Mubasher: Katara Hospitality, a state-owned Qatari fund, revealed that it has opened Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.
After nine years of construction work and a year after its soft launch, the Qatari hotel developer opened the $1 billion resort on Friday at a grand opening ceremony.
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“Katara Hospitality is globally renowned for creating landmark hospitality gems that enhance the tourism landscape in the markets we operate, and such a momentous occasion further illustrates our continued success within the global luxury tourism sector,” Nawaf bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani, chairman of Katara Hospitality, said.
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Over 1,000 highly esteemed guests attended the opening including Swiss Federal Councillor Schneider-Ammann, Katara Hospitality CEO Hamad Abdullah, and Bruno Schopfer, managing director of Katara Hospitality Switzerland.
The resort comprises four hotels with a category of three- to five-star Superior, with 383 rooms and suites, a health and medical centre, eight restaurants and bars, 67 residence suites, a 10,000 square meters alpine spa, as well as a host of facilities and services.
In August 2017, the Qatari developer announced that it acquired Bürgenstock Resort with an amount of $1 billion.
