
Qatar’s tourism ambition becomes reality
Gulf Times
Qatar’s tourism ambition becomes reality
There were 5.1mn foreign visitors to Qatar in 2025, the annual report by Qatar Tourism has shown, confirming impressive growth in the tourism industry, a key part of a strategic commitment to diversify the economy. At the start of the 2020s there were around 2mn visitors a year, and a policy commitment was set to attract 6mn annually by 2030. At the time, it appeared to be an optimistic target, so to attract more than 5mn by 2025 is a creditable achievement. In late 2022 and early 2023, a strengthening dollar was a factor making visits to the Gulf more expensive for tourists. Since then, there has been the election of Donald Trump to the US Presidency and a policy of a weaker dollar. Furthermore, tight restrictions on visa applications by many western countries for visitors from Asia have boosted the appeal of Gulf states.













