Qatar plans to liberalize its hospitality industry to build on the record number of tourists thronging the nation since it hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2022. “We will try to liberate the hospitality sector and remove any obstacles,” Saad bin Ali Al Kharji, the chairman of Qatar tourism, said in an interview in Dubai last week. “We have many restrictions on hotels regarding operating hours and licensing,” he said.
The Persian Gulf nation’s tourism industry has defied predictions of a hard landing after the quadrennial tournament on which it splurged more than $300 billion. It welcomed four million visitors in 2023, a 39% increase over the World Cup year.
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