Qatar sees 231.5% rise in tourists in April

The Qatari tourism sector saw the number of visitors grow 231.5 percent year over year, bringing the total number in April 2023 to about 324,374 visitors.The figure was 25.1 percent on a monthly basis, compared to the same month in 2022, while the sector recorded a monthly decline of 25.1 percent, compared to March 2023. In its report, the Planning and Statistics Authority said the highest number of visitors came from Europe at 46 percent. As for visitors by type of port, the visitors via Air made up the highest percentage with 53 percent of the total number of visitors. (QNA)