iPhone | iPad
Android
Huawei
Pecker is a key witness in the case against the former US president, who is accused of falsifying business records to cover up hush-money payment
KT APPDOWNLOAD
Business travelers make up 45pc of Mideast visitors
DUBAI — Saying that 45 per cent of visitors to the Middle East are business travellers, Qatar National Hotels (QNH) Company yesterday announced what it described as the "new hospitality concept" for the region.
In a conference at the second day of the ongoing Arabian Travel Market (ATM), QNH said it would soon open two new-generation Merweb properties that are being constructed in the Qatari capital of Doha. The properties would be operated on a dual tier through Merweb Hotels and Merweb Grand.
In a statement, Shaikh Nawaf bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani, QNH chair, said the number of business travellers to the region would increase by more than 100 per cent in the next 10 years. He also noted a considerable gap in the provision of business hospitality, saying that businessmen have unique and specific needs.
"With Merweb, QNH will offer built-for-purpose business hotels that are dedicated to business travellers-executives of large corporations, and managers and owners of small- and medium-sized enterprises," Al Thani said.
He said the first two hotels-Merweb Grand City Centre and Merweb Hotel Old Ghanem-are just the start of a series of projects in Qatar and the entire region.
Yousef Darwish, general manager of Marweb Grand, stressed that Qatar is booming, and that a number of local and international cultural events are contributing to its ongoing economic and tourism progress.
"Qatar will be in the tourism map [of the region] by 2010," Darwish said in a Press conference.
QNH also announced the opening of its Sharq Village & Spa, a luxury hotel in Doha. Managed by Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Sharq is one of the largest spa centres in the Middle East, and the first to showcase Qatari culture and traditions.
More news from
The oil and gas conglomerate and Fifa, the world governing body, sign major sponsorship agreement
Toomaj Salehi risks being hanged after the conviction on the Shariah charge of "corruption on Earth" by a Revolutionary Court
Aid groups warn any invasion would add to already-catastrophic conditions for Gaza's 2.4 million people
The American they will face Australia and Serbia on July 15 and July 17 as part of their preparation for the Paris Olympic Games
The leaders emphasise that the deal to release the hostages would bring an immediate and prolonged ceasefire in Gaza
Dubai-based Sumit Augustine has had a philosophical approach towards spending
The regional upswing also defies oil production cutbacks
