The winners of the first edition of the Qatar Tourism Awards were announced on November 9, 2023, at a special gala event held at Raffles, Doha, to mark the occasion. The celebratory evening was attended by dignitaries and high-profile guests from across the industry, including HE Saad Bin Ali Al Kharji, the chairman of Qatar Tourism, and Basmah Al-Mayman, Regional Director in the Middle East of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).