COUNTDOWN TO THE QATAR WORLD CUP 2022
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Qatar Operational Impact Report: January 2021
Executive Summary
Regional Stability
- Regional blockade of Qatar ends: travel will be significantly easier between GCC countries and flight times will be reduced as airspace opens, regional distrust and resentment will remain.
- Risk of conflict remains LOW: despite the assassination of Fakhrizadeh and the retaliatory proxy attack on Saudi ship and rocket attack on US Embassy in Baghdad, long-standing foreign policy differences remain most likely source of tensions
Health Services
- Health risks remain MODERATE
- No increase in positive test rate means continued gradual relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions even before vaccine programme has begun;
- UK, US not yet on ‘green list’.
Business Environment
- Update to Law No 24 intended to improve foreign investor confidence
- Will be easier for foreign-owned businesses to bid on projects in Qatar.
WC 2022 Event Infrastructure
- Progress on Infrastructure: fourth stadium inaugurated on schedule
Accommodation
- Accommodation capacity still assessed as weak.
Qatar INSIGHT reports
Nuanced local reports covering: medical, accommodation, travel & logistics, culture and society
Accommodation and Booking
Accommodation arrangements will be a key component of any trip to the FIFA World Cup 2022. World Cups 2010, 2014 and 2018 all welcomed between 3M and 3.5M visitors each. Current attendance projections in use by the Supreme Committee for Legacy and Delivery range from 2.5M to 7M attendees. Given that the current Qatari population is 2.8M, even the most conservative projections will entail an effective doubling of the population. This will clearly place severe strain on the infrastructure of the country and in particular, accommodation…
Accommodation arrangements will be a key component of any trip to the FIFA World Cup 2022. World Cups 2010, 2014 and 2018 all welcomed between 3M and 3.5M visitors each. Current attendance projections in use by the Supreme Committee for Legacy and Delivery range from 2.5M to 7M attendees. Given that the current Qatari population is 2.8M, even the most conservative projections will entail an effective doubling of the population. This will clearly place severe strain on the infrastructure of the country and in particular, accommodation.
Qatar Country Overview
The name ‘Qatar’ (قطر) has several possible derivations but has variously been attributed to the Catharrei, the inhabitants of the peninsular, as described by Pliny the Elder in the first century AD or else from a map produced by Claudius Ptolemy which labeled the peninsular as Catara. Despite this ancient origins, the date of the founding of the modern State of Qatar is arguably 03 September, 1971, when the United Kingdom formally ceded control of Qatar’s defence and foreign policy…
The name ‘Qatar’ (قطر) has several possible derivations but has variously been attributed to the Catharrei, the inhabitants of the peninsular, as described by Pliny the Elder in the first century AD or else from a map produced by Claudius Ptolemy which depicted labeled the peninsular as Catara. Despite this ancient origins, the date of the founding of the modern State of Qatar is arguably 03 September, 1971, when the United Kingdom formally ceded control of Qatar’s defence and foreign policy.
Culture and Society
Qatar presents an interesting set of convergent traditions. Whilst the skyline of Doha appears the epitome of Western market forces, Qatari culture itself is extremely conservative, based as it is on tribal affiliations and Wahabi Islam, a form of Islam which itself has an ambiguous relationship towards modernity. Furthermore, the interaction of religion and the state in Qatar is unlike anywhere else in the Gulf region…
Qatar presents an interesting set of convergent traditions. Whilst the skyline of Doha appears the epitome of Western market forces, Qatari culture itself is extremely conservative, based as it is on tribal affiliations and Wahabi Islam, a form of Islam which itself has an ambiguous relationship towards modernity. Furthermore, the interaction of religion and the state in Qatar is unlike anywhere else in the Gulf region.
Logistics and Travel
Logistical and travel arrangements will be a key component of a successful trip to the FIFA World Cup 2022. Given the unprecedented nature of the competition, there are a particular set of logistical considerations which need to be made at as early an opportunity as possible. This report will seek to provide sufficient detail to readers to formulate an effective logistics and travel plan which is robust in the face of the frictions which will inevitably arise…
Logistical and travel arrangements will be a key component of a successful trip to the FIFA World Cup 2022. Given the unprecedented nature of the competition, there are a particular set of logistical considerations which need to be made at as early an opportunity as possible. This report will seek to provide sufficient detail to readers to formulate an effective logistics and travel plan which is robust in the face of the frictions which will inevitably arise.