Doha: Four months into post-World Cup Qatar 2022, visitors are keen to explore the cultural attractions and contemporary infrastructure of the country, according to travel industry officials.

The Peninsula spoke to several travel experts to comprehend the sector’s outlook in 2023 and how Qatar will target strong inbound leisure activities.

“The local tourism sector will continue to face a positive outlook as Qatar Tourism Authority continues with their efforts to offer an array of activities and events even after the World Cup, which aims to target both local residents and inbound tourists,” Lourdes Dolor, Marketing Manager at Darwish Travel Company, said.

Expounding on the wide range of package deals the firm offers, Dolor said his company "couldn’t be more proud to work with Qatar Tourism in promoting all the local events happening around Qatar by offering inbound tourism activities to our clients as well as staycation packages to Qatar residents, especially for the upcoming Eid holidays.”

“Various activities such as dhow boat cruising, sand dune bashing, attraction tickets, etc. start at QR150, while we offer staycation packages starting at QR550 for families,” she added.

Qatar grew stronger in terms of tourism-related activities in 2023. The country is poised to be one of the most-visited leisure destinations in the GCC, and officials say the World Cup has put Qatar on the world map.

Ahmed Atta, Sales and Marketing Manager at Victoria Travels, said: “The country’s successful hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2022 is expected to bring an influx of tourists eager to discover the cultural heritage, natural attractions, and modern infrastructures of Qatar.”

While the travel agents in Qatar continue to remark on the list of bookings and entries to the country, Atta highlighted: “Such a large increase in tourist numbers will contribute significantly to the growth and success of the tourism industry, with the added benefit of new hotels, amusements parks, and other tourist conveniences furthering the economic prosperity of the country.”

Recently, Doha was ranked in the top ten safest tourism destinations according to a survey by ‘Get Licensed’, a UK-based security training platform.

In addition to that, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 won the best tourism sports festival award by the Arab Union for Tourist Media.

The country has been optimistic about adding an immense number of visitors in the coming years as Qatar witnessed over two million tourists in November and December during the FIFA World Cup 2022.

During the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries held in Qatar last month, Berthold Trenkel, Chief Operating Officer at Qatar Tourism, said that the country anticipates six million visitors per year by 2030.

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