Raghu Menon (left), Cluster General Manager for Dusit Doha Hotel and Dusit Hotel and Suites and Roger Saad, General Manager at Park Hyatt Doha
Doha: Hotels in Qatar have been constructively working towards providing extra facilities with the goal to offer better live-in experience for the World Cup fans. The latest report that indicates of a speculated million visitors to the country is a strong corroboration of Qatar’s unassailable efforts. Correspondingly, hotels in the Arab State are one of the leading operatives in this facet.
Speaking to The Peninsula on the preparations that are underway for the visitors, Raghu Menon, Cluster General Manager for Dusit Doha Hotel and Dusit Hotel and Suites said: "We are excited to welcome guests from all around the world and to offer them the gracious Thai hospitality our hotels are known for. Our team is constantly diligent when it comes to comfort, safety and service – We look forward to bringing this level of excellence to the guests staying with us and/or visiting us during the World Cup period.
“We know that live screening of the matches would be an experience itself, hence we will be launching a fan zone in November, where fans can gather, cheer for their countries, and just have a great time,” he added.
Exuberant on the turn-out in engagement for hotel bookings, Menon further stated: “Business is looking quite positive and healthy during the tournament period; we are anticipating for our hotels to be buzzing. We would also take this event to build more awareness around our brand and the great venues we have to offer”.
One of the newest branch of Park Hyatt Doha also expects to welcome guests from all over the world and to augment their businesses. Speaking to The Peninsula, Roger Saad, General Manager at Park Hyatt Doha said: “Park Hyatt Doha is really luxury at its best. I was really impressed by the Qatari hospitality and openness of the people and it’s very comfortable to do business in such an environment”.
Saad also mentioned that the hotel’s team is working on an amazing ambiance to project the matches on live screens in the elegant living area for the fans.
“I’m very proud to lead a team of luxury professionals in a one of a kind luxury property in Doha. Throughout my experience in Qatar, I was really impressed by the Qatari hospitality and the standards of luxury. This will support us a lot to do business in such comfortable environment," he added. Park Hyatt Doha, which offers a range of international cuisine is certain that many guests will be visiting the hotel as it can accommodate all the culinary requirements of all of its guests. "Our outlets will be busy with in-house guests along with walk-in visitors. Our focal location in Msheireb Downtown Doha which is a walking distance from Souq Waqif, an iconic touristic spot in Qatar, will definitely have an impact on the number of guests we are expecting in our hotel," Saad said.
With the approach of the mega event next month, the hotel looks forward to unveiling its facilities as they prepare to welcome fans from across the globe. Accentuating on Qatar’s tourism and hospitality sectors post-FIFA 2022, commenting on business projections pre and post-World Cup: Saad said: “I believe the World Cup period will have a very positive economic impact, I am also very confident that a lot of people will visit after the World Cup not just for business but leisure as well because they have been discovering such a fantastic country and will be experiencing the true outstanding hospitality of the Qatari people.
“So definitely people will come back for leisure and will come back for business because there is a lot of untapped potential in this country in different segments and sectors. I strongly believe, a lot of people will come back after the World Cup,” he added.
According to a data by Bloomberg, as many as thousand hotel rooms have been included for the major sporting event in trial of preparation. Having mentioned that, the hotels in Qatar are upbeat on the impact it could have with the arrival of avid football lovers travelling from far and wide to cheer and support their respective countries.
