Nexis on soft opening

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                  Copyright 1982 The Financial Times Limited
                            Financial Times (London)

                           February 16, 1982, Tuesday

SECTION: SECTION III; Financial Times Survey; Qatar VI; Businessman's
Guide; Pg.
VI

LENGTH: 1044 words

BYLINE: Mary Frings

 BODY:
   ... on rare occasions when two major conferences coincide, or when
the Qatar
National Football Team descends in force on a hotel.  But once the
Sheraton
Hotel comes into full operation (after its " soft" opening  next week)
there is
likely to be an embarrassment of choice.

   The Gulf Hotel (at around $90 a night for a single room) is
currently the
most popular, although the neighbouring Oasis Hotel has a ...

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