Has Qatar tourism reached the knock-out stage?
The Gulf state has bought itself Earth's biggest advertisement – the World Cup. But does its performance as a tourism destination match its aspirations?
Photo by Florian Wehde on Unsplash
In Doha’s National Museum there is a photograph of a man who almost brought the state of Qatar to its knees.
He’s an unlikely villain: an elderly, wise-looking Japanese gentleman. His name was Mikimoto Kōkichi. Through his company, Mikimoto, he patented the process for making cultured pearls. He did very well. But the s…
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