Qatar’s hospitality sector remains resilient

Doha: Qatar s hospitality industry continues to show a healthy recovery and event driven resilience, according to the newly released Q2 2025 Hotel Per...

Doha: Qatar’s hospitality industry continues to show a healthy recovery and event-driven resilience, according to the newly released Q2 2025 Hotel Performance Index (K-HPI) from KPMG Qatar, yesterday.

The index reveals that despite the absence of mega-events like the FIFA World Cup, Qatar’s hotel sector is stabilising at performance levels higher than pre-COVID benchmarks.

The K-HPI, which uses Q1 2019 as its baseline (Index = 100), evaluates performance across all key accommodation categories from 1-star hotels to 5-star properties, as well as deluxe and standard hotel apartments.

By Q2 2025, the index stood at 118.8, confirming that the sector remains 18.8 percent above its pre-pandemic benchmark.

“This tells us that Qatar’s tourism economy is becoming less reliant on rare mega-events and more grounded in consistent regional demand and repeat visitation,” said Mariem Faridh, a Doha-based hospitality analyst at Gulf Hospitality Insights.