Doha, QATAR - Qatar Airways Holidays, a division of Qatar Airways, today announced a raft of special offers for the holy month of Ramadan.
From a lead-in price of QAR 740 for two nights in Bahrain to four nights for the price of three to the idyllic island of Bali starting from QAR 3,600, Qatar Airways Holidays has put together a variety of holiday packages for departures from Doha with all offers including return flights in Economy, accommodation and breakfast.
Two nights in Dubai are being offered from QAR 1,060 while a three-night break in Beirut leads-in at QAR 2,320. Travelling further afield to Hong Kong, on a choice of Qatar Airways' daily departures from Doha, a three-night, four-day package, including a day park ticket to Hong Kong Disneyland starts at QAR 3,700.
For those keen on a cultural break covering the imperial cities of Morocco, a week-long package to the North African country costs QAR 3,340, which includes all sightseeing entrance fees.
Qatar Airways Holidays is offering a wider choice of packages covering cities as diverse as Muscat and Tehran to Istanbul and Colombo.
In addition, members of Qatar Airways award-winning Privilege Club loyalty programme will be able to earn bonus miles and earn 1 Avios for every QAR 5 spent on a Qatar Airways Holiday.
All packages are available from the start of Ramadan in mid-September to October 10 and are priced per person based on two people sharing a room.
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said the holy month of Ramadan was a perfect time for families to travel and spend time with their loved ones around the world, or purely take time off to enjoy a relaxing break.
"Qatar Airways Holidays has launched some fabulous offers which are tempting to take during the Ramadan period," he said.
"We look forward to welcoming individuals, couples and families to fly Qatar Airways and enjoy the high levels of service and hospitality that we are renowned for around the world, during the holy month of Ramadan."
Qatar Airways currently operates a modern fleet of 58 all-Airbus aircraft to 78 destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Far East, Indian subcontinent and North America. The highlight of Qatar Airways' 2007 expansion has been the launch of flights to New York (Newark) and Washington DC - the airline's first move into the North American market.
From September 23, Qatar Airways launches twice-weekly flights between Doha and the central Indian city of Nagpur. Starting November 27, the carrier launches four flights a week to the Swedish capital Stockholm. Daily scheduled services to the western Indian city of Ahmedabad are due to begin on December 12.
Doha-based Qatar Airways will operate a fleet of 110 aircraft by 2013 – almost double the existing size. Qatar Airways has ordered 80 Airbus A350s, 60 Boeing 787s and 32 Boeing 777s, with deliveries of the latter having started in November 2007. The airline is a launch customer of the twin-deck Airbus A380 ‘super jumbos’ with five aircraft on order and scheduled for delivery from 2010. Qatar Airways moves to the New Doha International Airport in 2010, when the first phase of the new facility opens. For more information, visit www.ndiaproject.com
Qatar Airways is one of only six airlines in the world with a Five Star ranking for service and excellence awarded by Skytrax, the independent aviation industry monitoring agency. Skytrax also named Qatar Airways’ cabin crew as Best in the Middle East for the fifth year running in 2007 following a survey of more than 15 million passengers worldwide. For more information, log onto www.qatarairways.com
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