Packages are selling fast as football fans rush to purchase top travel packages to this year’s biggest global sporting event
Book by the 31 January deadline to secure remaining exclusive travel packages including official match tickets, flights and hotels, offering the ultimate FIFA World Cup™ experience
DOHA, Qatar – Bookings for Qatar Airways and Qatar Airways Holidays’ exclusive travel packages, offering the ultimate FIFA World Cup™ experience, are selling out fast. Football fans now have only days to beat the clock to secure the experience of a lifetime before the 31 January 2018 deadline.
There are still unbeatable travel packages available through the end of the month, offering fantastic flights, great hotels and official match tickets to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™. These seamless travel packages are the best way to book a front row seat for all the incredible football action, set to take place in Russia from 14 June-15 July 2018.
Fans looking to experience the world’s most thrilling football tournament live are urged to act fast to secure their preferred travel experience, with Qatar Airways Holidays travel packages still available for Group matches, the Semi-Final and Final for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ by visiting: www.qrfootballpackages.com.
The ultimate FIFA World Cup™ experience is also being offered to members of Qatar Airways' frequent flyer programme, Privilege Club, the Official Frequent Flyer Programme for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.
Right up until the 31 January deadline, Qatar Airways Holidays are offering a fantastic range of travel packages, tailor-made to ensure the world’s most highly-anticipated sporting event of the year is also the easiest to take part in. A specially designed and intuitive booking platform features an easy to understand online brochure, providing details of all available travel packages, clear prices and what they include. Prices vary depending on match ticket category, chosen hotel type and flight origin. Qatar Airways Holidays travel packages for key group stage games and the final phases are available to buy on a first-come, first-served basis until 31 January 2018.
Qatar Airways Senior Vice President Marketing and Corporate Communications, Ms. Salam Al Shawa, said: “There is no substitute to enjoying a front row seat at one of the world’s greatest sporting events and watching the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ in person. We urge all football fans to act now and beat the deadline to book one of Qatar Airways Holidays’ unbeatable travel packages, which will give you the ultimate FIFA World Cup™ experience.
“Thanks to the start of new daily direct flights to St. Petersburg, and an additional third daily flight between Doha and the Russian capital, Moscow, we have made it even easier to be a part of the best football the world has to offer. All fans have to do is book one of our amazing FIFA World Cup™ experiences by 31 January to get closer to the action.”
Qatar Airways recently launched flights to the cultural capital of Russia, St. Petersburg, doubling the number of Russian routes operated by the five-star carrier. Qatar Airways now operates its daily St. Petersburg service with an Airbus A320 aircraft, which features 12 flatbed seats in Business Class and 120 seats in Economy Class. Travellers who book their match packages with Qatar Airways will also enjoy the airline’s award-winning in-flight entertainment system Oryx One, which offers more than 4,000 incredible entertainment options.
Named the ‘Airline of the Year’ by the prestigious 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards, Qatar Airways is preparing to launch scores of exciting new destinations in 2018, including Canberra, Australia; Penang, Malaysia; Thessaloniki, Greece; and Cardiff, United Kingdom, to name just a few.
Qatar Airways is the Official Airline Partner of FIFA, which includes 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, the FIFA Club World Cup™, the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar™. Qatar Airways will have extensive marketing and branding rights at the next two FIFA World Cups, with an expected audience reach of billions of people per tournament.
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About Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, is celebrating 20 years of Going Places Together with travellers across its more than 150 business and leisure destinations. The world’s fastest-growing airline will add a number of exciting new destinations to its growing network in 2017/18, including Canberra, Australia; Penang, Malaysia and Cardiff, UK and many more, flying passengers on board its modern fleet of more than 200 aircraft.
A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was recently named ‘Airline of the Year’ by the 2017 World Airline Awards, managed by international air transport rating organisation Skytrax. It was also named ‘World’s Best Business Class,’ ‘Best Airline in the Middle East,’ and ‘World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge.’
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.
Oryx One, Qatar Airways’ in-flight entertainment system offers passengers up to 4,000 entertainment options from the latest blockbuster movies, TV box sets, music, games and much more. Passengers flying on Qatar Airways flights served by its B787, A350, A380, A319 and select A320 and A330 aircraft can also stay in touch with their friends and family around the world by using the award-winning airline’s on-board Wi-Fi and GSM service.
Qatar Airways proudly supports a range of exciting international and local initiatives dedicated to enriching the global community that it serves. Qatar Airways, the official FIFA partner, is the official sponsor of many top-level sporting events, including the FIFA 2018 and 2022 World Cups, reflecting 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 international cargo carrier, serves more than 60 exclusive freighter destinations worldwide via its world-class Doha hub and also delivers freight to more than 150 key business and leisure destinations globally with more than 200 aircraft. The Qatar Airways Cargo fleet includes eight Airbus A330 freighters, 13 Boeing 777 freighters and two Boeing 747-8 freighters.
For further information, please contact:
Qatar Airways Group, Corporate Communications Department
Tel: +974 4022 2200