Qatar Airways unveils exclusive services and summer promotions at travel agencies workshop

Held at the Meridian Hotel in Jeddah, the workshop was attended by numerous agencies.

Ahmed Al Idrissi, Area Manager for the Western Province, presented Qatar Airways' new fare structures, facilities, top destinations and summer promotions. He also thanked the travel agencies for their outstanding continued support and detailed Qatar Airways' strategy towards providing personalized service, which has resulted in the airline being recognized by Skytrax as the only five star carrier in the Middle East and most recently, Airline Of The Year at the annual Middle East and North Africa (MENA) travel awards in Dubai earlier this month.

"We have made personal attention and service quality our trademark. As part of our service commitment, we are expanding our route network to give our passengers a greater choice of destination with added comfort and convenience,"

asserted Al Idrissi. "Qatar Airways has witnessed a 65% increase in Saudi family passengers compared to last year which is mainly due to our exclusive five star services and on-board entertainment and hospitality". Al Idrissi also attributed the increase in passengers to personalized service such as a dedicated female sales division for businesswomen and families. Al Idrissi added that Saudi families enjoy traveling to destinations in the Far East such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand in addition to South Africa and Europe. By monitoring travel tends, Qatar Airways continuously strives to improve service and reduce transit times to accommodate these demands.

Qatar Airways also revealed details of the world's only dedicated First and Business Class terminal currently under construction at Doha International Airport to the various travel agencies present at the workshop.

Yet another first for one of the world's fastest growing airlines, the exclusive building will feature innovative facilities to provide its most loyal customers with the best levels of comfort and hospitality prior to catching their flight. This is part of a US$ 200 million expansion at the current airport. Highlights of the new facility include: self-service check-in kiosks for passengers with hand baggage, dedicated e-gates to speed up immigration formalities, separate First and Business Class check-in desks, dedicated First and Business Class lounges, each with their own dining areas, duty-free shopping area of 1,000sqm selling many leading international brands, spa, jacuzzi and sauna for passengers to relax and unwind before their flight, massage treatments, shower and wash rooms, children's play area and nursery, conference room and meeting rooms, business centre with secretarial services, free Internet access stations, prayer rooms for men and women in addition to a medical centre.