{
  "id": 13671047,
  "title": "The Garden Souq in Singapore by Visit Qatar concludes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/the-garden-souq-in-singapore-by-visit-qatar-concludes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T07:33:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/11/10/2026/the-garden-souq-in-singapore-by-visit-qatar-concludes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Doha, Qatar - Visit Qatar's \"The Garden Souq by Visit Qatar\" concluded in Singapore on October 9, after a three-day event at Raffles Hotel Singapore during the race week. Over 1700 visitors, including Qatar Tourism Chairman H E Saad bin Ali Al-Kharji and Ambassador H E Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Malki, attended the open-air experience.\n\nThe event, as part of Visit Qatar's Principal Partner role with Audi Revolut F1 Team, offered a contemporary interpretation of Qatar's traditional souq, showcasing the country's culture, cuisine, and craftsmanship. Audi Revolut F1 Team drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto participated, sampling Qatari cuisine and exploring the experience.\n\nGuests enjoyed Arabic coffee and dates with live oud performances at The Majlis, tasted Qatari cuisine at Flavours of Qatar, received personalized leather charms at The Artisan's Workshop, and customized caps at The Doha Stamp. They also created bespoke perfume blends at Scents of Qatar.\n\nThe Garden Souq aligns with Visit Qatar's strategy to use major sporting events' global reach to highlight Qatar's cultural identity, bolster its tourism profile, and attract new audiences in key international markets.",
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Visit Qatar has successfully concluded “The Garden Souq by Visit Qatar”, which was held at Raffles Hotel Singapore from October 7 to 9, during race week in Singapore, welcoming more than 1700 visitors.</p> <p>The event was attended by Chairman of Qatar Tourism H E Saad bin Ali Al-Kharji and Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Singapore H E Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Malki.</p>…",
  "key_points": [
    "The Garden Souq concluded in Singapore on October 9 after three days.",
    "Over 1700 visitors attended, including Qatar Tourism Chairman and Ambassador.",
    "Event promoted Qatar's culture, cuisine, and craftsmanship at Raffles Hotel."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}