The traditional association between India and Qatar is very old. Long before India’s independence, Bombay (Mumbai) was a premier sorting and marketing centre for pearls from the Gulf and, until the late 1960s, Indian currency and postage stamps were used in Qatar. Over the years, there have been considerable people-to-people contacts and cultural interchange between the two countries. This provides a solid foundation for the strong and diversified relationship that has evolved today.
More recently, a number of steps have been taken to further strengthen and expand bilateral relations. These include exchanges of high level visits, cooperation in multilateral institutions, political consultations on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest, and conclusion of some bilateral agreements to strengthen the legal and institutional basis of our cooperation, such as Agreements on Cultural and Technical Cooperation (1980), Economic and Technical Cooperation (1984) and Organisation of Manpower Employment (1985).
Qatar is a colorful and inviting land where the modern compliments the legacy of an ancient culture. It is among the wealthiest, cleanest, and safest nations of the world.
As per the Qatar Tourism company, we studied four companies in Qatar which is into tourism business. Our tourism company is Qatar Adventure which is the most leading tourist company in Qatar established in 1987, the only agency run & managed by Qatari. They specialize in inbound services, and all kind of tours in Qatar. The hospitality appreciated by all visitors to the State of Qatar and Qatar Adventure is proud to promote it.
At QATAR ADVENTURE know you are unique. You might want to dine in the desert under a star studded sky or fall in love with the sand dunes or brave the warm shamal winds or listen to the lullaby of the seas, tame the sand dunes on a buggy, dive with whale sharks, sample Arabian perfumes, haggle at small shops in the souk, camp on a beach for six months.
Swot Analysis for Qatar Adventure described that Qatar Adventure is the oldest tourism companies in Qatar. They do not have networks in India, but Qatar adventure can do e-promotions to encourage and promote their company here.
Strengths of Qatar adventure such as One of the oldest tourism companies in Qatar. Reputation among the customers of being one of the best.They have their own social networking page which helps them to be in direct contact with their existing and possible future clients.All of their visitors are insured with AIG MEMSA Insurance Company Limited
Weakness of Qatar adventure as they Do not have networks in India. Majority known to those customers who access internet for finding a tourism company in Qatar.Not enough publicity in other countries,
Opportunities of Qatar adventure such as internet penetration in India is Going to takeover
take over US by the end of 2014 according to the I- Cube 2013 report, released by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). So Qatar adventure can do e-promotions to encourage and promote their company here.
Threats of Qatar adventure such as other prominent tourism companies like Qatar venture
who are also strong online and otherwise. Exchange rate and trade policies also affect.
Indian company which we have undertaken for our study is navbharat tours and travels. Navbharat travels which is known for its excellent services in showcasing India to the overseas client has been involved in the tourism industry since 1955, they are knowm for providing best services and homely atmosphere to their valued tourists to make their tour a remarkable one. On the sacred lines of ‘Athithi Devo Bhava’ as mentioned in the Indian culture, our beloved father Late Bhikhubhai Thakker established a travel organization by the name of Navbharat Travels. Established in the year 1955, on the pious eve of Mahashivratri, Navbharat Travels is the first travel agent of Gujarat having successfully conducted Shree Amarnath Yatra in 1955 and Nepal Pashupatinath.
Navbharat maintains its own fleet of transport vehicles in-house. A dedicated workshop staffed by experienced and motivated personnel, work round the clock to ensure total travel comfort to our valued clientele. Separate Sister Companies and Departments dedicated for various specialized customer services and 24 hour dedicated Customer Care Department ensures a hassle free journey. Navbharat Travels new generation of tours and travels is backed up by cutting edge technology, well trained man power and infrastructure to ensure the highest standards of operating efficiency. With excellent maintenance support by Navbharat’s own state of the art technology workshops, there will be no compromise on safety, reliability, comfort and on time travels Navbharat Vision is to be a Trend Setter in Travel & Tourism Industry, Scale new heights of Excellence in Service, and extend the Dimensions of Business, Expand Satisfied Smiles.
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Navbharat Travels aims to provide safe, reliable, comfortable and value-for-money tours. We consider it a duty to keep our customers satisfied at all times since our customers are our priority. Our company focuses on service, customer comfort and quality, realizing that comfort is crucial when it comes to Tours & Travels. At Navbharat Travels, we strive to become the No. 1 Tours & Travel.
Swot analysis shows Strengths Of Navbharat Overseas Aspiration is the group of Navbharat Travels in all major international and domestic tours and travels with its 9 (nine) main branch offices in over India and main towns and cities of Gujarat .Navbharat Overseas Aspiration provides all necessary details and Information about the IELTS/TOEFL examination. Navbharat Catering Service provides full service catering and corporate catering.
Weakness such as General Reluctance in customers to use internet for financial transactions like booking tickets online.It leads to lower quality of services and products. For example, free meals and drinks are not provided on board. Also, the schedule of flights are limited, customers might have fewer choice for the time to board.Industry move towards more direct distribution and reduced commissions.
Opportunities such asFranchisee network to penetrate smaller cities with untapped propensity to travel.Untapped sections of international tourism market.As the development of IT world today, the usage of portable devices like tablets, pocket notebook and smart phones can be the biggest opportunity for this resort. Having a mobile website to attract more customers to this resort which can become an effective way to be more successful, since it offers better convenience and flexibility for mobile users.
Threats such as Possible lack of co-ordination with tourism entitiesPresent competitors having substantial market share.Newly emerging online booking portals with better offeringsMacroeconomic environment deeply affect the price of their products and the turnover of the company, i.e. weak economy, terror attacks, wars and diseases.
Product and services provided by navbharat such as Hotel Booking Service -They provide Hotel Booking Service over 1000 Destinations over 1500 Hotels with best rates and world class facilities.Air Ticket Booking Service -They book your Domestic/International Air Ticket for all major Air Lines with most economical rates available. Ask for service at your door step.Group Tour Service – They help to find your roots in India. Special tour to rural India were your ancestors might have stayed. We will customize your tour to reach your hometown. We will also help you to explore Incredible India through our Special tour programmes specially designed for NRI’s.Senior Citizen Tour Service – India has been an exotic tourist destination for the senior citizens across the world. Senior Citizens can choose from their extensive range of itineraries one can plan their own. We even offer some of the most unique and interesting programs for senior citizens. These tours provide a great escape where you can meet other seniors and experience the culture of your destination country. they assure a leisurely and comfortable journey with maximum thrust on heritage, culture and ethnic values.Education Tour Service – See the world with your friends. They had conducted educational tours for schools and colleges since long, whether organized on a national or an international level. They had a large variety of educational tours for you to choose from. one can find the one that works best for your student group or request a totally customized package that meets all one’s need.
Other services such as Medical & Accommodations Service – Make your own group whether a group of staff members, doctors, colleagues or friends. They had organize group tours in India as well as abroad. They stringently take care of the safety, medical facilities and accommodation arrangements done at various destinations of the tours.
Catering Service – Navbharat Catering Service provides full service catering and corporate catering. they offer selections for breakfast, lunch, dinner, receptions, picnics and much more. Offering wide range of catering services for wedding, outdoor catering services, wedding catering services, party catering services, canteen catering services, Indian catering services, birthday party catering services, special occasions catering services.
India officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people. Likewise Qatar Tourism Company, we also studied four companies in India which is into tourism business. Indian tourism offers most diverse products globally. The country’s rich history, cultural heritage, beauty, diversity of religion and medicine fascinate budget and luxury travellers. Tourism in India has registered significant growth over the years. This has been led by growth in both leisure and business tourism. Rising incomes, increasing affordability, growing aspirations, increasing globalisation, and a growing airline industry along with improvement in travel-related infrastructure have supported industry growth. Tourism holds immense potential for the Indian economy. It can provide impetus to other industries through backward and forward linkages and can contribute significantly to GDP.
Identifying the market opportunities for Qatar company entering Indian market, it was concluded that the tourism industry of India is economically important and grows rapidly. The World Travel & Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated INR6.4 trillion or 6.6% of the nation’s GDP in 2012. Hence Qatar tourism has greater scope of entering into Indian market. The vast travel and tourism industry includes Government Tourism Departments, Immigration and Customs Services, Travel Agencies, Airlines, Tour Operators, Hotels etc and many associated service industries such as Airline Catering or Laundry Services, Guides, Interpreters, Tourism Promotion and Sales etc.
As per the business opportunities for qatar company entering indian market, as the internet consumers are growing so is the market opportunities for any company that wants to sell their products online. With the excellent back up from the home country Qatar, these companies could use their existing knowledge about the online tourism into their networks here. Also there are good chances for strategic alliance and joint venture.
Identifying opportunities for Indian company entering Qatar market, the existing scheme for destination development supports the development of infrastructure in rural areas. Under this scheme, the thrust is on promotion of village tourism as a primary product to spread tourism and its socio-economic benefits to rural and new geographic regions. India can grow tourism into various sectors like tourism and Medical, the Ministry of Defence gave permission for opening of 104 additional peaks in Leh area of Jammu & Kashmir for adventure tourism. In addition, the government has also requested state governments to promote medical tourism by offering suitable packages of identified hospitals and price banding for specific treatments.
Tourism basically being a service business, a developing destination must take the necessary steps to build a pool of efficient trained people to ‘ll various jobs, which will be created subsequently. A variety of jobs will have to be created to look after and manage various tourist services. Special attention, therefore, will have to be given to the needs of manpower and personnel to be trained and rendered quali’ed for the various tourism professions. Special care has to be taken to ensure that there is expansion of facilities and services. In case of a developing country, it will also be appropriate to study at this stage the volume of manpower required for activities complementary to accommodation industry in general and service sector particular
Local laws in Qatar reflect the fact that Qatar is an Islamic country, and the laws here should be respected at all times. You will have to ensure that your actions do not offend other cultures or religious beliefs, particularly, during the holy month of Ramadan, when visiting religious areas. Importing alcohol, pornography, pork products, narcotics and religious books into Qatar is illegal.
Qataris are found to be more stubborn regarding the rules and regulations which are related to women. This could be the hindrance for the tourists visiting Qatar.
While in Qatar, you will have to dress modestly in public. Women should wear dresses that cover their arms and legs, as it is considered a respect to local culture and traditions. Local women are often completely veiled. Any intimacy between men and women, in public, can lead to arrest. In general Qatari men and women do not socialize frequently outside families. Homosexual behaviour is illegal in Qatar.
The Indian tourism sector needs an urgent image makeover and higher investment in infrastructure, including through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode to capitalise on opportunities provided by overall growth in world tourist arrivals, the Economic Survey 2012-2013 said. Global tourist arrivals are expected to increase by 43 million every year on an average from 2010 to 2030.
Doing business in Qatar is distinguished by an income tax exemption for non-Qatari capital as well as a customs exemption for industrial projects for initial imports. There is also the freedom to carry out all special remittances related with the investments through any currency from abroad without delay. Remittances include investment revenues and a selling toll for all or some investment projects.
State Bank of India, Syndicate Bank and Canara Bank provide management services to three prominent exchange houses in Qatar for remittances to India and other countries.
India’s export basket is fairly diversified and includes foodstuffs, spices, tea, coffee, textiles, ready-made garments, jewellery, transport equipment, light engineering goods, basic chemicals, steel pipes, and consumer electronics. As the Qatari market is competitive and highly quality conscious, there is room for expanding our exports further in areas where we are globally competitive.
It is evident that relations between India and Qatar are strong and growing. They are solidly founded on historical association, traditional friendship and close people-to-people interaction at many different levels. Both sides desire to deepen and diversify these relations, and, in particular, to give them greater economic content and impetus. The complementarities between the two economies are so obvious and compelling as to make India and Qatar natural economic partners.
Porter’s Five Forces:Education Unlikely to be substituted by a durable purchase or investments from 30% in 2005 to around 70% by 2025Luxury segment is brand conscious to and willing to pay a premium for great experience and service quality’ credible threat of backward integrationBuyer Power: While buyers are fragmented, their diminishing brand loyalty and ability to switch (for most products) gives them reasonable buying powerConcentration & Travel agency cannot typically buyout suppliers like airlines’ There is no significant cost to switch suppliers and products like airlines, car etc. are fairly commoditized’ While suppliers concentrated in some areas like domestic airlines, there is widespread fragmentation in hotels, tour operators, car rentals etc.
Policy & Norms of Qatar For Tourism Industry As a result of the relative surge in tourism across to the Middle East, growth and transition of a tourist based economy has been affected by lack of regulation to govern industry. some of the peculiarities involveing in doing business in the Middle East, for instance ‘nationalization quotas’ whereby employers are encouraged (and in some countries are under an obligation) to employ a certain number of ‘local & national’ employee to continue encourage foreign investment it is important that any regulation is transparent and governed by a body such that QTA is take historically decisions regarding matters of licensing and leisure were handled by the relevant Ministries of instance in Qatar Ministry of Business & Trade and Ministry of Foreign Affairs which ultimately led to a very centralized and a hectic red tape process. New policy, Transition, Trade barriers of tourism industry, Indian tourism potentiality for import and export
Procedure Reserve a unique company name at the Ministry of Economy and Commerce,Open bank account and deposit the minimum capital ,Obtain the approval of the Commercial Companies Control Department on the articles of association ,Obtain the approval of the Commercial Companies Control Department on the articles of association,Register with the Commercial Registry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the one-stop-shop of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce,Obtain the trade and signage licenses from the Municipality of Doha (one-stop-shop counter at the Ministry of Economy and Commerce,Register for taxes and obtain a Tax Identification Number (TIN)
A joint venture is a contractual agreement between two or more natural or legal persons who are already registered in the UAE. Its objectives and terms are governed by the joint venture contract. The joint venture might be between a foreign party and a local party licensed to engage in the desired activity. The local equity participation in the joint venture must be at least 51%, but the profit and loss distribution can be prescribed. There is no need to license the joint venture or publish the agreement. The foreign partner deals with third parties under the name of the local partner who – unless the agreement is publicized – bears all liability. In practice, joint ventures are seen as offering a suitable structure for companies working together on specific projects. Doing business in Qatar is distinguished by an income tax exemption for non-Qatari capital as well as a customs exemption for industrial projects for initial imports. There is also the freedom to carry out all special remittances related with the investments through any currency from abroad without delay. Remittances include investment revenues and a selling toll for all or some investment projects.
Qatar International Enterprises offers a reliable base to business partners in building a successful business in State of Qatar.
There are a lot of good reasons that you may want to start a business in Qatar one of the best is its location. You would be hard pressed to find a country that is in a better location for doing business which helps to explain why Qatar is one of the richest nations in the world. As business in the area becomes more diversified Qatar is likely to be one of the biggest beneficiaries.
The obvious reason that Qatar’s location makes it a popular place to do business is that it is sitting on some of the largest oil reserves in the world. This has made the county very wealthy which has been a major factor in encouraging business in the area. Not only does that wealth mean that there are lots of opportunities but it also means that there are very low taxes which is something that businesses are always looking for. The result is that it can be very profitable to start a business in Qatar. Qatar as a transit hub, Business is booming, FIFA preparations lead to oversupply, Outbound travel benefits travel retailers, Leisure arrivals still weak.
India enjoys close and friendly relations with Qatar based on historical association, traditional friendship and shared interests. India highly values and attaches great importance to its relations with Qatar. It sees great potential for enhancing and broadening these relations, particularly in the economic field.
India has historical and traditional links with Qatar, which precede the independence of both countries. Today, India has a rich, close and multi-dimensional relationship with Qatar. Qatar, like other countries in the Gulf, enjoys a prominent position in India’s foreign policy perspectives on several counts.
An important dimension of the Indo-Qatari relations is the presence of a large Indian community in Qatar. By virtue of its ability, dedication and hard work, the Indian community has acquired a very good reputation in Qatar. The community constitutes a very important asset for the Government of India and, in particular, for the Indian Embassy in Qatar. By its day-to-day interaction with Qatari citizens at every level and in every walk of life, the Indian community provides strong cultural and economic links between India and Qatar and contributes in a very meaningful way to the development of friendship and understanding between the two countries.
Both India and Qatar are working on launching a Joint Business Council to facilitate contacts between the business communities of the two countries.
India and Qatar look forward with confidence to a bright and mutually enriching future.