Qatar Airways promotes USA as a preferred travel destination

In a one of its kind initiative, Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar in alliance with the US Consulate and Brand USA undertook a multi-city roadshow from 12th to 21st February 2014. The roadshow travelled across six major Indian cities – Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad – to reinforce its commitment to promote tourism to the USA.

Currently flying to four destinations in the United States – New York, Washington DC, Chicago, and Houston – the airline will nearly double its footprint in the country with the addition of three new routes in 2014: Philadelphia (2 April), Miami (10 June) and Dallas/Fort Worth (1 July).
Over the years there has been a consistent increase in the number of Indian travellers to the United States. This partnership aims to promote USA as a preferred travel destination offering enormous choices to travellers across the leisure, MICE and corporate segments. The roadshow saw stupendous participation from the travel and trade fraternity, and with this partnership Qatar Airways, the US Consulate and Brand USA will continue to undertake strategic marketing and promotional initiatives to showcase the USA as a complete destination to various segments of Indian travellers.

Mr. Henry Moses, Qatar Airways’ Country Manager India said: “We are pleased to expand our presence in the United States and to partner with US Consulate and Brand USA in India to present the USA as a popular outbound destination to Indian tourists. Keeping in mind the demand for the USA globally, this year we have announced the addition of three new gateways to USA – Philadelphia, Miami and Dallas in our expanding global network.

“The consistent growth of the outbound MICE and leisure segment in India coupled with US Consulate’s and Brand USA’s aggressive focus in this market makes this a mutually beneficial collaboration. With the American Airlines code share and the oneworld global alliance, Qatar Airways seamlessly connects to the entire USA.”

“The excellent network of Qatar Airways to multiple Indian gateways and flight connectivity to our cities will enable more visitors from India to discover the USA and its abundant tourism attractions,” said Jay Gray, Vice President, Global Partnership Development-Brand USA.