Middle East hotel industry is one of the fastest-growing hospitality sectors in the world.
Revenues per available room (RevPar) increased by 17% last year, exceeding both the Asia-Pacific and Europe, it said.
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