Qatar will need around 127,000 hospitality professionals by 2030 to meet the rising demand from its tourism sector, according to a senior official at Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA).
“At present there are only 20,000 hospitality professionals in Qatar,” Hassan Al-Ibrahim, strategy development director at QTA, was quoted as saying in Gulf Times.
“We have arrived at the figure of around 127,000 by 2030 based on the number of hotels that will be coming up in the next few years as well as the number of products and services that we will be providing in the coming years.”
According to QTA, there are currently 81 hotels in Qatar with 110 under construction. Upon completion, they are expected to add around 18,931 rooms to the hospitality sector, which is expected to boost job creation.