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Doha: Visitors from the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) countries made up the highest number of tourist in Qatar in August, according to the latest issue of the Planning and Statistics Authority Monthly Statistics.
The statistics report disclosed that the total number of inbound visitors reached about 148,000, recording a monthly decrease of 1.6% (compared to July 2022) and an annual increase of 138.3% (compared to August 2021).
The highest number of visitors was from the GCC countries at 59%. As for visitors by type of port, the visitors via Air make up the highest percentage with 50% of the total number of visitors.
Meanwhile, the PSA report stated that the total number of registered new vehicles during August 2022 has reached 8,830 new vehicles. On the other hand, traffic accidents cases without counting the accidents without injuries, was put at 685 traffic cases, showing a monthly increase of 8.9% and an annual increase by 22.1%.