Qashar welcomes 2.6m visitors to H1 2025 as tourism adds more than $ 15BN to GDP
The Qatar Tourism Sector continued its strong pressure in the first part of 2025, which attracted more than 2.6m tourists between January and June – 3 percent of the recent Qatar Tourism.
Visitors from the Gulf Coope Council (GCC) countries who make up 36 percent of the arrival, followed by Europe (26 percent), Asia and Oceania (4 percent), and 7 percent from Arab countries.
Arriving was divided across the air (57 percent), land (33 percent), the sea (9 percent), indicates the success of a plan for access to jatar.
Qatar Tourism Boom
Hotels have received a standard 7% of the perpetrators, with a 5.23m Hotel Nights for sale – an increase of 7 percent from H1 2024.
The Sad Bin Ali Al Khrji chairman of Qatar Tourism and has visited Qatar questions, said the results reflect the success of the country to set up tourism as important economic emotions 2030.
In 2024, Qatar Tourism sector donated QR55BN ($ 15.1BN) to the GDP, representing 8 percent of the economy – an increase of 14 percent from 2023.
This keeps the country from meeting its tourism plan 2030 The GDP’s GDP target target share 10-12 percent.
In the first part of 2025, visit the Qatar and wrap the countries of many countries, including:
- “Times Designed for You” Summer Campaign GCC and Global audience
- Promotional film and David Beckham shows treasures, cultures, attractions of modern, and natural sites
- Improved by extended highlights in marketing markets such as UK, USA, South Africa, China and Australia
These campaigns are accompanied by large events such as Qatar Toy Fast (more than 130,000 visitors, 12 percent of the DAH’s year, and the attractive sharware tourism.
The second half of the year will see the country host the full calendar, including:
- 2025/2026 Introduction in November – Following record 87 Cruise Ship Calls and over 360,000 passengers at the last time
- T100 Triathlon World Championship Finals in Doha
- FIFA Arab Cond 2025
- Grand Prix 2025
- Tourism awards 2025
- The launch of Michelin Guide Dha 2026
CEO Visit Qatulazi Ali Al Mawlawi said: “Our success in the first half of 2025 shows strong reading and raising growing markets in Qatar tourist markets.
“We attract other tourists for a different combination of large events, international campaigns, and new tourism products that care for different interests.
“We will continue to invest in these areas and submit efforts that confirm the Qatar position as a global assertor, providing residents and landscape tours each year.”
In various strategies, various events, and a recording boat and air travel, the GCC nation sets as a universal universe that beats the same true authenticity.
