Qatar’s international arrivals up by 19% in the first half of 2022 compared to full year 2021

  • Date: 06-Aug-2022
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Qatar
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Qatar’s international arrivals up by 19% in the first half of 2022 compared to full year 2021

- June 2022 welcomed 149 k visitors, marking the highest visitation to Qatar in the summer month in the last 5 years

- Qatar ended the winter cruise season (Dec’21-Jun’22) with 101 k cruise passengers

- Positive rebound in room demand with 3.1 M rooms sold in H1 2022, close to pre-pandemic levels

- Hotel revenues surge past H1 2021

Qatar’s tourism sector continues to witness a strong recovery with more than 729,000 international visitors choosing Qatar as a destination in the first half of 2022, marking a 19% increase compared to the full year of 2021.

Qatar witnessed robust international visitation in June 2022, with 149,ooo visitors, marking the highest visitation in the summer month in the last 5 years. 34% of the total visitors entered by Land (51,ooo), 6% by Sea (10,ooo), and 59% by Air (88,000) via Qatar’s Hamad International Airport, which was recently voted the World’s Best Airport by Skytrax for the second year in a row.

Regional markets delivered impressive tourism volumes, as the most significant inbound markets to Qatar in June are KSA (26%), India (10%), USA (5%), Oman (5%), UK (4%), UAE (4%) and Kuwait (4%).

The month of June also marked the end of Qatar’s winter cruise season, which