The lifting of the three-year blockade on Qatar is likely to boost the travel and hospitality sectors in the Gulf state, with flight and hotel searches picking up over the last several days, according to a new report.
One of the biggest developments was the resumption of flights to Qatar from countries like the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
“The last few weeks have shown a steep incline in [global flight] search volumes inbound to Qatar,” travel research and marketing consultancy Sojern said in its latest analysis.
“The newly restored diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar appear to have shown a positive light on travel intent, and intra-regional travel shows very early signs of picking up,” said Sojern, which has access to real-time traveller audiences and visibility into global travel demand.
On 4 February 2021, the 17th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup™ officially kicked off in Qatar, with…
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The Arab states of the Persian Gulf are the seven Arab states which border the Persian Gulf, namely Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).This excludes the non-Arab state of Iran. All of these nations except Iraq are part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
