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Swiss-Belhotel to launch 'Swiss-Belhotel Doha'

Doha,The Hong-Kong based Swiss-Belhotel International is setting up its first property in Qatar in a tie-up with the Doha-based Abdullah al-Majid Establishment.  The four-star property on the Corniche (opposite Qatar National Museum) will be known as Swiss-Belhotel Doha, Suites & Residences.   The hotel, to be called Swiss-Belhotel International Doha, Suites and Residences, will be located a mere five minutes from the airport between the banking district and the old city centre. The Corniche will be a five-minute walk from the hotel. The 17-floor twin towers with 185 rooms and executive rooms and suites will have a soft opening in March, 2008, said Ghazi Abdullah al-Majid of Abdullah al-Majid Establishment and Gavin Faull, president Swiss-Belhotel International. The hotel will also have fitness facilities, a swimming pool, basement parking, business centre and a 300-square metre ballroom. The property will be owned by the Abdullah Al Majid Establishment and the management contract has been awarded to the Hong-Kong based Swiss-Belhotel International. The deal was signed yesterday by Ghazi Abdulla Ali Al Majid and Swiss-Belhotel President Gavin M Faull. Also present at the signing was Swiss-Belhotel Vice-President for Development and Operations (Middle East) Edgar Solenthaler. Faull told media the Doha property will be the company's third in the Middle East. As of now, Swiss-Belhotel operates 18 hotels worldwide accounting for 4,000 rooms. "We are on the fast track here in the Middle East and in India and China. In two years we should have 50 hotels and 6,000 rooms," said Faull. He highlighted that though new to the Middle East, the Hong Kong company brings with it progressive and new ideas added to the fact that it is a "fresh" brand. The restaurant will feature a Japanese ‘sushi-train’ concept and ‘teppanyaki’ tables, as well as specialty cuisine from India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China and Hong Kong. Speaking about the management agreement between Swiss-Belhotel International and Abdullah Al Majid Establishment, Ghazi Abdullah al-Majid said, “We are looking forward to a mutually beneficial partnership with Swiss-Belhotel International." "We are confident the Swiss-Belhotel Doha, Suites & Residences will enhance the city’s rapidly growing tourism infrastructure and provide new options for luxury residential living in the heart of Doha,” he added.   He also said Abdullah Al Majid Establishment would announce new property developments in Doha in the coming weeks. Solenthaler stated the company recently entered into an agreement for a hotel in Kuwait and a resort in Sharjah. A new property is set to come up in Dubai and a spa/resort in Saudi Arabia overlooking the Red Sea. Swiss-Belhotel also manages properties in the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.

 

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