Qatar partners with GKA Kite World Tour

Qatar Tourism has become an Official Tourism Partner of the Global Kitesports Association (GKA) Kite World Tour for three years, with a new world-class kite beach resort set to open in the northeast of the country later this year.

Qatar Airways also becomes the Kite World Tour's Title Partner and Official Airline, while Qatar Tourism will become title sponsor for events held in Qatar. The exciting partnership combines the skies and the seas to celebrate one of the fastest growing and most exhilarating new sports.

The announcement was made at the site of an upcoming state-of-the-art kite beach resort in Fuwairit. Fuwairit is a coastal village north of Doha with excellent kitesurfing conditions thanks to consistent winds, ideal ocean water, and powder-soft sands that is set to open later this year.

Chairman of Qatar Tourism and Qatar Airways GroupChiefExecutive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: "Kitesurfing is a travel sport where adventure seekers compete in beautiful destinations across many continents around the world. At Qatar Airways, we are proud to support this growing sport and become the preferred airline for athletes and fans travelling to GKA events all around the globe including Qatar, our home country, to experience something new and exciting."

Dr. Jörgen Vogt, Secretary General of the Global Kitesports Association, said: