Eid Festivals coming to Qatar
After the big success for last year’s “ Eyes on Qatar” festivals, and with a refreshed identity and enhanced entertainment offerings, Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has announced the launch of the “Eid Festivals”.
The “Eid Festivals” will revolve around a family-friendly hub of edutainment activities, world-class shows and exciting international performances taking place throughout Doha and Al Khor.
All the malls in Qatar will be part of the festival celebrations, where the visitors will enjoy the activities running in these malls while they are enjoying their shopping.
QTA has extended the celebrations paths to reach The Pearl, where the children can enjoy the face painting and the magic balloon. The Lusail International Circuit for Shooting, Racing Club, and Equestrian Club will open to visitors to enjoy the celebrations.
“There is now much more to see and do in Qatar than ever before,” said Mr. Issa Al Muhanadi, QTA’s Chairman.
“It is our task at Qatar Tourism Authority to offer residents and tourists alike a wide range of events and attractions, in addition to positioning Qatar as a world class tourism hub for business, leisure, culture, education and sport."
Qatar has witnessed an increase in the number of tourists visiting from the region.
The figures show that the total number of tourists from GCC countries grew by 13% and that tourists from the world have increased up by 10% last year.
81 hotels in 2012 offered a total of 13,407 rooms, achieving 60% occupancy rates.
During the first quarter of 2013, hotel occupancy has increased to 68% , even though there was an increase in the number of hotels in Doha.
Comparing May this year with May last year, the occupancy of the hotel rooms has increased to be 15.5% , even though the hotel number increased to 87 hotel, as a total number.
