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Tribune News Network
Doha
The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) -- the organisation responsible for delivering the required infrastructure, host country planning and operations, and legacy projects for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 -- has signed an agreement with Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, to manage operations and deliver services to Qatar’s host country real estate portfolio through the end of 2022.
The agreement was signed in Doha in the presence of Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani. Minister of Finance and Chairman of Katara Hospitality HE Ali Al Kuwari and SC Secretary-General Hassan Al Thawadi were also in attendance.
Engineer Yasir Al Jamal, chairman of the SC’s Operations Office, and vice chairman, Technical Delivery Office, signed the agreement alongside Sebastien Bazin, chairman and chief executive officer of Accor, and Katara Hospitality’s acting chief executive officer Andrew Humphries.
The agreement will see Accor provide personnel to operate what will be the largest serviced real estate operation in the world, and include front office (check-in/check-out), operational supplies and equipment as well as housekeeping services among others. The agreement will make use of the country’s full real estate portfolio, further illustrating Qatar’s commitment to sustainability.
Al Thawadi said: “This groundbreaking agreement is another example of how Qatar’s approach is truly historic – not only in terms of setting the highest delivery standards, but also for legacy planning. By making full use of existing residential apartments and villas in Qatar, we can offer visitors a range of affordable and comfortable options; while also ensuring we have a sustainable hotel market that does not leave Qatar with excess permanent hotel rooms post-2022.”
Doha
The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) -- the organisation responsible for delivering the required infrastructure, host country planning and operations, and legacy projects for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 -- has signed an agreement with Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, to manage operations and deliver services to Qatar’s host country real estate portfolio through the end of 2022.
The agreement was signed in Doha in the presence of Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani. Minister of Finance and Chairman of Katara Hospitality HE Ali Al Kuwari and SC Secretary-General Hassan Al Thawadi were also in attendance.
Engineer Yasir Al Jamal, chairman of the SC’s Operations Office, and vice chairman, Technical Delivery Office, signed the agreement alongside Sebastien Bazin, chairman and chief executive officer of Accor, and Katara Hospitality’s acting chief executive officer Andrew Humphries.
The agreement will see Accor provide personnel to operate what will be the largest serviced real estate operation in the world, and include front office (check-in/check-out), operational supplies and equipment as well as housekeeping services among others. The agreement will make use of the country’s full real estate portfolio, further illustrating Qatar’s commitment to sustainability.
Al Thawadi said: “This groundbreaking agreement is another example of how Qatar’s approach is truly historic – not only in terms of setting the highest delivery standards, but also for legacy planning. By making full use of existing residential apartments and villas in Qatar, we can offer visitors a range of affordable and comfortable options; while also ensuring we have a sustainable hotel market that does not leave Qatar with excess permanent hotel rooms post-2022.”
