Originally Posted by
PDAuckland
,we were told our economy fares didn’t qualify and we would have to pay for the rooms. Bit misleading. They should say that on their website particularly given the majority of passengers on the plane have economy seats. It should say clearly for premium business and first class passengers only. Bit of a con.
It's not only for Business and First, economy are eligible too if they are not the ultra cheapest fare buckets. Full info is clearly detailed on the website:
https://www.qatarairways.com/tradepo...cies/STPC.html
Also on the website are the details for the alternative very heavily subsidised hotels for those with long transfers:
https://www.qatarairways.com/en-au/o...-stopover.html
https://www.discoverqatar.qa/stopover/
It's not really a con if it's all there in black and white