Tanmiyat and Melia Hotels International Sign Agreement

Doha, October 19 (QNA) - Tanmiyat Real Estate Investment Company and Melia Hotels International signed an agreement for Melia Doha Hotel to join hotels run by the group. Chief Executive Officer of Tanmiyat Real Estate and Investment Dr Braik Saeed Al Marri and the Vice President and CEO of Melia Hotels International Gabriel Escarrer signed the agreement in the presence of HE the Ambassador of Spain to State of Qatar Carmen de la Pena. The future Melia Doha will open in January, 2015 and is their third hotel in the region. The Spanish company now operates in 43 countries and this agreement enhances its positioning in an emerging hotel market in the GCC. The spacious hotel set over 62,000 square meters has 280 rooms, with 37 suites ranging from Executive to the spectacular Royal Suite, and will offer a wide range of international and specialist restaurants, separate spas for both men and women, pools, and a gym. The 41-floor Bin Samikh Tower, which will host the new Melia Doha, is located in West Bay, the most prestigious district in Doha. It was designed to house a five star hotel of the highest standard, competing with luxury international hotel brands in the West Bay area. (QNA)