India-based The Oberoi Group is expanding its footprint in the Middle East with the recent signing of management contracts for two new luxury properties in Qatar.

Planning of a 250-key luxury hotel in the West Bay area of Doha and a 148-key luxury serviced apartment in Lusail, Doha are currently under way and construction will commence early next year. Both projects are expected to be completed in mid 2018.  

The new hospitality projects are being sponsored by Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Company (SAQ).

P R S Oberoi, executive chairman, The Oberoi Group, said: “We are extremely pleased to have been selected by the Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Company (SAQ) to assist them in the design and management of these two projects and we look forward to bringing the Oberoi hospitality to the Qatar market”.

The Oberoi Group’s Middle Eastern portfolio comprises The Oberoi, Dubai and The Oberoi, Madina. The group also plans to manage a luxury beach resort in Ajman which will open in the second quarter of 2016. – TradeArabia News Service