Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) made a debut at ITB China 2019 held in Shanghai from May 15 to 17. The Qatar pavilion showcased a strong delegation of leading private sector partners, including Qatar Airways, destination management companies and other hospitality suppliers.
“China is a key source market for us and we hope to continue building this relationship. In 2018, we saw significant growth in the number of Chinese visitors to Qatar with over 62,000 visitors in 2018, we saw 38 per cent growth from the previous year,” QNTC Chief Marketing Officer Rashed Al Qurese said.
The delegation’s participation is part of QNTC’s efforts to shed light on Qatar’s unique experiences and promote the country as a tourism destination among travel professionals and tourism industry leaders in China. QNTC has received multiple accolades while representing Qatar in leading tourism conferences around the world.
Following its participation in ITB Berlin 2019 in March, QNTC received the ‘Top Destination Ranking in the Middle East for 2019’ by German magazine fvw, which ranks destinations based on the number of German tourists received.