Where do you identify the main opportunities in the tourism sector as the economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Chairman, Al Faisal Holding: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2022
Interviews & Viewpoints | Nasser Al Khater, CEO, 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2022
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To what extent can the 2022 FIFA World Cup serve as a catalyst for the development of the Qatari arts and culture scene?
Chapter | Tourism, Culture & Sport from The Report: Qatar 2022
Travel and tourism was one of the hardest-hit sectors globally in 2020 and early 2021 as the Covid-19 pandemic swept around the world, and the situation in Qatar was no different. However, reflecting the gains made in the tourism industry in previous years, the opening months of 2020 saw a strong performance in terms of arrivals – so much so that when travel began to normalise in 2021, total...
Qatar is leveraging its resources to become a knowledge-based, diversified economy fuelled by a dynamic private sector. As such, the country is investing in strategic areas such as agriculture, services, and research and development to further move the economy away from its dependence on hydrocarbons and attract greater foreign direct investment.
A report published in November last year by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme and Accenture, has highlighted some of the challenges facing the global tourism industry when it comes to decarbonisation.