Al -Jaber: Shedding light on excellence stories by honoring individuals and institutions
Mayaki: The initiative is based on confidence and common values
Qatar Tourism announced the launch of the third edition of its special award for the year 2025, and the application has been opened through the platform allocated to the award, provided that the deadline for receiving the requests is on August 7. The Qatar Tourism Award, launched by Qatar Tourism in cooperation with the World Tourism Organization, aims to honor individuals and companies in the tourism and hospitality sectors in Qatar, in appreciation of their distinguished contributions to enhancing the standards of excellence in service.
This initiative, which enters its third year, continues to expand its scope and aspirations, as it is a long -term project that celebrates exceptional performance and encourages positive competition in the sector. The Qatar Tourism Award aims to honor those who prove their continuous distinction in their fields, by providing high -quality services and making exceptional experiments for residents and visitors.
The initial classification of this year’s requests will be in cooperation between Qatar for Tourism and the World Tourism Organization, and the final evaluation task will be assigned to a prominent jury that includes a group of local and international experts, and its formation will be officially announced next June to ensure full transparency with all applicants.
This year’s version includes two new branches of the award: “The Best Landyer of the Year”, which honors a general manager that showed an exceptional leadership and innovation in hotel management; And “the head of the leading guest service for this year”, which is granted to a prominent person from one of the five -star hotels in Qatar who embody the service centered around the guest and are distinguished by their local experience.
Promote excellence standards
In his speech during the press conference, Mr. Omar Al -Jaber, Head of the Tourism Development Sector in Qatar for Tourism, said: “The Qatar Tourism Award is an initiative that we are proud of and we continue to highlight the stories of excellence by honoring individuals and institutions who contribute to enhancing the standards of excellence in the tourism sector. We are proud to renew the strategic partnership with the World Tourism Organization, as it gives credibility and reliability to all stages of the award. Through the expertise of the institution and its internationally approved standards, we guarantee that this copy is managed according to the highest international standards in terms of transparency and accuracy.
He added: «The evaluation mechanism has been developed more accurately and detailed in the previous version, as we continue to cooperate with the World Tourism Organization in order to ensure both parties to provide what is better for our beloved country Qatar and in an effort to ensure full transparency with all the prize presenters. The final evaluation task will also be assigned to a prominent jury that includes a group of local and international experts.
Obligation to excellence and transparency
“With the launch of the third edition of the Qatar Tourism Awards, we confirm our commitment to excellence, transparency and international best practices. These prizes celebrate the pioneers who make the story of tourism in Qatar – from chefs who re -present local flavors in innovative methods, to reception staff who create unforgettable experiences, up to innovators who use technology to provide a smarter and smoother travel experience. Each nomination tells a story of dedication, and has the ability to form the future of tourism not only in Qatar, but worldwide. We at the World Tourism Organization are proud of our partnership with Qatar in this initiative, which is based on trust, common values and continuous pursuit of progress. ”
Prize winners forum
As part of this year’s program, Qatar Tourism has also announced the launch of the “Qatar Tourism Prize winners”, a new platform aimed at enhancing interaction between the winners of the previous sessions and the Qatar Tourism Command.
The winners of the third edition of the Qatar Tourism Award will be announced next November, at a huge ceremony. The winners will have extensive promotional opportunities through Qatar Tourism and Visit QATAR platforms, as well as the priority of care and support opportunities, as part of the continuous support of Qatar for tourism to its partners in the sector. The applicants in the category of “cooking experiments” also advise registration in the “Qatar taste” initiative, in confirmation of Qatar’s commitment to tourism to the quality of service in all areas of the sector.
D. Buthaina Al -Janahi: An incentive to upgrade the experience of visitors to the highest levels
D. Buthaina Al -Janahi, First Director of the Media and Communication at “Visit QATAR” The third edition of the Qatar Tourism Award reflects the interest in promoting the State of Qatar as a leading tourist destination in the region and enhancing the quality of tourism facilities and motivating them to continue to improve the experience of the tourist or the international visitor to the highest levels.
D. Al -Janahi in press statements that this version of the award is characterized by the addition of two new categories: the director of the General Hotel, and the distinguished personality in the services of the guests, to reach the collection of awards to about 38 awards, which enhances competition between the participants and raises the quality of the hospitality and tourism sector in the State of Qatar.
And by discussing the partnership with the United Nations Tourism Authority, she said: “The partnership with the United Nations in the award confirms the importance of the award and the quality of evaluation criteria. Where the State of Qatar has become an example in the tourism sector at the regional and global levels, which indicates the prestigious international position on the map of global tourism and also enhances the partnership from the credibility and status of the award at the local and international levels.
Regarding the demand to participate in this year’s edition of the award, Dr. Buthaina Al -Janahi said that the award has become a great reputation in the tourism and hospitality sector and among the community members expected that the demand for last year will exceed with wide participation, especially with the increase in the number of categories of the award, in addition to that the award gives the winners additional competitive advantages and enhances professional competence, which is reflected in their presence in the sector. Also, the stages of registration for the Qatar Tourism Award have been officially launched and joint evaluation committees will choose the winners, and its members will be announced during the month of June.