Taj hotels announces a Golf Resort project in Qatar

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Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, one of Asia's largest and finest group of hotels, has joined forces with Qatar Sports Investment Company (QSi), in order to develop Qatar's first five-star golf and spa hotel in Doha.  Based at the Doha Golf Club, the only PGA standard 18-hole golf course in Qatar, the Taj Exotica Golf and Spa Resort will occupy a site at Doha Golf Club and represent an investment of approximately QR 220 million over 3 years.

Launching in early 2009, the Taj Exotica Golf and Spa Resort will be the first Golf & Spa Resort of its kind in Doha, offering a unique mix of access to Doha's world-class golf course and a Jiva Grande Club and Spa.  The proposed design comprises a luxury low-rise five-star boutique hotel complete with a host of world class facilities,  including 150 rooms and suites, restaurants and a bar, meeting and conferencing facilities. It is the latest in a prestigious line of hotels managed by the Taj Hotels, whose
other notable hotels include the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower in Mumbai, India, Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Dubai. The Taj Group has over 75 hotels worldwide and is renowned for its world-class personalized service.

Mr. Raymond N. Bickson, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Indian Hotels Company Limited, said: "We are very excited with this new project, which marks our foray into the golf resort segment, in this region. The Taj Exotica Resort & Spa brand is today recognized for its luxurious offerings including an elevated degree of service, outstanding food, unique spa concept and uber chic design. We are delighted to partner with Qatar Sports Investment Company for the Taj Exotica Golf and Spa Resort-Doha, Qatar.  Today, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain and Oman all form part of a strategic group of countries in the Gulf region. Leisure and hospitality in this region is growing exponentially and it is important for the Taj Hotels to be present in these strategic countries of this region, which is rapidly morphing into a tourism hub of the future."

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