Published on : Monday, May 6, 2019
He was joined by Rashed al-Qurese from QNTC, also a Board Member of Qatar Business Events Corporation; and Qatar Airways senior vice president for Marketing and Corporate Communications Salam al-Shawa.
QNTC gathered more than 30 partners to launch the summer programme, including the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Municipality and Environment, Qatar Museums (QM), Qatar Airways, Katara – the Cultural Village, Qatar Foundation, Private Engineering Office, Katara Hospitality, Al Rayyan Hospitality, Marriott International hotels, nine participating malls, and other event partners, including QSports, Social Studios, Alchemy and Radio ONE FM Qatar.
Qatar Airways passengers can enjoy a 25% discount on all flights to Doha from more than 160 destinations globally starting May 15 and for travel to Qatar anytime between May 30 and August 16.
Al Maha Services, Qatar Airways’ personalised meet and assist service for customers arriving, departing or transiting through Hamad International Airport, will also offer discounts of up to 25% on all their services during the summer.
Long-haul passengers of the airline can also avail ‘+Qatar’, a unique stopover package, in partnership with QNTC, aimed at giving transit travelers the chance to explore and discover Qatar with free luxury hotel stays and complimentary transit visas.
The festival will also see many hotels and hotel apartments in Qatar giving up to 25% discounts to guests between June 4 and August 16, along with additional incentives and promotions at facilities (terms and conditions apply).
Members of QM’s Culture Pass Plus and Culture Pass Family will enjoy exclusive discounts on tourism products, outdoor, mall and retail activities, family entertainment, and access to Qatar’s cultural institutions.
Deals at various indoor theme parks and edutainment parks such as the newly opened Angry Birds World can also be availed throughout the festival.
Nine malls are taking part in the festival this year, offering special entertainment shows, exhibitions and free activities for different age groups throughout ‘Summer in Qatar’. Programmes for adults will include free makeup and fitness classes.
Besides sales promotions, shoppers will also have the chance to win in the raffle draws where more than QR2mn are at stake- from QR20,000 cash to McLaren 570S for the grand prize.
International superstars, Arab singing sensations and Bollywood artists will take the centre stage at the festival while movie-goers will have the opportunity to attend the South Indian International Movie Awards with well-known celebrities from the industry.
Tags: Summer in Qatar