Qatar

Rabat, the new hot spot for luxury hotels? Looking at the developments underway, we can only believe so. After a Fairmont opened at the end of 2022, and a Ritz-Carlton expected in the course of next year, the Moroccan capital is set to welcome another big name from the first quarter of 2024: Four Seasons. In addition to...

A new controversy has arisen between Qatar Airways and the Australian government. The Qatari airline has requested additional frequencies between Doha and Australia. Qatar Airways currently offers 35 weekly frequencies, serving five cities: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. This means two daily flights to Melbourne (one of which...

Qatar Airways, British Airways and Iberia have decided to combine forces. This July, the Spanish airline joined the joint business venture between Qatar Airways and British Airways. Together the two airlines already offered a partnership covering more than 60 countries. As Sean Doyle, CEO of British Airways, reminds us...

Another airline is closing the First Class bracket. In an interview with the Bloomberg news agency, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker confirmed that the cabins of its future aircraft would only be equipped with two classes of service: business class and economy class. The announcement was made...

Qatar Airways has resumed its direct flights between Nice and its hub, Doha's Hamad International Airport. May 9 marked the airline's return to the Côte d'Azur airport after a three-year interruption. Qatar Airways now offers four weekly flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays by Boeing 787-8. The aircraft has a...

Qatar Airways inaugurated its new Doha lounge at Hamad International Airport a few days ago. The lounge, called "The Garden", covers an area of almost 7,500 m². No fewer than 24 "tranquillity areas" have been integrated into it. The new garden...

Last month at ITB Berlin, Qatar Airways announced the opening of seven new routes, including 3 in France. Nice-Doha will be the first route to return to the network. It will resume on 9 May with four weekly flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Flights depart from Nice-Côte d'Azur at 4pm and arrive...

Qatar Airways is returning to the ambitious annual growth targets it set every year before the Covid crisis. Fiscal year 2023-2024 will see the opening of seven new destinations around the world. France is one of the markets best served by the rise of Qatar Airways. It will...

A building in the shape of intersecting scimitars, luxurious rooms, a contemporary aesthetic with Middle Eastern influences: the Raffles and Fairmont Doha, housed in the Katara Towers, will leave their legacy long after the World Cup that has just begun in Qatar. Probably much more so, in fact, than all the stadiums built for...

Officials, journalists and others: professionals who will be staying in Doha for the duration of the Football World Cup in Qatar have a solution that is as practical as it is upmarket. The Deutsche Hospitality group has chosen this destination, which is in the limelight today, but which is also popular throughout the...

Finnair is now positioning itself on Doha in partnership with Qatar Airways. The two airlines already work together within the Oneworld alliance. The CEOs of Finnair and Qatar Airways have signed an agreement for the joint operation of three daily non-stop flights from Copenhagen, Helsinki and Stockholm. In Doha, passengers will have access to...

Monday 1 August saw the Accor group launch the Pullman brand in the West Bay business district of Doha. A new address that will be ready for the next major sporting event that is fast approaching: "We have had the wonderful opportunity to open the first Pullman hotel and to present the new Pullman brand to...

A whole month: that will probably be enough time to avoid going to Qatar. Except with the very strong motivation of attending a football World Cup match. The event, organised by FIFA, runs from 21 November to 18 December. It's not going to be easy, though, as...

No one can bet that the French team will retain their title of world football champions. But one thing is certain, as the competition draws to a close in Qatar at the end of the year, visitors to the emirate will find little hints of France. Particularly at the heart of a vast luxury complex named after the chic...

The cooperation between Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and Qatar Airways is expanding with a new step in the connectivity of the two carriers' networks. Malaysia Airlines is launching a non-stop service between Kuala Lumpur and Doha from 25 May. The result will be a stronger network of connections and shared flights...

After its first appearance in New York in the Lower East Side, the boutique brand Hotel Indigo has extended its offer in the American metropolis. This time, the IHG Group brand has moved closer to business, in the Wall Street district. Right in the heart of New York's Financial District, this hotel...

A fine result despite the restrictions that continued to hit the air transport industry in 2021. That's how we can describe the performance of Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Qatar. The airport is the second largest hub in the Middle East behind eternal rival Dubai. In 2021, HIA recorded an increase of 41.37% in traffic...

2022 is fast approaching, a key year for Qatar as it will culminate in a major event for the country's brand image and its tourism sector: the hosting of the Football World Cup in November and December. The country is preparing for this with a host of large-scale projects - new hotels and...

First there was the Airbus A330, which had to return to service last August with Qatar Airways. And now it's the turn of five Airbus A380s to come out of retirement and be reactivated on a number of Qatar Airways routes. An operation that is not being carried out light-heartedly...

The agreement has been signed, but it has taken five years. It was in 2016 that the European Commission received a mandate to negotiate a "comprehensive air transport agreement" with Qatar. Negotiations were due to be concluded in 2019. But the dispute between Spain and the United Kingdom over the management of the airport...