Qatar to see highest ever tourist arrivals in 2024

Doha, Qatar: Qatar is on track to log the highest ever tourist numbers this year, having already welcomed nearly 3.3 million visitors in first eight m...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar is on track to log the highest ever tourist numbers this year, having already welcomed nearly 3.3 million visitors in first eight months of the year.

Last year, Qatar welcomed more than four million visitors, the highest figure at the time. The first eight months of 2024 saw 3.284 million people visiting the country, a 26 percent increase from the same period last year.

Industry experts estimate the 2024 total visitors number to be around 4.5 million, and will rise further to 4.9 million by 2025.

August 2024 saw 328,000 visitors, up 24 percent from 264,000 in August 2023. The visitor numbers are usually higher in the last quarter of the year due to pleasant weather conditions.      

Saudi Arabia remains the top source country, contributing 0.943 million visitors this year so far. It is followed by India which contributed 262,000 visitors, while Bahrain stood third with 150,000 visitors.