Pack Your Bags

Summer’s here and the time is right… to be somewhere else. Much as I love Qatar, I have to admit that the hotter months in our region present something of a challenge. So, at this time each year, we take a look at some of the best travel options for the summer holidays. Add to that the coming break for Eid al-Adha, and there’s even more reason to start scanning the atlas and that’s just what we’ve done to bring you a range of destinations where you’ll find everything from eco-tourism to foodie breaks. I’d love to hear what you think and your tips for your own favourite destinations.

Among our interviews this month, I got the chance to put some questions to Malu Marsault of This Mama Invests. I was blown away by her take on the world of finance and how we can all make better use of our cash – particularly since this in an area in which I could certainly do with some help. I’ll be checking out her free masterclass.

In our dining section, lucky Luke got to try out the gloriously Greek OPA – a cuisine and country for which I have a massive soft spot – and we also scoped out some seriously social venues.

And, of course, we held the much-anticipated Fact Dining Awards Qatar 2023 – a fab, red-carpet gala event at which we celebrated and awarded the Best and Favourite winners from our country’s amazing dining sector. There’s lots happening across Qatar in the coming weeks and you’ll find details of some of the hottest events in our Listen Up pages and, as usual, we have our regular roundups of news from the worlds of tech, motors, entertainment and fashion.

Happy reading everyone.

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JUNE 2023

VOLUME 09, ISSUE 12

PUBLISHER

RAMI KHALIL

PUBLISHING DIRECTOR

CHIRINE HALABI

GROUP EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

LIZ O’REILLY

DIGITAL EDITOR

SARA WADDAH

SALES TEAM

ANUSH MKRTUMIAN

DANA BAIZAKOVA

ART DIRECTOR

SYED MUHAMMED RAIHAN

G RAPHIC DESIGNER

SACHAN CHANDRAN

PHOTOGRAPHY

HADY SAMAHA

PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION

AJIT KUMAR

NEIL MAHMOOD

EDITORIAL & SALES ENQUIRIES chirine@fact-magazine.com

DISTRIBUTION

DAR AL-SHARQ

CONTRIBUTORS

GARETH WOODS

HANNAH NESBITT

KAY WOODWARD

LAWSON MISQUITTA

LUKE BENNETT

MELISSA NAZARETH

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