News: Taj Hotels announces golf resort project in Qatar
(PTI 09/09/2006) Mumbai - Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has joined hands with Qatar Sports Investment Company (QSi) to develop Qatar's first five-star golf and spa hotel in Doha.
Based at the Doha Golf Club, the only PGA standard 18-hole golf course in Qatar, the Taj Exotica Golf and Spa Resort will occupy a site at Doha Golf Club and represent an investment of approximately QR 220 million over 3 years, a release issued here today said.
Launching in early 2009, the Taj Exotica Golf and Spa Resort will be the first Golf and Spa Resort of its kind in Doha, offering a unique mix of access to Doha's world-class golf course and a Jiva Grande Club and Spa.
The proposed design comprises a luxury low-rise five-star boutique hotel complete with a host of world-class facilities, including 150 rooms and suites, restaurants and a bar, meeting and conferencing facilities.
Raymond Bickson, Managing Director and CEO, The Indian Hotels Company Limited, said: "We are very excited with this new project, which marks our foray into the golf resort segment, in this region.
Leisure and hospitality in this region is growing exponentially and it is important for the Taj Hotel to be present in these strategic countries of this region, which is rapidly morphing into a tourism hub of the future."
Abdulla Khalid Al Qahtani, Chairman, QSi, said, "our mission is to develop the reputation and stature of Qatar as a sporting nation through investment in exciting and innovative developments in the world of sports, leisure and entertainment."
The golf course at the Doha Golf Club encompasses an area of 150 hectares and includes a renowned PGA standard 18-hole championship course and a 9-hole floodlight academy course.
Based at the Doha Golf Club, the only PGA standard 18-hole golf course in Qatar, the Taj Exotica Golf and Spa Resort will occupy a site at Doha Golf Club and represent an investment of approximately QR 220 million over 3 years, a release issued here today said.
Launching in early 2009, the Taj Exotica Golf and Spa Resort will be the first Golf and Spa Resort of its kind in Doha, offering a unique mix of access to Doha's world-class golf course and a Jiva Grande Club and Spa.
The proposed design comprises a luxury low-rise five-star boutique hotel complete with a host of world-class facilities, including 150 rooms and suites, restaurants and a bar, meeting and conferencing facilities.
Raymond Bickson, Managing Director and CEO, The Indian Hotels Company Limited, said: "We are very excited with this new project, which marks our foray into the golf resort segment, in this region.
Leisure and hospitality in this region is growing exponentially and it is important for the Taj Hotel to be present in these strategic countries of this region, which is rapidly morphing into a tourism hub of the future."
Abdulla Khalid Al Qahtani, Chairman, QSi, said, "our mission is to develop the reputation and stature of Qatar as a sporting nation through investment in exciting and innovative developments in the world of sports, leisure and entertainment."
The golf course at the Doha Golf Club encompasses an area of 150 hectares and includes a renowned PGA standard 18-hole championship course and a 9-hole floodlight academy course.
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