Qatar Tourism announces highest number of visitors in July since 2017 – The Peninsula

Qatar Tourism announces highest number of visitors in July since 2017 – The Peninsula

Doha: With a packed summer calendar and festivities throughout Eid, Qatar welcomed 151,000 international arrivals in July 2022, the highest recorded number of visitors in the summer month since 2017.

GCC markets contributed 62% to the total number of arrivals in July 2022, with visitors from Saudi Arabia taking up a leading stake (43%), followed by India (7%), Oman (6%), Kuwait (4%), Bahrain (5%), UAE (4%), USA (3%), and the UK (3%).

With neighbouring countries only a few hours' drive away, the latest tourism performance figures show growing popularity of arrivals by land, with 55% of all visitors choosing to visit Qatar by crossing the Abu Samra border. The border with Saudi Arabia recently expanded to accommodate the crossing of 24,800 cars a day, helping to further ease Qatar's accessibility by land. Arrivals by air stood at 45%, while 1% of visitors arrived by sea.

July in Qatar was filled with family-friendly shows, held in time for Eid Al Adha and beyond. Visitors enjoyed an array of indoor entertainment and diverse experience offerings such as the free-to-watch 'Summer Festival' at Doha Festival City and the 'African Circus' at Mall of Qatar. As part of its 'Summer in Qatar' campaign, Qatar Tourism, along with