Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) has partnered with Chinese technology giant Huawei in a deal that will help attract more visitors from the world’s fastest-growing visitor source market to Qatar.

The partnership saw a Huawei camera crew visit Qatar to capture iconic and historic attractions around the country using the Huawei P30 Pro. The breathtaking images can now be used as wallpaper on Huawei phones. Huawei will also promote videos taken by Huawei P30 Pro in Qatar through its Huawei app, social media and other video platforms, giving the images of Qatar significant exposure to Chinese consumers.

At the same time, Huawei is opening a Qatar-themed store in Shanghai for two weeks to translate the online marketing campaign into a live experience for Huawei customers. The store, decorated in Qatari style, offers traditional Karak tea and dates, a display of the desert rose found in Qatar and other  displays that showcase the country’s culture. Videos taken in Qatar by Huawei P30 Pro and the QNTC’s video campaign, ‘Qatar… Qurated For You’ will be played on screens in the store.

Rashed Al Qurese, Chief Marketing Officer at QNTC, said that the collaboration between QNTC and Huawei helps them gain further reach in the Chinese market.

We’re excited to leverage the company’s expertise in Chinese consumer engagement, to showcase Qatar through virtual imagery and deepen understanding of Qatar as a destination that welcomes Chinese visitors.’

QNTC opened representative offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Chengdu in 2017. These offices carry out marketing and outreach programmes tailored to the Chinese market. This, combined with Qatar Airways flights from six cities in mainland China, as well as visa-free entry for Chinese citizens visiting Qatar, has helped make Qatar an increasingly attractive travel destination for Chinese tourists. As a result, 2018 saw Chinese tourist arrivals to Qatar increase by 38% compared to previous year.

The highly anticipated Huawei P30 line-up is now available in Qatar as the Chinese tech giant unveiled the two flagship phones earlier this year. With  Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro, the company is planning on rewriting the rules of mobile photography.

Check out visitqatar.qa for updates and more information about the collaboration between Huawei and QNTC.