Hospitality made in Qatar

Doha. In Qatar's capital city, two thirds of branded hotels belong to international hotel operators. But there are still many to come. Between now and 2022, when Qatar will finally be a hotspot of public interest thanks to the FIFA World Cup, there is still a lot to be done – also in the hotel sector. By 2022, the number of hotel rooms and apartments will have risen from 19,000 to 65,000. These masses of hotels have to be structured at an early stage and new hotels have to be given future-oriented guidelines. Therefore, the country's supreme tourism authority, the Qatar Tourism Authority, commissioned a German consultant with the development of the hotel classification criteria. These will be more demanding than those of the European hotel umbrella association HOTREC. And starting this year, there is even a minimum of requirements for investors and developers.