Doha and Forte Village win sports tourism categories at World Travel Awards 2025
Qatar’s capital city Doha and Italy’s renowned Forte Village Resort emerged as major sports tourism category winners at the World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2025, held in Bahrain.
For the third year in a row, Doha was crowned the World’s Leading Sports Tourism Destination, reaffirming Qatar’s position as a powerhouse for world-class events, state-of-the-art venues and year-round sports programming. From hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022 to becoming a hub for athletics, tennis, golf, and motorsport, Qatar has successfully leveraged sport as a cornerstone of its visitor strategy. The win highlights Doha’s continued investment in next-generation infrastructure and its commitment to positioning the Gulf state as the premier global home for major international competitions, traini...


