Qatar Airways is pleased to be the Official Airline Sponsor of the second consecutive Influencers Summit INFLOW 2019, taking place at Sharq Village & Spa in Doha from 20-23 March, in partnership with the Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) and Katara Hospitality.
VisitQatar INFLOW Summit powered by Qatar Airways 2019 will host top digital influencers from around the globe, as well as creative digital content producers and leading brands, agencies and marketing professionals across a wide range of industries. The event aims to help marketing professionals enhance their influencer marketing strategy through B2I (Brand to Influencer) meetings, keynote speeches and panels, while also providing influencers with the opportunity to expand their network and share the sources of their creative inspiration.
The National Carrier of the State of Qatar will fly more than 40 key digital influencers representing travel, luxury, fashion, gastronomy, and lifestyle to Doha to take part in the conference. Topics to be covered during the summit include the importance of influencer marketing, online marketing strategy, and how to amplify your voice with the power of the influence.
Qatar Airways Senior Vice President Marketing and Corporate Communications, Salam Al Shawa, said:
The INFLOW 2019 summit represents an excellent opportunity for brands to build their relationships with key influencers, and provides important insights into how to enhance online marketing strategies by incorporating influencers’ voices. The digital platform has been a critical component to increasing Qatar Airways’ brand awareness, and we are delighted to be facilitating travel for so many prominent digital media influencers to Doha for this important industry event, in partnership with Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) and Katara Hospitality.’
Rashed Al Qurese of QNTC added:
We are delighted to host yet another edition of the VisitQatar Inflow Summit this year, in partnership with Qatar Airways and Katara Hospitality. We have recently set in motion tourism development and promotion plans that focus on curating and delivering bespoke end-to-end experiences to our visitors. We warmly welcome influencers to try these unique and authentic experiences and share them with the world.’
A multiple-award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was named ‘World’s Best Business Class’ by the 2018 World Airline Awards, managed by international air transport rating organisation Skytrax. It was also named ‘Best Business Class Seat’, ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’, and ‘World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge’.
Qatar Airways currently operates a modern fleet of more than 240 aircraft via its hub, Hamad International Airport (HIA) to more than 160 destinations worldwide.
The airline has launched an array of exciting new destinations recently, including Gothenburg Sweden, Mombasa, Kenya and Da Nang, Vietnam. Qatar Airways will add a number of new destinations to its extensive route network in 2019, including Lisbon, Portugal; Malta; Rabat, Morocco; Langkawi, Malaysia; Davao, Philippines; Izmir, Turkey; and Mogadishu, Somalia.