Qatar is facing a huge shortage of hotel rooms. Hotel industry is gearing up for the projected development boom coupled with the growing demand for the upcoming Asian Games.
According to the Peninsula, no less than 39 new hotels with more than 9,000 hotel rooms are set to come to the market by 2010, representing an increase of 356 per cent in the current room stock.
The year 2005 saw the opening of the Four Seasons Hotel and over the next three years most international brands, including Rotana, Millennium, InterContinental, Sofitel, Renaissance, Shangri-La, Radisson SAS, Hyatt and Kempinski are due to open their doors.