**Important Update**

Customers arriving from the UK, South Africa, Netherlands and Denmark from 22 December 

All passengers arriving on flights originating from the UK, South Africa, Netherlands and Denmark will be required to stay at one of the following dedicated quarantine hotels:

• Intercontinental Doha Hotel 5* 

• Mercure Grand Doha 4*

If you do not already have a booking, please search for availability here.

If you have already made your hotel reservation in a different hotel, and are arriving before 6am local time on 23 December, your reservation will be automatically transferred upon arrival.

If you are not on a flight from the UK, South Africa, Netherlands or Denmark you should not book either of the hotels for your mandatory quarantine stay in Qatar; you will not be permitted to check in unless your boarding pass states your journey commenced in the UK, South Africa, Netherlands or Denmark, and you will not be entitled to a refund.

For arrivals up to 6am on 23 December any differences in the cost of your original quarantine hotel will be eligible for a refund claim. After 6am local time on 23 December you will be required to pay any additional costs between your original hotel booked and either of the mandatory UK, South Africa, Netherlands or Denmark quarantine hotels, if there is a price difference. Equally you will be eligible to claim for a refund if your original quarantine booking was more expensive than the options available.

"You will not be permitted to board the aircraft without a UK, DK, NL or ZA Exclusive Quarantine Hotel Voucher if your booking was made on or after December 23, 2020," it said.

Pre-approved QID resident permit holders are able to apply to travel to Qatar. You will need to obtain approval to enter Qatar by applying through the Qatar Portal. Applications for a QID return visa are now open.

“If you have already made your hotel reservation in a different hotel, and are arriving before 6 am local time on December 23, your reservation will be automatically transferred upon arrival,” it added.