THE COMPANY'S FIRST DEVELOPMENT AT LUSAIL CITY SET FOR 2010

DOHA, Qatar— July 03, 2007— Qatar National Hotels Company (QNH), the leaders in Qatar's hospitality industry, has announced plans for its 1.5 billion QR development in the Marina District at Lusail City.

The twin towers will open in the largest and most innovative development of Lusail by the end of 2010.
The two 45 story futuristic design of the Lusail Twin Towers will include 2 floors dedicated to a shopping mall consisting of restaurants, a variety of luxurious shops, and a cinema covering an area of 31,000 square meters. The first of the twin towers offers a hotel of 720 king and twin rooms, 98 junior suites, 16 executive suites with an executive lounge and will feature a specialty restaurant. The second tower encompasses hotel serviced apartments with 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments overlooking the sea and a penthouse on the top floor.
“The Lusail Twin Towers covering an area of 48,500 square meters represents the next great expansion opportunity for QNH in Qatar,” said H.E. Sheikh Nawaf Bin Jabor Bin Jassim Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar National Hotels Company. “We are especially pleased that our presence in Qatar will also be covered within this new vibrant community and city development of Lusail which will dramatically change the economic and physical profile of Qatar for the better," he added.
Lusail is considered to be the new world leading extension to Doha, a city of meticulously planned urban development. Lusail will be the ultimate living experience for around 200,000 people, and is believed to be the true symbol of tomorrows Qatar.