7 New Destinations, 11 Resemptions and 35 Frequency Increases
Qatar Airways drew major attention on the opening day of ITB Berlin 2023, the world’s largest international travel and tourism trade show, as the World’s Best Airline’s Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, unveiled new destinations, and announced flight resumptions and frequency increases during a press conference held on the first day of the exhibition.
Over seven new destinations are planned for launch in 2023, including Chittagong, Juba, Kinshasa, Lyon, Medan, Toulouse, and Trabzon. Qatar Airways is also resuming flights to 11 destinations: Beijing, Birmingham, Buenos Aires, Casablanca, Davao, Marrakesh, Nice, Osaka, Phnom Penh, Ras Al-Khaimah, and Tokyo Haneda. Multiple destinations also saw frequency increases scheduled for the year 2023:
· Abuja – Port Harcourt – increased from two weekly flights to three
· Abuja – Kano – increased from three weekly flights to four
· Cairo – increased from 21 weekly flights to 28
· Denpasar – increased from 14 weekly flights to 21
· Hanoi – increased from 10 weekly flights to 12
· Hong Kong – increased from 11 weekly flights to 14
· Khartoum – increased from seven weekly flights to 14
· Manila – increased from 17 weekly flights to 18
· Mogadishu – increased from three weekly flights to four
· Nagpur – increased from four weekly flights to seven
· Phuket – increased from 14 weekly flights to 21 for winter 23/24
· Saigon – increased from 10 weekly flights to 12
· Taif – increased from three weekly flights to seven
· Yerevan – increased from seven weekly flights to 10
Health Insurance Exemption for visitors to Qatar
Effective immediately, all visitors to the State of Qatar will be exempted from the requirement of Health Insurance if their stay in the country is less than 30 days. In addition, please take note that the period granted for visa on arrival has been reduced to be 30 days for all categories with the possibility for extension for qualified nationals for a period of up to (90 days) upon obtaining Health Insurance after entering the country.
Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF)
Qatar Airways and Qatar Tourism have announced the 12th Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF) will take place from March 11-21 at a new waterfront location in Qatar’s newest city, Lusail. The world-class festival is set to bring together many unique culinary experiences, featuring the biggest names in hospitality, outstanding restaurants, a cooking theatre, nightly fireworks shows and live entertainment.