Mr. Rajiv Tarcar of Adagio & Ibis Doha
With 20+ years' experience across 3 continents fulfilling various senior leadership roles in the hospitality sector, Rajiv Tarcar has worked with international brands such as Marriott, Intercontinental, Premier Inn & now Accor. Due to his flawless track record in Qatar, Rajiv was featured in the Top 100 General Managers Power List 2021. One of only five GMs from Qatar to make it into the illusive list.
Rajiv has an Honours Degree in Hospitality Business Administration from Les ROCHES in Switzerland, which is known to be one of the top 3 hotel schools in the world. He also has several advanced certifications from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) in the UK.
Over the last twelve years, his focus has been mid-scale and economy hotels which are low investment, easier to set up, and have a high return of investment. A growing segment of customers now diverting to high-quality mid-scale hotels as their customer service tends to be top-notch and their design quotient is high, offering great value for money. Rajiv has successfully led 7 pre-opening hotel projects in the UK and in Qatar. He is passionate about leading teams, nurturing talent, overcoming challenges, and maximizing sales opportunities to deliver a consistent set of results. Furthermore, Rajiv has a consistent track record in turning around businesses i.e. operational and commercial performance in terms of customer experience scores, team engagement, cost/ revenue optimization & profit.
In Qatar, Rajiv led this greenfield project to grow Premier Inn’s footprint and business in the Middle East by establishing the company in Qatar in 2016. He successfully built Premier Inn's brand and business in Qatar over a 7-year period establishing a robust foundation for the Qatar JV thus establishing assurance and trust with our partners, customers, and the overall market. His current role is managing 2 brand-new hotels in central Doha. Adagio is an Aparthotel rated 4- star and Ibis is a very popular mid-scale brand, both focussed on delivering ‘best in class’ service, high quality, and great value. In total, the property has 306 keys half of which are apartments. Both hotels are in the Top 10 on TripAdvisor in Doha.
