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Sector statistics
Populated every quarter, detailed statistics and tourism performance data on visitor arrivals and hotel occupancy in Qatar can be found here.
Despite the continued border closures through Q1 2021 and the resultant significant declines in visitor arrivals, Qatar’s hospitality sector has fared exceptionally well throughout; particularly with a continuous uplift across each month in the first quarter of 2021.
Despite the pandemic, Qatar’s hospitality sector fared very well compared to its global peers. Doha had the 6th highest occupancy rate in the world in 2020, as well as the lowest decline in RevPAR compared with key global cities.
Qatar welcomed 2.136 million visitors in 2019, representing an increase of 17% compared to the same period in 2018. Visitation from nationals of all regions of the world grew significantly.
