Philip Dickinson
Doha: Qatar Tourism (QT) announced the launch of a multi-city tour across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to showcase Qatar’s dynamic and rapidly expanding array of opportunities to the country’s most eminent hospitality operators.
In partnership with Qatar Airways, QT will lead a 14-strong delegation of Qatar’s finest hotels and destination management companies (DMCs) on the three-city tour of the Kingdom.
The delegation, which includes representatives from the Ritz-Carlton Sharq Village, Banana Island Resort Doha and Discover Qatar, among others, aims to bring the major players of Saudi Arabia’s tourism industry up to speed on the growth of Qatar’s hospitality offering.
The roadshow will be held in Riyadh on August 28 at the Hyatt Regency Riyadh, Jeddah on August 30 at the Movenpick Hotel and Dammam on September 1 at the Movenpick Al Khobar. All three events will run from around 6.30pm to 10pm AST.
As Qatar prepares to welcome more than one million visitors during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, infrastructure and hospitality developments continue to take place at a rapid pace. In addition, Qatar continues to prove a popular destination for Saudi Arabian visitors, with the Kingdom taking up the leading position in all international arrivals to Qatar.
Commenting on the roadshow, Philip Dickinson, who leads International Markets at Qatar Tourism said: “We are delighted to embark on this roadshow with our valued partners at Qatar Airways. As the first Arab nation to host a FIFA World Cup tournament, there is a real sense of excitement, growth, and opportunity in the air in Qatar. And as our recent visitor figures can attest, our neighbours in the GCC — particularly Saudi Arabia — are flocking to witness the sheer scale of change happening on their doorsteps. We cannot wait to bring the very best of Qatari hospitality to our wonderful friends in the Kingdom.”
Qatar Airways currently operates more than 100 weekly flights to five key cities in Saudi Arabia. The recent resumption of operation to Qassim and the additional four flights to Riyadh, bringing up total frequency to 20 weekly flights, is part of the state-owned airline’s ongoing efforts to expand its services in Saudi Arabia and meet the growing inbound and outbound travel demand ensuring more choices and seamless connectivity to its passengers.
Passengers flying from and to Saudi Arabia will enjoy seamless connectivity to over 150 destinations within the airline’s extensive global network in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas via the World’s Best Airport, Hamad International Airport. Passengers can also enjoy the airline’s newly integrated rewards currency, Avios, providing them even greater opportunities to accumulate points and leverage exciting innovations in redeeming their rewards.
