Qatar Airways on Monday said that it will be adding a new flight destination - Duqm in Oman, to its operational roster before the end of 2019.

Talking to Times of Oman at the media roundtable with Qatar Airways on Monday, Akbar Al Baker, Group Executive Officer (GCEO) of Qatar Airways announced the new flight destination in Oman.

'We will be launching another destination in Oman that is Duqm before the end of this year,” Baker said.

'We started flying two daily flights to Muscat"...

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IT was a beehive of activities at the Oxygen Park in Education City as hundreds of people thronged the venue to attend the tenth edition of Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF).
Visitors had more than 150 food and beverage offerings to choose from.
The festival has three dedicated areas including O1 for the main course specialties and centre stage; O2 for children-friendly foods and activities; and O3 for cafes and light food.
Besides, the festival featured an array of cultural performances,"...

Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) is gearing up to host a new mind-blowing themed festival, titled; ‘Aspire Wonderland Festival’. Scheduled to take place around the shores of Aspire’s lake, from March 26-30.
As the sun sets, Aspire Wonderland Festival will astonish AZF’s visitors as it will feature animated fantasy characters. It will entail an imaginary gateway to the world of fantasy and folk tales with the use of state-of-the-art lighting techniques. Adult’s childhood memories will be revived,"...

Doha: Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF) marked its 10th anniversary with a festive opening ceremony showcasing culinary excellence and cultural performances yesterday at Oxygen Park in Education City.

H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice-Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation; H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson Qatar Museums; and Akbar Al Baker, Secretary-General of Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) and Group"...

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With just two weeks to go for the new National Museum of Qatar’s (NMoQ) opening on March 28, 2019, Qatar Museums (QM) launched an emotive social media campaign with some of Qatar’s most prominent personalities welcoming visitors to the museum.
The start of the campaign was marked with a welcome video featuring HE Dr Hamad bin Abdul Aziz al Kawari, member of QM’s Board of Trustees, who said: “Qatar is a country with a rich past and heritage. Throughout the ages we have faced many challenges"...

Doha
Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) made its debut at Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition (MITT) 2019 this week, leading a Qatari delegation of hotels, local Destination Management Companies (DMCs) and other industry partners.
The annual B2B event continues until March 14 (today).
The delegation’s participation is part of QNTC’s efforts to expand Qatar’s presence in the Russian market, a year after the opening of a QNTC representative office in Moscow.
The"...

Doha
MGallery, a storied collection of hotels, has marked the brand’s debut in Qatar with the much-anticipated Alwadi Hotel Doha.
The hotel was inaugurated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the presence of French Ambassador to Qatar HE Franck Gellet, Msheireb Properties Board Member (developer and owner of the hotel) Engineer Saad Ebrahim al Muhannadi, Acting CEO of Msheireb Properties Ali al Kuwari, CEO Accor, Middle East & Africa Mark Willis and General Manager of Alwadi Hotel Doha Dominic Arel....

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To celebrate the official opening of Mandarin Oriental, Doha, centrally located in Msheireb Downtown Doha, the hotel’s personalised signature fan was unveiled on Saturday by Hassan Abdulrahman al Ibrahim, assistant secretary-general of Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC), Ali al Kuwari, acting chief executive officer of Msheireb Properties, Jill Kluge, chief marketing officer of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, and Martin Schnider, general manager of Mandarin Oriental, Doha.
Every Mandarin Oriental"...

Qatar Museums has announced an expansive spring exhibition programme, drawing on collaborations organised as part of the Years of Culture initiative, as well as its own institutions.

Three major exhibitions will open this month, adding to an already exciting calendar with the upcoming opening of the National Museum of Qatar on March 28.

Mathaf: The Arab Museum of Modern"...

Doha: Akbar Al Baker, Secretary-General of Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) and Group Chief Executive of Qatar Airways, inaugurated yesterday the Qatar pavilion at ITB Berlin in presence of Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Federal Republic of Germany. ITB is the world’s leading trade show taking place in German capital until March 10.

The Qatar pavilion in ITB Berlin is spread over 222sqm"...