Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) will start Shop Qatar, 2020 with a fashion show, featuring Hind al-Rumaihi and French collective Faith Connexion at Barahat Mshereib on January 7.
The fourth edition of Shop Qatar will run until January 31 in cooperation with the official festival partners: the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Qatar Airways, Katara, Alfardan Premier Motors, Vodafone, Qatar TV, Al Hazem, and 12 commercial partners.
“There will be a number of colourful retail and entertainment programmes, fashion shows among other activities during this edition of Shop Qatar. We will also have a week celebrating the Chinese New Year. There will be three raffle draws as well as many other shopping attractions and discounts,” said Rashed Saeed al-Qurese, chief marketing and promotion officer, QNTC at a press conference Saturday.
Major Abdullah Khalifa al-Muhannadi, director of Visa Support Services Department at the Ministry of the Interior, Salam al-Shawa, senior vice president, marketing and corporate communications, Qatar Airways and Jawaher al-Khuzaei from QNTC also spoke at the event.
According to Major al-Muhannadi, the Qatar Visa Portal platform will be open from Sunday to receive visa requests from all countries around the world to participate in the fourth edition of the Shop Qatar. Applications will be processed within 24 hours for those identifying Shop Qatar as the reason for their visit.
Al-Shawa noted that the festival will be a fantastic time for everyone to enjoy and the visitors will have a number of avenues to explore with some of the very attractive activities such as the Aspire Lake festival, Doha International Book Fair among others.
Al-Khuzaei gave a glimpse of activities in store throughout the festival noting that the events cater to everyone.
According to the official, the festival will be a blend of tradition with modernity, entertainment with shopping and exciting events with elegance. Shop Qatar offers experiences designed for visitors and residents to explore Qatar's retail, hospitality, fashion and cultural offering. It marks the start of Qatar-France Year of Culture, and ends with Chinese New Year celebrations.
During the festival, when shoppers spend QR200 at the participating outlets, they will get a chance to win six cars and cash prizes worth more than QR2mn through three raffle draws.
The retail partners of Shop Qatar 2020 are: Al Mirqab Mall, AlKhor Mall, City Center, Doha Festival City, Gulf Mall, Hyatt Plaza, Lagoona Mall, Landmark Mall, Mall of Qatar, Villaggio, The Pearl-Qatar and Galeries Lafayette. These partners will provide discounts up to 70% on a range of consumer goods including clothes, electronics, cosmetics and accessories for men, women and children.
Qatar Airways Holidays is offering fly and stay packages to visitors from both Oman and Kuwait. These include return flights, two nights (plus breakfast) at 5, 4 and 3-star hotels, and a free shopping transfer tour.
There will be weekly raffle draws at 9pm every Friday during the festival (January 17, 24 and 31), with 12 cash prizes worth QR330,000 and two cars to be won at each raffle.
Fashion-forward shoppers can catch a glimpse of the latest couture and ready-to-wear fashion at Shop Qatar’s Fashion Shows. Some 20 international, regional and local designers will be showcasing their Spring/ Summer collections 2020 from January 23-27. Residents and visitors can learn about the newest trends in the world of fashion and makeup through a series of masterclasses and workshops with celebrity makeup artists and influencers.
Throughout the festival, all participating malls will host free roaming shows and family-friendly entertainment as well as a colourful lights and confetti show every weekend. The festival will see a host of live music concerts featuring Pakistani and Indian artistes.
As part of the Chinese New Year Celebrations, there will be dragon parade and drums show at various malls, from January 25-31; Chinese arts and crafts activities at various malls from January, 25-30 and a fashion show at Al Hazm on January 29, featuring Chinese celebrity designers Lan Yu and Grace Chen.
“There will be a number of colourful retail and entertainment programmes, fashion shows among other activities during this edition of Shop Qatar. We will also have a week celebrating the Chinese New Year. There will be three raffle draws as well as many other shopping attractions and discounts,” said Rashed Saeed al-Qurese, chief marketing and promotion officer, QNTC at a press conference Saturday.
Jawaher al-Khuzaei speaking at the event
Major Abdullah Khalifa al-Muhannadi, director of Visa Support Services Department at the Ministry of the Interior, Salam al-Shawa, senior vice president, marketing and corporate communications, Qatar Airways and Jawaher al-Khuzaei from QNTC also spoke at the event.
According to Major al-Muhannadi, the Qatar Visa Portal platform will be open from Sunday to receive visa requests from all countries around the world to participate in the fourth edition of the Shop Qatar. Applications will be processed within 24 hours for those identifying Shop Qatar as the reason for their visit.
Al-Shawa noted that the festival will be a fantastic time for everyone to enjoy and the visitors will have a number of avenues to explore with some of the very attractive activities such as the Aspire Lake festival, Doha International Book Fair among others.
Al-Khuzaei gave a glimpse of activities in store throughout the festival noting that the events cater to everyone.
According to the official, the festival will be a blend of tradition with modernity, entertainment with shopping and exciting events with elegance. Shop Qatar offers experiences designed for visitors and residents to explore Qatar's retail, hospitality, fashion and cultural offering. It marks the start of Qatar-France Year of Culture, and ends with Chinese New Year celebrations.
During the festival, when shoppers spend QR200 at the participating outlets, they will get a chance to win six cars and cash prizes worth more than QR2mn through three raffle draws.
The retail partners of Shop Qatar 2020 are: Al Mirqab Mall, AlKhor Mall, City Center, Doha Festival City, Gulf Mall, Hyatt Plaza, Lagoona Mall, Landmark Mall, Mall of Qatar, Villaggio, The Pearl-Qatar and Galeries Lafayette. These partners will provide discounts up to 70% on a range of consumer goods including clothes, electronics, cosmetics and accessories for men, women and children.
Qatar Airways Holidays is offering fly and stay packages to visitors from both Oman and Kuwait. These include return flights, two nights (plus breakfast) at 5, 4 and 3-star hotels, and a free shopping transfer tour.
There will be weekly raffle draws at 9pm every Friday during the festival (January 17, 24 and 31), with 12 cash prizes worth QR330,000 and two cars to be won at each raffle.
Fashion-forward shoppers can catch a glimpse of the latest couture and ready-to-wear fashion at Shop Qatar’s Fashion Shows. Some 20 international, regional and local designers will be showcasing their Spring/ Summer collections 2020 from January 23-27. Residents and visitors can learn about the newest trends in the world of fashion and makeup through a series of masterclasses and workshops with celebrity makeup artists and influencers.
Throughout the festival, all participating malls will host free roaming shows and family-friendly entertainment as well as a colourful lights and confetti show every weekend. The festival will see a host of live music concerts featuring Pakistani and Indian artistes.
As part of the Chinese New Year Celebrations, there will be dragon parade and drums show at various malls, from January 25-31; Chinese arts and crafts activities at various malls from January, 25-30 and a fashion show at Al Hazm on January 29, featuring Chinese celebrity designers Lan Yu and Grace Chen.
