QATAR is embarking on tourism drive once again. Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) has launched a vibrant array of offers and activities for residents to enjoy during the summer holidays.
Through fruitful collaboration with its stakeholders, QNTC is developing attractive promotions and activations to strengthen the tourism industry and ancillary sectors such as retail, culture and hospitality, working to deliver a vibrant calendar of events throughout the year that reinforce Qatar’s position as a preferred tourist destination for families. The Qatar Summer Programme will be offered in collaboration with QNTC’s partners from across the public and private sectors, including hospitality, Qatar Museums and United Development Company (UDC), among others. A host of exciting hospitality deals, outdoor experiences and activities centred around fashion, arts and culture are in store for people of all ages and interests.
To celebrate summer, QNTC has partnered with hotels to bring residents a wide range of staycation packages and other hospitality deals at more than 40 establishments across the country. Late last month, Qatar National Tourism Council, in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health, launched the first phase of the “Qatar Clean” program in all hotels across the country. The first stage focuses on protecting the safety of hospitality workers and guests by setting standards for sterilization and disinfection that all hotel establishments must adhere to.
It complies with MoPH guidelines on reducing the spread of COVID-19 and further complements independent measures already being undertaken by hotels. Hotels meeting the requirements will be certified “Qatar Clean”, assuring the public that they are able to provide a safe experience for guests.
QNTC Secretary-General and Group Chief Executive of Qatar Airways, H E Akbar Al Baker, said: “We are pleased to launch the Qatar Clean program and delighted by the support we have received from the Ministry of Public Health. We are confident that this will engender trust in safe tourism in Qatar. The Qatar Clean program is one of many initiatives by QNTC, in collaboration with our partners, to help the sector welcome back visitors; first from Qatar, and when conditions allow, from the rest of the world.”
During the Doha Forum Plenary session in December last year, H E Al Baker had stated: “Tourism is an important sector not only in terms of tangible economic impact, but also for building bridges of understanding between peoples and changing deeply-rooted misperceptions. We are proud of the role tourism and aviation has played in creating more awareness and understanding of our country, and of the policy of openness which has made us the most welcoming country in the Middle East.”
