Qatar Airways - The Official Premium Partner of Art Basel
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Qatar Airways - The Official Premium Partner of Art Basel

Qatar Airways Supports Inaugural Art Basel Qatar 2026 as Official Premium Partner

Art Basel Qatar takes place in Doha from 5-7 February 2026, marking Art Basel's Middle East debut

DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways, the Official Premium Partner of Art Basel Qatar 2026, continues its commitment of the renowned global art fair as Art Basel Qatar makes its debut in Doha from 5-7 February 2026, with Preview days from 3-4 February 2026.

Qatar Airways’ partnership with Art Basel as its Official Premuim Partner, reflects a shared advancement of excellence, global connectivity, and the exchange of ideas across cultures. The airline’s role as Official Premium Partner aligns with its broader ambition to connect people and places through meaningful cultural experiences, while reinforcing Doha’s growing profile as a global destination for art, culture, and creativity.

As part of its collaboration with Art Basel Qatar, Qatar Airways will offer exclusive travel benefits to selected audiences, reinforcing its role in enabling seamless access to the world’s leading cultural moments. Eligible travellers can enjoy up to 10% off fares when flying to Doha for the inaugural edition of Art Basel Qatar, alongside enhanced journey options across the airline’s global network. Terms and conditions apply. Further details on these exclusive travel benefits are available at qatarairways.com/en/offers/cug/art-basel.html.

Art Basel Qatar represents the fifth edition of the world’s premier contemporary art fair, joining Basel, Miami Beach, Hong Kong and Paris. With Doha’s evolving creative landscape as the backdrop, Art Basel Qatar brings together leading galleries, artists, collectors, and cultural figures, signifying its role as a regional hub for arts and culture.

Through its partnerships, Qatar Airways, the World’s Best Airline as voted by Skytrax in 2025, continues to facilitate international access to major cultural moments around the world through its global network and award-winning hospitality.

Art Basel Qatar is organised in partnership with leading Qatari institutions, Qatar Sports Investments and QC+, and takes place across the city’s key cultural venues including M7 and the Doha Design District in Msheireb Downtown Doha.

About Qatar Airways

A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways continues to be synonymous with excellence, receiving for the 13th time Skytrax’s ‘World’s Best Business Class’ award, and the ‘World's Best Business Class Airline Lounge’ for the eighth time. As the leading connector in the region, Qatar Airways is now the 14-time winner of the ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’ award. The airline has advanced its services across the Middle East this winter season, increasing its daily flights by 14 per cent.

Along with continuing to retain its 5-Star Airline Rating, Qatar Airways has received a global-first recognition of the ‘World’s Best Onboard Wi-Fi’ by Skytrax this year. The accolade recognises Qatar Airways’ Starlink connectivity rollout on over 150 widebody aircraft, connecting more than 25 million passengers to date with up to 340 daily Starlink-enabled flights. Globally, Qatar Airways remains the unprecedented nine-time winner of Skytrax ‘World’s Best Airline’ title.

This winter, Qatar Airways will fly to over 170 destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport. The airport has been recognised as the ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ for 11 consecutive years, as well as ‘World’s Best Airport Shopping’ for the third year in a row by Skytrax. Hamad International Airport has previously been named the ‘World’s Best Airport’ by Skytrax three out of the past six years.

Qatar Airways received the 2025 Platinum performance recognition by Cirium, the leading aviation analytics organisation, for its reliability and operational performance. The recognition is a testament to the airline’s unwavering commitment to providing seamless and proven operations as part of its award-winning passenger experience.

Qatar Airways was the first Airline in the Middle East to be certified to the highest level of IATA’s Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) programme, based on recognised environmental management system principles (such as ISO 14001). As an inaugural signatory to the Buckingham Palace Declaration in March 2016, Qatar Airways became the first airline globally to be certified to the industry standard for the prevention of illegal wildlife trafficking in aviation.

For further information, visit qatarairways.com or the Qatar Airways mobile app.

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