tourism Archives

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Report: To woo tourists, GCC should offer its own ’Schengen’ visa

Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Qatar Museums As Gulf countries including Qatar try to increase their visitor numbers in the coming years, they’d do well to look east, toward India…

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Business

Hoteliers: Strategy to woo more visitors to Qatar urgently needed

Speaking during a panel discussion at the recent Hotelier Qatar Hospitality Summit, representatives from the Grand Hyatt, Intercontinental and the Four Seasons said that their hotels were all experiencing a significant drop in business.

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Opinion
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Qatar is one of the most attractive countries in the region for tourism

Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Ziad Hunesh/Flickr Qatar has the second most competitive economy in the region when it comes to travel and tourism, a new report from the…

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News

New app invites you to take a journey through Qatar

A group of young women from Qatar have designed a new app to help residents and visitors figure out what to do in Qatar, and includes information about everything from forts and beaches to mosques, parks and museums.

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Qatar’s first shopping festival to kick off Jan. 7

Photo for illustrative purposes only. Credit: Pixabay A month-long shopping festival that includes various discounts, live concerts, stand-up comedy shows and even a Broadway musical will open in Qatar early next…

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Doha Exhibition Center to be redeveloped into ‘entertainment city’

2015 Qatar Summer Festival at the DEC. Credit: Chantelle D’mello/Doha News Qatar’s economy ministry has invited tenders on a new project to convert a former convention center near Katara Cultural…

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News

Qatar to hold its first shopping festival next year

The Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) said that the event is part of a strategy "to grow and diversify Qatar’s tourism offering, particularly in the area of family and urban entertainment."

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News

First Qatar to Bahrain ferry service to launch next year

The new service will include two return trips a day from Al Ruwais port in northern Qatar to Khalifa bin Salman port in Bahrain and will take commercial as well as personal vehicles.

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Business

Cut prices and offer inventive eating options, Qatar hotels told

More than a third of all hotel rooms in Qatar are predicted to sit empty by the end of this year, according to US-based Colliers International.

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