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Articles tagged “qatar”

Airlines

British Airways Seeks Planes and Crew From Qatar During Proposed Flight Attendant Strike

Most passengers would love it if British Airways could keep flying a full schedule even while many of its flight attendants are on strike. But will regulators let British Airways wet-lease nine planes registered in Qatar?

Brian Sumers, Skift | 7 years ago

British Airways Seeks Planes and Crew From Qatar During Proposed Flight Attendant Strike

Airlines

Understanding the Qatar Ban and Its Implications for Qatar Airways

The Qatar diplomatic ban is a nightmare for Qatar Airways. Its routings and market share will undoubtedly suffer in the near and medium term.

Colin Nagy, Skift | 7 years ago

Hotels

Qatar Reportedly in Talks to Buy Starwood’s St. Regis Hotels in New York and San Francisco

Selling off two of its most prized and iconic properties will help Starwood in its asset-light pursuit as it prepares to merge with Marriott by mid-year.

Hui-yong Yu and Dinsh Nair, Skift | 8 years ago

Qatar Reportedly in Talks to Buy Starwood’s St. Regis Hotels in New York and San Francisco

Airlines

The Airline That Designed an Airport to Improve the Passenger Experience

Not many airlines have the luxury of designing an entire airport around their brand, but there is a lot airlines can do to design a seamless ground experience for their passengers nonetheless.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 9 years ago

The Airline That Designed an Airport to Improve the Passenger Experience

Meetings

The Persian Gulf Will Be the World’s Next Big Convention Destination

While there's significant interest among U.S. associations to organize conventions in the Arabian Middle East, only one third have done so due to a young regional industry in the Gulf still learning how to engage Western convention planners.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

The Persian Gulf Will Be the World’s Next Big Convention Destination

Airlines

WikiLeaks Disclosure Shows U.S. Airlines Received Billions in Subsidies

Missing in action in the U.S. airlines' report about the Gulf carriers' subsidies was transparency about the U.S. airlines' own subsidies. Although the congressional report is very dated, the Business Travel Coaltion, via WikiLeaks, is helping to fill in some of the blanks.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Tourism

Qatar World Cup Organizers Downplay Effect of Heat and Worker Deaths

Qatar will continue to push the positive impacts of the games as it builds towards both the event and general tourism growth with hopes that time will erase memory of any transgressions.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Qatar World Cup Organizers Downplay Effect of Heat and Worker Deaths

Hotels

The Foreign Faces Behind Qatar’s Hospitality Workforce

Travelers in many global cities complain that it's difficult to meet locals in their interactions with hotel, tour or transportation staff; however, having a truly global view means traveling by means of meeting someone new, no matter the location.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

The Foreign Faces Behind Qatar’s Hospitality Workforce

Tourism

Interview: Qatar’s Tourism Chairman Positions His Small Country for Big Growth

Qatar is a destination in transition, both with an incredible culture and landscape to experience and the socio-political struggles that come with such development. The clearer the tourism board can be in communicating its realities, the better travelers will be equip to approach the country with an open mind.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Interview: Qatar’s Tourism Chairman Positions His Small Country for Big Growth

Airlines

Can Qatar Airways’ New Plane Turn Doha Airport Into a Global Hub?

If Airbus meets production projections, this is aircraft is set up to give Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner a run for its money.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 9 years ago

Can Qatar Airways’ New Plane Turn Doha Airport Into a Global Hub?