Qatar’s inbound visitors see 183.5% annual increase in March: PSA

Qatar’s inbound visitors see 183.5% annual increase in March: PSA

Qatar's two- and one-star hotels witnessed improved rooms' yield this March on higher occupancy, as visitor arrivals surged, according to the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA).

The total number of inbound visitors was 433,000 in March, going up by 183.5% compared to the same month in 2022, and by 11.3% compared to February this year, the 111th issue of the PSA's Qatar Monthly Statistics bulletin showed.

The visitor arrivals from the GCC were 164,410 or 38% of the total; followed by Europe with 114,681 or 26%; other Asia (including Oceania) with 85,234 or 20%; other Arab countries with 35,020 or 8%; the Americas with 26,567 or 6%; and other African countries with 7,202 or 2%.

As for visitors by type of port, those coming by air made up the highest numbers with 47% of the total number of visitors, QNA reported.

Visitor arrivals from the GCC countries increased 212% and 12.4% on a yearly and monthly basis, respectively, in March 2023.

In the case of visitors from Europe, it soared 205.8% on an annualised basis this March but shrank 5.2% month-on-month.

Visitors from other Asian countries (including Oceania) rose 130.6% and 19.3% on an annualised and monthly basis respectively this March.

The visitor arrivals from other Arab