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Qatar is planning to have the worldâs first centre for Traditional Arabic Islamic Medicine (TAIM), at the Zulal Wellness Resort, opening in 2022.
Qatar has transformed itself over the past two decades from a relatively unknown Gulf State to a prominent player on the world stage. Exploiting its significant oil and gas reserves, it has embarked on one of the largest and most ambitious infrastructure programmes in the world to deliver its 2030 Qatar National Vision.
Qatarâs aim, with the worldâs first centre for TAIM, is to make the Khasooma, a private coastal area north of the country, a haven of wellness enthusiasts. The Zulal Wellness Resort will be the countryâs largest spa and wellness centre, and the Middle Eastâs first wellness destination resort. The hope is that the new venture will attract international visitors seeking health and wellness experiences with a true taste of the region.  The family-wellness resort will have 120
Over 8,000 residential units for homebuyers this year
22 Feb 2021 - 9:50
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By Sachin Kumar | The Peninsula
Doha: Qatar’s real estate sector is set to stage a strong recovery this year with addition of more residential units. Around 8,200 residential units are expected to enter market in 2021, offering more choices to homebuyers. A major portion of the new supply will go to Lusail, The Pearl-Qatar and West Bay.
“Residential supply for 2021 is estimated at 8,200 units. Approximately 80 percent of the upcoming supply is concentrated in Lusail, The Pearl and West Bay,” said ValuStrat, a real estate consultancy firm, in a report on real estate sector, released yesterday.
Airelles Château de Versailles
“For the first time the third estate can stay at France’s grandest palace, Versailles – or at least in the château’s former, equally lavish finance ministry in the grounds,” says Susan d’Arcy in The Times. Guests can explore the 2,500-acre site out of hours with the aid of electric boats and golf carts, as well as join palace tours to see Louis XVI’s dressing room and Marie Antoinette’s private library. The hotel’s 14 bedrooms are so excessive “they’d bring a smile to Louis XVI’s face – four-posters, antique furniture, authentic chandeliers”. Chef Alain Ducasse is producing “suitably OTT menus” for when the Airelles Château de Versailles opens later this year, “including a Marie Antoinette afternoon tea with plenty of you know what”. Rates start from £1,525.
The four hottest family travel trends for 2021
15 January 2021 • 1:36pm
You’re not being taken for a ride. This is glamping in a theme park – Hong Kong style
1. The new kids clubs
With the prospect of proper family holidays on the horizon, parents are looking to build on the closer ties developed with their children over the past year when they next go away. So rather than aiming for all-inclusives which enable them to offload their little treasures in the kids’ club – if only for a sweet couple of hours while they enjoy cold beers and a book or an uninterrupted conversation – they are aiming at holidays designed for families to spend more time together, with engaging and evermore unusual experiences to keep everyone happy.
Qatar Announces Two New Hotel And Leisure Destinations
(credit: Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas along with the Qatar National Tourism Council)
Since being chosen as the host country of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
TM on December 2, 2010, Qatar has undergone a massive capital and tourism development strategy to diversify its offerings to its citizens and the general public. Throughout the last ten years, the Qatar hotel sector has seen a massive influx of capital investment leading to the most recent announcement of two new hotel and leisure destinations, opening in late 2020 and early 2021. Each bringing a broad range of amenities and experiences, both the Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas and Zulal Wellness Resort respectively provide a level of luxury and wellness.