DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, has announced a three-year sponsorship of Team Qatar Airways and Official Airline Sponsor to the Beach Polo Cup Dubai, commencing 2016 through to 2018.
Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheik Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum for a second consecutive year, the Beach Polo Cup Dubai will take place 1-2 April and brings together polo enthusiasts from around the world, together with a host of celebrities who all come to participate in this exciting spectacle.
Qatar Airways Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Ms. Salam Al Shawa, commented: “The State of Qatar’s 2030 vision encourages the participation in a variety of sporting activities and as the national airline of Qatar, we align ourselves to this vision as well. Sport – the world over – is celebrated as a means of bringing people together, and through supporting key events such as the Beach Polo Cup Dubai, whose fans fly in from the around the world to enjoy the event, we are able to showcase the sentiment of togetherness within our own new brand message – Going Places Together.”
Gaby Katiela, Tournament and Event Director of Beach Polo Cup Dubai at Mamemo Productions, commented: “Each year the Beach Polo Cup Dubai attracts the local, regional and international polo community to Dubai for a signature showcase of our beach variation of the Sport of Kings. The event provides an opportunity for existing polo fans and those new to the sport to watch the polo players in a luxurious and premium environment. We are delighted to have the world’s fastest growing airline on board as an official sponsor.”
Qatar Airways offers up to 200 weekly flights to the United Arab Emirates, including the recently launched four-weekly service to Ras Al Khaimah, alongside; 105 flights a week to Dubai International Airport; 28 flights a week to Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport; 42 flights a week to Abu Dhabi; and 21 flights a week to Sharjah. These services highlight the level of demand for business and leisure pursuits in United Arab Emirates, enhancing access to events such as the Beach Polo Cup Dubai.
Aligning itself with a variety of sporting partnerships around the world, Qatar Airways aims to reflect the sentiment of ambition and team spirit seen in sport within the core of the airline itself. The airline currently sponsors FC Barcelona, Al Ahli Saudi Arabia FC, Qatar Stars League, Qatar Squash Federation, the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) Asia, Pakistan Super Cricket League (PSL) and Asia and the Qatar Football Association.
Qatar Airways recently launched its new global brand campaign and tagline – Going Places Together. Drawing together a series of interconnected themes, the re-brand is a fresh and emotionally engaging direction for the airline, which has developed its messaging strategy to reflect its evolution as a brand and its global role as a leader in the airline industry.
Qatar Airways is now in its 19th year of operations and operates a modern fleet of 179 aircraft flying to more than 150 key business and leisure destinations across six continents.
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Notes to Editors:
Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, is one of the fastest growing airlines operating one of the youngest fleets in the world. Now in its 19th year of operations, Qatar Airways has a modern fleet of 179 aircraft flying to more than 150 key business and leisure destinations across six continents. Qatar Airways won Airline of the Year, Best Business Class Airline Seat and Best Airline in the Middle East at the 2015 Skytrax Awards. This is the third time the airline won the accolade of Airline of the Year.
Qatar Airways is a member of the oneworld global alliance. The award-winning alliance was named the World’s Best Airline Alliance 2015 by Skytrax for the third year running. Qatar Airways was the first Gulf carrier to join global airline alliance, oneworld, enabling its passengers to benefit from more than 1,000 airports in more than 150 countries, with 14,250 daily departures.
In 2015 Qatar Airways launched Oryx One, an enhanced interface for its inflight entertainment system, increasing the number of movies and TV shows on board from 950 to up to 3,000. Passengers flying on Qatar Airways flights served by its B787, A350, A380, A319 as well as select A320 and A330 aircraft can also stay in touch with their friends and family around the world by using the five-star airline’s on-board Wifi and GSM service.
Qatar Airways is one of the world’s leaders in sponsoring global sporting events, including the strategic team sponsorships of FC Barcelona and Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia FC. Qatar Airways’ strategy reflects the values of sports as a means of bringing people together, something at the core of the airline’s own brand message - Going Places Together.
Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s third largest cargo carrier, serves more than 50 exclusive freighter destinations worldwide via its Doha hub and also delivers freight to more than 150 key business and leisure destinations globally on 179 aircraft. The Qatar Airways Cargo fleet now includes eight Airbus 330Fs, eight Boeing 777 freighters and one Boeing 747 freighter.
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