Articles tagged “doha”

Tourism

Doha Is Most Searched Destination on 2022 World Cup Interest

As football fans from around the world make a beeline to catch their favorite stars in action, Doha becomes the top trending destination. However, being the most geographically-compact World Cup host comes with its own set of challenges.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Tourism

Top Qatar Tourism Official on the World Cup as a Springboard for Future

As it prepares to host Middle East's first-ever FIFA World Cup, Qatar expects the event to offer unique marketing potential to place the destination firmly on the tourism map. But for a country whose pre-Covid arrivals stood at 2.1 million in 2019, a goal of 1.5 million tourists for the two months of the tournament sounds overly ambitious.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Tourism

Qatar World Cup Is Luring Latin American Fútbol Fans Ready to Travel

Travel agencies are busy deploying plans to help Latin American fans pay for flights and lodging for the FIFA World Cup in light of steep exchange rates. Those rabid fútbol fans are topping the global demand lists for tickets.

Paula Krizanovic, Skift | 2 years ago

Tourism

Qatar in Rush to Offer Enough Hotel Rooms for Soccer Fans Ahead of World Cup

World Cup 2022 is not far off, and Qatar has a lot riding on the event as a catalyst for tourism in the future. Not having enough hotel rooms to house visitors to Doha could be a disaster ahead of the showcase event.

Andrew Mills, Reuters | 2 years ago

Tourism

Doha Quickly Comes of Age Ahead of World Cup 2022

The World Cup is a forcing factor for an incredible amount of change in a short time for Doha. Qatar has succeeded in opening up a bit, bringing culture and hospitality front and center, and drawing from interesting global references. But as the country careens toward its deadline, it also needs to make sure the customer experience of getting into the country is up to standard.

Colin Nagy | 2 years ago

Airlines

Saudi Arabia and Qatar Agree to Open Airspace, Borders as Feud Nears End

The promised deal would benefit Qatar as it prepares to host the World Cup in 2022. Iran will lose, though. Qatar had rerouted some planes over Iran and paid that country for the use of its airspace.

Aziz El Yaakoubi and Steve Holland, Reuters | 3 years ago

Airlines

Can Qatar Airways’ New Plane Turn Doha Airport Into a Global Hub?

If Airbus meets production projections, this is aircraft is set up to give Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner a run for its money.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

How to join in the hotel-building boom in Doha, Qatar

Want to get you hotel property up and humming before the 2022 World Cup? Better start planning now.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Doha, Qatar is in the lead to land the next Angry Birds theme park

Roberto A. Ferdman, Quartz | 11 years ago