Qatar hopes to attract 1.2 million visitors

Organisers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar hope to attract 1.2 million tourists to the Gulf country, an official said, hosting them in traditional hotels and “innovative” accommodation.

“We hope that during the World Cup, more than 1.2 million visitors from around the world will attend,” Fatma al-Nuaimi, head of communications at the Supreme Committee that is organising the 2022 tournament, told AFP.

“They will not (all) be in the country at the same time, as the event extends over a period of 28 days.”