What to do in Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar
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Qatar Airways First Class A380 Cabin
Qatar Airways is the state owned flag carrier for Qatar, with a main hub at Hamad International Airport (DOH). They are a member of the OneWorld alliance and were also the first gulf carrier to join a major airline alliance.
Qatar’s celebrated international First Class Cabin in the A380 aircrafts is elegantly designed with eight seats in a 1-2-1 configuration. Each seat is extra comfortable with plush padding and converts to an 81” lie flat bed. The cabin is muted silver with purple mood lighting and wood accents.
You will enjoy fast-tracked immigration, priority boarding, and baggage claim. You’ll also get access to the tranquil and beautiful Al-Safwa Lounge in DOH, with personalised service, a la carte dining, and private shower rooms.
Your semi-private (the middle seats have a privacy screen) suite features a fully flat, extra-wide 23” bed with Frette linen, pillows and a soft duvet. You will receive a luxury Bric’s amenity kit, a comfy sleeper suit by White Company, and noise cancelling headphones.
Before takeoff, each flight begins with a welcome glass of Krug champagne and a light snack. During your journey you can order from a delicious menu of signature internationally inspired dishes. You can also Pre-Select your meals up to 24 hours prior to your flight.
Qatar Airways First Class offers the best full service bar in the sky, with long snaking sofas to encourage mingling and a relaxing atmosphere to enjoy a high quality drink. Attendants offer everything from fine wines, beer, cocktails and spirits, to a full coffee bar selection with delicious treats.
Each seat comes equip with free WiFi, power outlets, USB and HDMI ports, and a 16” HD monitor with touchscreen remote for in-flight Oryx One entertainment. There is also lots of stowage space for personal belongings.
For more information on Qatar Airways, visit our dedicated airline page here.
Alternatively, for more expert advice and insider travel tips, read our business travel blog.
Creative Resins has been at the forefront of decorative glass technology for over 30 years. When Louise contacted us to help with a trip to Oman, we discovered that the company had been using an airline’s website to book direct, paying in excess of £5,000 per trip in Business Class. Using our negotiated fares on this one flight YourTravel saved over £1000 per trip. Upon further investigation and a year’s great relationship, we delved into the companies travel policies and booking habits. We found that travel was often booked at the last minute and there was no one in authority to keep a watchful eye over what was being booked and where. We then worked with Louise to create passenger profiles for all of Creative Resins travellers including details such as preferred seat numbers, meals and airlines – we also set in place cabin restrictions (who can and can’t travel in an upgraded travel class). We then looked at the company’s calendar for the coming year, estimating when and where they would need to book travel and agreed that Your Travel would be proactive in trying to get confirmed travel dates from 4 weeks prior to the trip dates. This created a stress-free booking system that took budget and organisational pressure from the senior management, knowing they would always be working with a cost-effective travel budget. This lead to a reduced travel spend of just over 16% without cost-cutting and maintaining a high level of service.
‘’Working with Your Travel Corporate has been an enlightening experience, we were wasting money on travel and working with John and the team was very easy indeed. Everything is taken care of on every trip and we get a level of service that just can’t be achieved by the bigger travel agents, being treated as a valued client and not just another customer is fantastic!’’ Louise Bollom, Director
