Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are now driving the GCC’s outbound travel growth, with Qatar and Oman also experiencing remarkable rises as regional aviation capacity and tourism investments accelerate, according to new traveller insights released by Dragonpass.
Minor Hotels has announced the appointment of Adam Harvey as Commercial Director, overseeing five of the group’s properties in Qatar — Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara, Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels by Tivoli, Al Najada Hotel by Tivoli, Al Najada Hotel Apartments by Oaks, and Souq Al Wakra Hotel by Tivoli.
Dukhan Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock, to provide the Qatari market with Sharia-compliant strategic products and solutions.
Travelex, a foreign exchange brand, has unveiled a fleet of mobile currency exchange kiosks in the two newly unveiled Concourses, D & E, at Hamad International Airport, making it the first airport in the region to offer fully mobile, dual-sided FX kiosks.
Doha Design District (DDD), in partnership with Msheireb Properties, has announced the grand opening of the first international showroom of iconic British brand Liberty Home in the Qatari capital, thus marking a new chapter for unique interiors design in the region.
Visit Qatar has unveiled a dynamic new campaign celebrating the nation’s vibrant year-round calendar of cultural, sporting, and entertainment events.
Meeza, Qatar’s leading data centre and managed IT services provider, has signed a major agreement with a global hyperscaler and cloud service provider, to provide 6 megawatts of data centre services in the first phase.
Qatar Tourism reported strong growth in 2025, with over 3.5 million international visitors by September, a 2.2% increase from 2024. The GCC contributed 36%, followed by Europe (25%) and Asia/Oceania (22%). Air arrivals constituted 60% of total entries.
Qatar and the US have written to EU heads of state expressing concern over the bloc's corporate sustainability rules and their potential impact on liquefied natural gas exports, a statement from QatarEnergy showed.
Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways are launching codeshare flights to 19 destinations, starting October 26, 2025. Kenya Airways customers can book flights from Nairobi to Doha and beyond, while Qatar Airways customers access eight destinations in Kenya. Sales begin on October 21.
