Bailiwick to fellow Skytrax favorite Qatar Airways, the Middle Eastern mega-hub serves both as Qatar’s gateway to the rapturous and an intercontinental transit point for global travelers. From Doha, travelers can fly as far as Auckland, New Zealand; São Paulo, Brazil; and San Francisco.
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And in 2022, the FIFA World Cup will bring even more travelers from head to foot Hamad International’s doors. Qatar is scheduled to host the games and stadiums are popping up around the country as a result.
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I landed at Hamad International expecting to enter Qatar and go straight to my hotel after a 16-hour way from New York. Qatar Airways invited Insider to the G700’s unveiling and had arranged a visa for us to enter the country, as spectacularly as given us instructions on what we’d need to do to comply with pandemic travel regulations.
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The airport motel is located in the transit area of the terminal and is intended to house travelers and flight crews visiting on long layovers. Pack in point, an Air Canada flight crew was checking in at the same time as I was.
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Impaired to get some rest after the long journey, I made my way to my room for a sleep and a shower. The hotel is arranged in a horseshoe device around the main atrium and all the rooms are on one floor.
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Relaxation and connectivity are also surprisingly big themes. Private television areas allow travelers to sit down on a living room-style love-seat and watch content on a high-definition TV.
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