Hotel blacklist over Qatar links

SUPer-rich dignitaries from the Gulf states are boycotting some of London’s best-known hotels because of their Qatari ownership.

the tiny Arab nation is locked in a bitter dispute with neighbours, including UAe, Bahrain, egypt and Saudi Arabia, over allegations it supports terrorists.

Now business leaders, politicians and diplomats have put together an unofficial blacklist of Qatari- owned hotels. they include Claridge’s, the Connaught and the Berkeley – some of London’s most prestigious lodgings where rooms can cost thousands of pounds per night. All three venues are owned by Constellation Hotels, part of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund.

It comes after Qatar’s tycoons and businesses embarked on a £35bn spending spree in London in recent years, snapping up landmarks and luxury brands.

the list of hotels was reportedly started by a businessman from the United Arab emirates after Saudi royals planned a visit to Claridge’s in Mayfair.