Visitor arrivals to Qatar up 12% in the first nine months of 2019

Qatar's Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics reported (04-Nov-2019) the following visitor arrival statistics for the nine months ended Sep-2019:

• Visitor arrivals: 1.5 million, +12.4% year-on-year;
  
  • By market:
    
    • Gulf Cooperation Council states: 170,015;
    • Other Arab countries: 107,458;
    • Africa: 32,963;
    • Asia Pacific: 585,606;
    • Europe: 457,371;
    • Americas: 139,240;
• Visitor arrivals by air: 1.4 million, +8.6%. [more - original PR]