Discover Qatar launches new tour for seeing whale sharks
An awe-inspiring experience awaits Discover Qatar guests, who are being given the chance to see a true natural wonder — one of the largest aggregations of whale sharks. A new tour, ‘Discover the Whale Sharks of Qatar’, offers guests the option of sightings from a luxurious ‘Private Charter’ yacht or a ‘Daily Explorer’ tour on […]
IHG reveals Al Maha Island
Investment Holding Group (IHG) on Monday rolled out plans for its latest entertainment and leisure destination that will transform Qatar tourism. Al Maha Island is set to become a hotspot for Qatar tourism — attracting over 1.5 million visitors per year. The island is located in Lusail near Place Vendome mall and linked to the […]
Qatar Tourism to showcase unique hospitality offerings at Arabian Travel Market
Qatar Tourism (QT) is preparing to lead a delegation of more than 30 tourism partners at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM). The trade show, which will run from May 9 to May 12 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, presents the ideal opportunity for Qatar to highlight the latest developments in its tourism industry and […]
Qatar sees massive jump in tourist arrivals
Qatar has registered a huge rise in tourist arrivals in March. The latest data of the Planning and Statistics Authority showed more than 759 percent increase in the number of tourists coming to the country in March over the same month of 2021. There was 98.7 percent increase in tourist arrivals in March as compared […]
EU proposes visa-free travel for Qatari citizens
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed to lift visa requirements for people from Qatar and Kuwait. Under this proposal, once agreed, Qatar and Kuwait nationals holding biometric passports would no longer need a visa when travelling to the EU for short stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period for business, tourism or […]
Qatari Hotels Association meets to form work plan, World Cup strategy
The Qatari Hotels Association recently held a meeting to discuss the association’s work plan and strategy for the coming period. The meeting also dealt with a number of issues related to the preparations for the Qatar World Cup 2022. The meeting took place in the presence of QHA Chairman Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, […]