Many Qataris have booked to travel to European countries, especially France, Switzerland, Great Britain and Germany. Many Qataris have booked to travel to European countries, especially France, Switzerland, Great Britain and Germany.

Europe is the preferred destination of many Qataris for summer, despite recent terrorist attacks in a number of European countries.

"Many Qataris have booked to travel to European countries, especially France, Switzerland, Great Britain and Germany, and only a few of them have cancelled their bookings after the recent attacks.

"Most of them just changed their bookings," an employee of a travel agency in Al Sadd told The Peninsula.

The newspaper added that pleasant weather and historical attractions are part of Europe's appeal, as is the fact English is widely spoken. 

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