Tourism development in qatar african journal of hospitality. Using the example of coastal development and maritime politics of qatar, the chapter provides examples from specific coastal industries in energy, desalination, real estate, and tourism. A land offering enlightenment, invigoration and inspiration. Backed by a coordinated government strategy and strong investments in key economic enablers such as infrastructure, qatars tourism industry continues to grow at a steady clip. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, dan musinguzi and others published qatar. Ezdans monthly report states that real estate in the hospitality sector will witness its highestyet boom shortly as the fifa world cup qatar 2022.
This page provides qatar tourist arrivals actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Visitation from nationals of all regions of the world grew significantly. Well assume youre ok with this, but you can optout if you wish. Pdf today, there is a trend of medical tourism in india. Thus, qatar is playing and will continue to play a proactive and significant.
There was an evident turnaround in arrivals in late. Qatar tourism authority qta projects that the tourism sectors total contribution to the countrys total economy will reach 5. Qatar s tourism sector has seen several remarkable achievements over the past few years. The complete guide to investing in qatars tourism sector. Qatar tourist arrivals 19952018 data 20192020 forecast.
This single border has been problematic since may of 2017, when saudi arabia began a blockage. Health tourism today and into the future strictly private and confidential 5. Qurated for you from qatar national tourism council on vimeo. Apr 22, 2020 the country has the highest per capita income in the world. Qatars tourism sector records remarkable growth in 2019. The state of qatar has adopted sustainable development as a strategic choice articulated in the four pillars of qatars national vision 2030 and translated into qatars national development strategy 2011 2016, launched in march 2011, which represents qnv 2030s commitment to achieve sustainable development with full responsibility. Tourism council qntc, a major step towards fulfilling. With 5 successful editions and counting, hospitality qatar, qatars premier international hospitality and horeca trade show, continues to be at the forefront in guiding local, regional, and international businesses to the countrys emerging opportunities in the hospitality sector. Qatar is a part of the gulf region, which constitutes an ecological system that is affected by the practices and activities of every country in the region. Qatar plans multibillion dollar tourism investments the country has ambitious plans to raise tourism income to more than 80 billion qatari riyals, with leisure spending forming the major plank of. The event has thus shaken the tourism trends of all the participating. Gulf cooperation council gcc qatars largest source of inbound travel increased by 7% in the first half of 2016.
Boosting qatar s tourism industry through comprehensive plans, policies, regulations, and stakeholder. Tourism may have a favourable impact on economic growth and. Qatar s hospitality market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate cagr of 12. The industry is building momentum in the country as it enters the second half of the decade. Qatar launches new strategy for tourism development. In steepedintradition qatar, you can learn about the ancient pursuit of falconry, watch camels race across the desert and admire traditional dhows wooden cargo boats bobbing on the water. Dubai has succeeded in imposing the tourism sector as a lead in global tourism map and became a center for attracting business visitors and tourists and shopping lovers. Since 2010 qatar has seen arrival numbers rise more than 72% to reach 2. The fifa world cup is the major sporting event in the world. I agree to the terms and conditions of the privilege club programme. Qatar tourism authority will become the national tourism council, and will report to a board of high. It is also the most prestigious megasports event since it has over the years been assumed to be a highly profitable and a crowd. The peninsula newspaper provides extensive news coverage, incisive analyses and trenchant commentary from around the world, but with firm roots and primary focus on life in qatar. This paper makes a contribution filling this gap with a focus on the diversification strategy.
The report explains that qatar is committed to achieving the 2030 agenda goals and targets, modernizing its statistical system to provide the required indicators as adopted by the united nations statistical commission. I also agree to receiving communications by email, post, sms or social media about my membership account, offers and news from qatar airways and privilege club, privilege club partner offers and market research from time to time. Qatar is a sovereign arab nation in southwest asia, sharing a direct border only with saudi arabia. Promote your brand and gather valuable market insights. But the country is developing rapidly, with the capital doha a worldclass city in the making, thanks to its spectacular modern skyline, peerless museum. Health tourism today and into the future strictly private and confidential 5 where do people travel to. Travel and tourism qatar consumer market research report company profiles market trends 2018 sorry for interrupting, this website uses cookies to improve your experience. Euromonitor international is the leading provider of strategic market research reports.
The qatar tourism authority the middle east, particularly in oil 20 tourism statistics report indicates a dependent rentier states, remains under positive. Jun 06, 2014 this statistic shows inbound tourism in qatar from 20 to 2022. This report tells the story of qtas 2016 highlights according to the pillars laid out in the. Dubai has capabilities and features that make it a tourist destination multiple benefits, such as the existence of infrastructure and modern means of communication and. In 2014, qat launched the qatar national ourism t sector ategstr qnty ss 2030, which outlines a oadmapr. Qatars efforts in protecting the environment will not be sufficient on their own. Feb 14, 2019 qatar is a sovereign arab nation in southwest asia, sharing a direct border only with saudi arabia. Travel, tourism share to qatars gdp to double by 2028. The last quarter of 2018 witnessed the transformation of qatar tourism authority into the qatar national. You are in qatar and want to enjoy and get to know the qatari desert in an optimal way and include all desert activities, from desert biking and camel rides to going deep into the desert, then this is the best option for you. Even though indian nationals remain qatars largest source of visitor arrivals, indian visitor arrivals were down 9% in the first six months of 2019 compared. Qatar plans multibillion dollar tourism investments the. However, annual visitor arrivals were negatively affected by political developments. Qatar airways group annual report 2017 more competition from european airlines that would be able to benefit from a liberalised and open market.
In the first five months of 2017, qatar witnessed a 7% increase in visitor arrivals. Qatars travel and tourism industry continued on the road to recovery in 2019 with it having suffered a. The gulf cooperation council gcc outbound travel market. Qatar tourism authority will become the national tourism council, and will report. This statistic shows inbound tourism in qatar from 20 to 2022. Purchase the travel in qatar country report as part of our travel market research for september 2019. The international trips were mainly split between europe 27% and asia 21%. These milestones helped grow the sector, whether in terms of the infrastructure or in terms of new projects that will boost the sector. Travel in qatar market research report euromonitor.
View the latest images and videos from our video library, giving you the opportunity to discover the beauty and tranquility of qatar in one place. In 20, the number of inbound tourists in qatar was one million. Sep 27, 2017 qatar launches new strategy for tourism development. Tourism is expected to play a greater role in qatars economy as the sectors share to the countrys gdp will be nearly qr3. Qatar on the path to recovery as it diversifies its offer.
Within the region, the gulf cooperation council gcc countries saudi arabia, united arab emirates, kuwait, bahrain, qatar and oman constitute all together about 60% of all outbound travel and about 75% of total international tourism expenditure from the middle east. Qatar is a highincome economy, backed by the worlds thirdlargest naturalgas reserves and oil reserves. This report gives overall performance of kenyas tourism sector in 2018 highlighting mainly. Tourism sector performance report 2018 kenya tourism board. Qatar airways is committed to productive talks with the goal of reaching a mutuallybeneficial agreement greater and more flexible market access. Research on tourism development in oildependent countries is still in its infancy arguably because the tourism sector itself is new in those countries. Qatar etc where afford able medical treatment may not be available. This single border has been problematic since may of 2017, when saudi arabia began a.