With the healthy growth of tourism sector, hospitality industry is also witnessing a boom as Minor Hotels has announced opening of three new-build hotels in Qatar in spring 2018 under its Tivoli and Oaks brands.
The three properties are owned by Katara Hospitality. “Hotel News Resource” and “Hotel Management Magazine” websites have shared the news on their website along a number of other hospitality industry related digital platforms.
Separately, according to Third Quarter Review 2017 issued last month by leading regional consulting firm ValuStrat, 3,900 hospitality keys are expected to be added, of which 60 percent were completed by the end of Q3 2017.
The Review says that notable hotel openings included Mondrian Doha, Al Mansour Plaza and Premier Inn Education City. 3-star hotels experienced an 8 percent rise in occupancy over the same period, despite a 13 percent rise in supply. This is probably due to a growing interest for reasonably priced serviced accommodation.
The opening of new hotels in the country reflects healthy growth in tourism sector. According to recently released official figures, over 1.8 million visitors from various parts of the world visited the country this year till September 2017. According to recently released statistics on number of visitors from January to September 2017, a total of 1,805,138 people visited Qatar.
Qatar Monthly Statistics of September reveal that 703,029 (39%) visitors are from GCC countries while 136,387 (8%) people who visited Qatar are from other Arab countries.
According to fresh statistics, 474,182 (26%) were from Asia and Oceana, 345,207 (19%) from Europe, 115,924 (6%) from Americas and 30,409 (2%) from African countries. Despite the seige, hotel occupancy in all categories remained 57% in September 2017 while hotel apartment occupancy rate in the same month was 62%.
About Minor Hotels’ announcement of opening three new hotels next year, another website Buyingbusinesstravel.com reported that launching in April, Tivoli Al Najada Doha Hotel is in the final stages of development in the centre of the Qatari capital. Facilities in the five-storey property will include 151 guest rooms and suites, a selection of dining options, a fitness centre, a swimming pool and a business centre, with guest rooms on the upper floors offering a panoramic view of the Doha skyline including West Bay. Oaks Hotels & Resorts will make its debut in Qatar with Oaks Al Najada Doha, also set to open its doors in April 2018. The 100 serviced apartments have been tastefully designed to reinvent the conventional residential concepts of compound and high-rise accommodations, with elegant, minimalist interiors and an Arabian artistic touch. Oaks Al Najada will offer a range of premier onsite facilities including an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, alfresco dining, a pool bar and 24hr room service. Oaks Hotels & Resorts services a combination of corporate and leisure guests for both short and long stays, blending contemporary accommodation with onsite leisure facilities, while a number of properties also feature food and beverage outlets and meeting and business services.
