DOHALAND today announced the launch of its Hospitality division with the mandate to establish a leading hotel management company capable of managing properties globally. The new subsidiary will be headed by Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Emadi, a 20 year veteran of the hospitality industry.
DOHALAND Hospitality today also announced the appointment of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, to operate and manage a new luxury city centre hotel and serviced apartments to be built as part of the Musheireb - Heart of Doha development. The new hotel, scheduled to open in 2014, will be DOHALAND’s first hotel under the umbrella of DOHALAND Hospitality.
DOHALAND Hospitality’s aim will be to introduce unique hotel brands to Qatar, contributing to the development of tourism and hospitality industry in the country, and achieve the best in modern hospitality standards.
Speaking on the occasion of the signing ceremony, CEO- DOHALAND Hospitality Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Emadi said, “DOHALAND has always been associated with partners of global prominence. Therefore we are delighted that our first foray as DOHALAND Hospitality sees us partner with one of the world’s finest hospitality brands. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group shares the same unwavering commitment to service excellence and quality that we at DOHALAND endeavour to provide throughout all our projects, from master planning to delivery. DOHALAND Hospitality shall be announcing more projects in the near future.”
Mandarin Oriental, Doha will be located within Musheireb, DOHALAND’s flagship project, and will feature 160 luxurious guestrooms including 44 suites as well as 95 serviced apartments. All guest rooms will display contemporary reinterpretation of traditional local influences together with a subtle oriental touch. Mandarin Oriental’s renowned customer-centric and highly sophisticated in-room entertainment systems will also be a prominent feature.
Other facilities will include an all-encompassing Spa at Mandarin Oriental and a variety of restaurants, leisure options, and extensive meeting facilities including a ballroom, function rooms and an executive boardroom.
“We are delighted to be introducing the Mandarin Oriental brand to the exciting and rapidly growing city of Doha. The Musheireb project is set to transform the commercial business district and, together with our partners at DOHALAND, we have a vision to create a unique and prestigious luxury hotel that will form an important centrepiece of this new urban development,” said Director of Operations, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Christoph Mares of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.
Mr. Al Emadi brings with him over 20 years of experience in Hospitality Industry, beginning his career in 1991 at Sheraton Doha Hotel & Resort as a management trainee and working his way up to become Director of Sales & Marketing. As General Manager, he played an essential role in the development and recognition of the first local hotel brand in Qatar, Merweb Hotel. Mr Al Emadi was also General Manager of the top luxurious resort in town, Sharq Village & Spa. Before joining DOHALAND, he was the CEO of Barwa Hotels & Resorts, a subsidiary of Barwa Real Estate Company. Besides his full-time job, Mr. Al Emadi was also the Accommodation Advisor for Doha Asian Games Organizing Committee (DAGOC) 2006.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is the owner and operator of some of the world's most prestigious hotels, resorts and residences. The Group has a fleet of 42 hotels in 27 countries, with 17 hotels in Asia, 14 in the Americas, and 12 in Europe and North Africa that are now under its management or in the development stage.
DOHALAND spent three years researching how modern, innovative technologies and ideas can blend with the best of the past to create a new architectural language. The result was the Musheireb regeneration project which aims to revive and conserve the old commercial and business centre of the city, Musheireb will form an iconic landmark within Doha – a district that is globally recognizable, with a distinctly Qatari influence, and provide a comfortable neighbourhood in which to live, work and thrive.
Construction on DOHALAND’s QR20bn signature project has already begun, with work be completed in five phases, the first due for completion by 2012, and the entire project to be completed by 2016. A team of Hyundai and HBK is contracted to complete Phase 1A.
