Need more time to work out your travel plans?
Choose to hold your booking – and guarantee your selected fare – for up to 72 hours. Follow the steps below and give yourself some peace of mind.
When your travel plans are all set, simply complete your booking by paying in ‘Manage booking’ on qatarairways.com or ‘My Trips’ on our mobile app, within the timeframe you selected.
*Terms and conditions
Period to complete the booking per departure country/region:
Country/Region | When to complete your booking |
United States of America | 3 days before departure |
Qatar | 2 days before departure |
Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam | 3 days before departure |
Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, South Africa | 3 days before departure |
Azerbaijan | 3 days before departure |
All other countries | 4 days before departure |
- Hold my booking is available for all Qatar Airways marketed flights, with the following exceptions:
- Flights originating from Brazil
- Select itineraries that include one or more flights operated by a partner airline
- You can hold your booking for a minimum fee based on your region and the number of hours you want to hold the booking for - 24, 48 or 72 hours.
- The total fare will be guaranteed for the dates and flights you selected, and you will be protected from any price changes.
- To avoid booking cancellation, pay either online or offline at any local Qatar Airways office in the country of departure. You can also use other offline payment options wherever applicable.
- Your booking will be cancelled if the payment is not completed within the time frame selected.
- 'Hold my booking' fees collected are non-refundable and it will not be deducted from the price of the ticket(s).
- Booked fares cannot be guaranteed for payments that are made in a country other than the country of departure and a service fee may apply.
- If duplicate bookings are found, one of the bookings will be cancelled and the 'Hold My Booking' option will no longer be valid.
- The physical address and contact details for the local office will be provided at time of booking.
- No additional service fee will be charged.
- 'Hold my booking' may not be available for certain points of origin during sales or promotions.
- 'Hold my booking' is not applicable for Award bookings.