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41 New Hotels Set to Open in Qatar in 2010
Doha, February 07 (QNA) - A total of 4,689 new hotel rooms are expected to be added to the Qatari hospitality market during this year, the latest data by the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has revealed. Forty one new hotels will be operational by the end of 2010, the agency said, according to the Peninsula newspaper. Last year the number of available hotel rooms in the country increased by 25 percent compared to the previous year. Officials said this year looked to be even stronger because of the delays some projects faced due to liquidity pressures of the global financial crisis. "The global economic crisis has taken its toll on the world tourism sector," Ahmed Abdullah Al Nuaimi, QTA chairman, told the paper. "A thriving hotel industry is a key component for any country’s tourism sector." According to the data the total number of three-star hotel rooms in Qatar rose from 964 in 2008 to 1,084 in 2009. During the same time the number of four-star rooms also increased from 2,155 to 2,760, and the number of five-star grew from 3,056 to 4,059. However, the QTA said hotel occupancy rates fell by 6.3 percent last year compared to 2008, and the revenues earned by four and five-star hotels fell by QR33m and QR10m respectively. (QNA)
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Aunty virus said
Who is going to stay in all ...Who is going to stay in all these hotels?
Pajju said
i will .. i love 5 star ...i will .. i love 5 star facilities
jackmohan2007 said
They will give it for rent... ...They will give it rooms for rent...a few of them are doing it...
robertothebrave said
Wow. That is a lot of ...Wow. That is a lot of capacity and will help during the conferences and events they like to stage here... And a few extra bars will not go amiss..
Rayanwael said
1 ...1
yousri said
Good for me -_^ ...Good for me -_^
Arien said
Existing Hotels are bleeding ...Existing Hotels are bleeding without enough occupancy.
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UkEngQatar said
Good news for Qatar's ...Good news for Qatar's Tourist Industry.. Now where are all those tourists..
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SPEED said
UkEng... what good news? Where is trouism in Qatar? ...Still they are far behind in attracting tourism... they have to do lot to attract tourist across the world specially in relaxing visa rules and allow Expat to sponsor their parents.
Existing hotels are begging for guest from Corporates, I don't know what 41 new hotel are for? Hope they don't follow Dubai path.
UkEngQatar said
Speed that is exactly what I ...Speed that is exactly what I am saying.. Now where are the tourists?..lol
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happygolucky said
Tourists in Qatar!! for ...Tourists in Qatar!! for what? what is there for a tourist here?
Hope the concerned persons in Qatar are not relying on the same quality of consultants who made a mess of Dubai, as what we see of it today.
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whyteknight said
Who cares whether the ...Who cares whether the tourists are there or not.. The consultants will make good money, the contractors will make good money, the locals can afford to pay good money, our jobs stay secure for a while longer.. Everyone is happy...
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flanostu said
london, paris, new ...london, paris, new york......doha.
doesn't really have the same effect when you add the last city in.
happygolucky said
lol ...lol flanostu...:)
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UkEngQatar said
Flan one thing Doha has that ...Flan one thing Doha has that the other three dont..
I will start Sun and Sand.. Please continue..:)
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flanostu said
exit permits ...exit permits
UkEngQatar said
camels. ----------------- Can ...camels.
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heero_yuy2 said
And Rydges was a 'sacrifice' to open up those 41 more hotels ..."Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
SPEED said
Well I like th way Doha is today... simple, beautiful ...peaceful... more they grow more they invite trouble for themselves .... there are high change of increase in crimes.
See how many high figures murdered in Dubai...few to name here:
1) Murder of a well known Indian Businessman
2) Murder of a Labanese signer
3) Murder of a Chachen leader
4) Murder of a Hamas Leader
beside these everyday several crimes are happening in Dubai. WHY?
Also we must not forget why today Dubai falls into trouble because they started to suck public blood thru pay parking system all over the city in commercial and as well as in residential areas, salik tax, unnecessary increase in airport tax, traffic registration charges were doubled,... etc..
In short the BOOM in Dubai made the life of expatriates and Locals difficult to survive due to which the crime ratio increased.
We don't want to see Doha going same way else they will face the same situation.
What we need is good road network, more amusement parks for families, shopping center for Bachelors ;-)
whyteknight said
The huge disparity in ...The huge disparity in people's earnings is always likely to give rise to crimes. Let's see how long before the number starts going up in Doha.
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edifis said
Are all hotel rooms in Doha ...Are all hotel rooms in Doha being occupied each day?
After being eliminated from the Olympic bid do they require more hotel rooms in Doha?
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Jhopp said
Doha is so backward.. build ...Doha is so backward.. build capacity for hundreds of thousands of guests in luxury hotels, yet forget the key ingredient: any attraction whatsoever to this place!!
Why oh why would anyone come visit Doha, aside from the very few and far between sporting events held here? You would think they would build something to draw tourism here first, but instead build all these luxury hotels and accommodations with hardly a soul on earth (outside the GCC) that could tell you where Qatar, let alone Doha, was on a map.
rMs_000 said
I think they have reduced ...I think they have reduced the number. It was 100+ before.
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Arien said
Relaxing the visit/transit ...Relaxing the visit/transit visa rules will bring in people. Atleast those mass transiting Doha by flying Qatar Airways.
Emirates offices has facility (Online DNRD access to emigration) to apply and get transit /visit visa in hours. When will Qatar learn.
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robertothebrave said
There is an article on the ...There is an article on the front page of the newspaper today stating that hotels are worried about profitability.
pasadn27 said
wow.... ...Its Good hear such news, wish it becomes true....
coz me working with a Construction Co. LOL....
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beso said
It's good news maybe prices ...It's good news
maybe prices of rooms will come back like the days when I came here,..Sheraton 250/night ==> 2002...!!!
Ice Maiden said
Instead of building hotes I ...Instead of building hotels I wish they would look at long term investments.
Sporting facilities that the youngsters and expatriates can access. Like in place of the 8 km shopping mall have sports utilities...basketball courts, tennis or badminton courts that those from the lower income can utilise. That way these poor guys have something to occupy their time. They are getting kicked out from the high end malls so give them something to vent out frustrations....libraries or even small reading rooms...
a lot of colleges get the youth involved in philanthropic activities. these poor souls drive around and show off in their fancy cars cos they are bored to death. their hormones are raging & can be harnessed in a good way to give back to society.
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Drovers dog said
oh goody.. new bars as well i hope,,,,,,, ...bring it on digger.....
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soniya said
Exactly who cares how many ...Exactly who cares how many hotels r gonna to build in DOHA?? The govt.shld think more for developing parks for children, more food outlets, libraries, sports ground, street lights to some areas and many things that could bring to their notice..
FranElizabeth said
MOre hotels, huh? ...It would help if some were clean, functional and affordable.
Qatar hasn't a hope of pulling more tourists in until they start cutting the price of holidays from the West by 50% and offering promotions.. why would anyone want to come to Qatar when Dubai is so cheap in relation?
Flights from the uK are extortionate!
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LeBaNeSeMaN said
They need to attract ...They need to attract tourists. Why should a tourist come to Doha?
Drovers dog said
Qatar has nothing to offer a tourist,,, ...not like other country,,, Qatar has nothing,, oh hang on it has a couple of old forts to see,, and back to the crazy drivers to see,, nah,,,, waste of time coming here as a tourist... got to be dreaming
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whyteknight said
I guess they are hoping The ...I guess they are hoping The Pearl will create the same buzz that Palm Jumeriah did in Dubai.. Every friend of mine who visited Dubai while I was there insisted on going to The Palm first before going anywhere else.
I don't think Pearl is attracting people the same way though..
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Eagley said
SPEED said Well I like th ...SPEED said Well I like th way Doha is today... simple, beautiful peaceful..."
- Wholly agreed.
"... more they grow more they invite trouble for themselves .... there are high change of increase in crimes."
- Not necessarily, if they sort out the enforcement issues. That's what needs organization and greater efficiency / response time. To this end, actually the exit permits are a help although some people can buy multiple exit permits.
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mr_qatar said
hope some of these are not ...hope some of these are not only for families...hehehehhehe...
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yousri said
Psycho class : 999 ...Psycho class : 999
Henderbeast said
My concern about hotel ...My concern about hotel capacity in Qatar has been the surplus of top end accommodation at the expense of mid range accommodation. It’ll be interesting to see the relationship between hotel ownership and the hotel licensing authorities to find out why the numbers of five star hotels continues to increase, despite their low occupancy rates, while mid range accommodation cannot break into the local market. One wonders how these businesses survive, other than by catering for the needs of nationals and residents through corporate functions, restaurants and bars.
In my experience most hotel occupancy is generated through business travel as most tourists visiting the country are here to visit friends or family and will stay with them. High spending tourists will not come here due to the well-documented lack of tourist attractions and competition from better equipped locations elsewhere. Mid range accommodation geared towards the business traveler, who would not normally require the additional features that top end accommodation offer, would doubtless thrive if given the opportunity and I’m sure most of business traveler (or, specifically, their companies) would prefer to stay there if they had the choice.
If the country develops a more realistic hotel strategy it will result in sustainable business and employment and free up more money to spend on amenities for nationals and residents alike, including the provision of quality corporate function facilities, restaurants and bars that don’t have to subsidize their unnecessary accommodation brethren.
carlitos said
and those already build and still closed... ...Khaliffa Tower, Merzam, Radisson etc...
aami alyousafzai said
boring qatar.. no fun at ...boring qatar.. no fun at ol.......... :(
sofia_otter said
hotels ...There are so many hotels nowadays that it's getting difficult to decide which one to choose for your vacation. I'm looking for hotels in Harrisburg PA now because I want to visit an old friend and I need a place to stay for a few days. I hope to find one that I like. Last time when I went on vacation I didn't like my hotel at all. They had very bad service. I searched better this time and I'm sure it's going to be a pleasant trip.
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