AccorHotels recently announced signing of a management agreement with Al Jassim Group in Qatar to operate the first Majlis Grand Mercure hotel.
The ceremony was held in the presence of HE the French Ambassador to Qatar Eric Chevallier. The new property will be AccorHotels’ seventh hotel in Qatar, and is expected to be completed by mid-2018.
Christophe Landais, chief operating officer of AccorHotels Middle East, said: “We are confident that this project will mark the beginning of a long-lasting collaboration. Al Jassim Group has immense regional knowledge and their expertise in working with international brands and adapting them to the Qatari market makes them an ideal partner for development of the Majlis Grand Mercure in Doha.”
Majlis Grand Mercure Doha will have a total of 283 keys, consisting of 223 rooms and 60 serviced apartments. The hotel features extensive business, sports and leisure facilities, is equipped with nine food and beverage outlets, an infinity swimming pool, a health club, state-of-the-art spa, conference and meeting rooms as well as a large ballroom.
The new property brings the total number of Majlis Grand Mercure hotels in the Middle East to four, following two existing properties in Madinah and Abu Dhabi and another one under development in Sharjah due to be completed by 2018.
“The agreement to develop Majlis Grand Mercure in Doha comes in response to the significant growth potential that we see in Qatar’s hospitality sector. The Qatar Tourism Authority’s vision is to attract 7.4 million visitors annually by 2030,” added Landais.
AccorHotels currently operates 76 hotels in the Middle East, encompassing over 18,500 rooms. The Group has another 49 hotels under development, bringing its total number of properties in operation and under development to 125 with just under 32,000 rooms.
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