Visit Kurdistan
| File:Visit kurdistan logo.png | |
| Formation | June 10, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
Chief Executive Officer | Daban Hamid |
| Website | https://visitkurdistan.krd/ |
Visit Kurdistan is a private company[1] based in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, that seeks to promote tourism to the region. The company is part of a broader effort by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to diversify the economy.[2]
Activities
Visit Kurdistan promotes the Kurdistan Region through partnerships with companies and brand ambassadors worldwide.[2] Apart from promotional campaigns abroad, Visit Kurdistan also engages with local stakeholders to improve tourism infrastructure.[3] For that the company is "working hand-in-hand with the KRG."[4]
Development of local areas
In February 2025, the company signed a $160 million agreement with Leitner Ropeways to build a 10-kilometer cable car spanning across the mountains of Soran. According to estimates, the seven-stop ropeway would be among the longest in the world and is projected to create more than 500 jobs and contribute $50 million to the local economy during its first year of operation.[5]
Partnerships with athletes and influencers
Among the brand ambassadors are athletes such as World Boxing Council interim heavyweight champion Agit Kabayel.[6]
Visit Kurdistan also cooperates with journalists, vloggers, and content creators from abroad to promote tourism in the region. Among them are journalists from Wanderlust Travel Magazine.[4]
In Spanish football
Visit Kurdistan has particularly sought partnerships in Spanish football. In October 2025, representatives of Visit Kurdistan and Getafe CF reportedly discussed potential cooperation agreements aimed at promoting Kurdish sport internationally and supporting the tourism and sports sectors in the Kurdistan Region. Reported proposals included the possible renaming of the club's home stadium, Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, to Visit Kurdistan Coliseum and the inclusion of Visit Kurdistan branding on the club's jerseys. The negotiations were later leaked publicly, though no agreement was finalized.[7]
In December 2025, during a match between FC Barcelona and CD Guadalajara, Visit Kurdistan displayed its name and the flag of Kurdistan on the advertising boards surrounding the pitch.[8]
References
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- ↑ "Visit Kurdistan". visitkurdistan.krd. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
Visit Kurdistan is a private entity promoting tourism and infrastructure to showcase Kurdistan as the heart of the Middle East.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Visit Kurdistan: Major tourism platform launched in Erbil". The New Region. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ↑ "Tourism as Soft Power: Kurdistan's Strategic Bet". Kurdistan Chronicle. 10 August 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-08-20. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 kurdistanchronicle. "Kurdistan's Tourism Sector Gathers Momentum at METEX Erbil". Archived from the original on 2025-12-16. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ↑ van Wilgenburg, Wladimir (13 February 2025). "Kurdistan Signs $160m Agreement to Develop Tourism". Kurdistan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ van Wilgenburg, Wladimir (16 November 2025). "Kurdish Boxer Returns to Germany to Face Undefeated Challenger". Kurdistan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "Spain: "Kurdistan Coliseum" - confusion in Getafe after a strange leak". stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ↑ "Kurdistan flag to displayed in Spanish stadiums". Kurdishglobe. 2025-12-22. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
