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Doha, Qatar: Qatar continues to see record tourist numbers this year, having already welcomed more than 3.6 million visitors so far. According to s...
Doha, Qatar: Qatar continues to see record tourist numbers this year, having already welcomed more than 3.6 million visitors so far.
According to statistics released by Qatar Tourism, the country saw 3.599 million visitors in first three quarters of 2024. This is 26.1 percent more than the numbers in the same period last year.
Qatar logged the highest ever figure of four million visitors in 2023, up from 2.56 million in 2022, the World Cup year. The visitor numbers have been witnessing strong growth for the last few years. The trend has continued after the slump in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
September 2024 saw 315,000 visitors, up 27 percent from 247,000 in Septmeber 2023.
Industry experts estimate the total number of visitors in 2024 to be around 4.5 million, and rise further to 4.9 million by 2025. The visitor number are usually higher in the last quarter of the year due to pleasant weather conditions.
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