Nov 29, 2014, 6:48 pm
Last edit by: Matt4
Qatar Airways Stopover Package (STPC)
Note : STPC has not been available since COVID started and won't probably be available before the end of the year 2022 due to the World Cup. But you can book a StopOver hotel for a discounted price with Discover Qatar (starting at $14 for 4* and $20 for 5*) until 24th October 2022 (no later, again due to the Wolrd Cup)
•Passengers with a transit time of between 8 and 24 hours are eligible for a stopover package (STPC) in Doha, offered by Qatar Airways.
•An STPC request can be made as early as 361 days in advance, but no later than 72 hours prior to departure. The STPC is either offered complimentary or bookable at a fee.
•For group bookings, different rules apply.
I. STPC free of charge
•In cases where there are no immediate connections available between 8 and 24 hours.
•No exceptions can be given (7 hrs 59 minutes = not eligible, 24 hrs 1 minute = not eligible).
•N-class and above.
•Directional ticket value above USD 400 (incl. YQ tax).
•Directional ticket value is the sum of the fare paid for the journey and the Fuel surcharge (as shown on your E-ticket) divided by two.
II. STPC against a fee
•When the passenger holds a ticket in booking classes below N.
•When the passenger holds a Privilege Club redemption ticket in Economy or Business Class.
•When the directional ticket value is less than USD 400 (incl. YQ tax).
•USD 125 fee for Economy Class passengers.
•USD 150 fee for Business Class passengers.
III. STPC is not available if the booking includes flights to or from Abu Dhabi (AUH), Bahrain (BAH), Dubai (DWC), Dubai (DXB), Kuwait (KWI), Muscat (MCT), Ras Al Khaimah (RKT) and Sharjah (SHJ). .
•If the passenger holds a temporary passport/travel document.
•If the passenger holds separate tickets.
IV. STPC package includes
•Hotel room for the duration of the passenger’s stay (5-star hotel for Business Class passengers / 3-star hotel for Economy Class passengers). If there is a change in the Flight Schedule and the new connection time in Doha becomes less than 8 hours then the existing hotel confirmation will become invalid.
•Temporary entry visa fee to Doha, Qatar*.
•Transfer HIA - hotel - HIA.
•Meal voucher (depends on duration of the transit).
V. To book STPC
•Update PNR with passport number and nationality (tickets need to be issued).
•Contact Qatar Airways, providing credit card number including expire date and CVC code.
VI. Different scenarios for STPC
•QR is operating an immediate connection with seats available in the desired cabin, but the passenger has booked a connection with transit time of 8-24 hours. STPC is not permitted either complimentary or against a fee.
•QR is operating an immediate connection but no seats are available in the desired cabin. If the passenger has booked a ticket on the next available connection with a transit of between 8-24 hours, STPC against payment is permitted.
•QR is not operating an immediate connection; all the connections have a transit time of between 8-24 hours. Passenger may choose any connection and receive STPC free of charge. There are reports that this may no longer be correct.
*Confirmation of your hotel at Doha does not guarantee entry into the State of Qatar. This is entirely at the discretion of the immigration authorities.
Website: http://www.qatarairways.com/global/e...mmodation.page
Anecdote: a code-share DOH-CMN within the 8-hour window did not disqualify me from STPC. In other words it is only QR operated flights that are used for connection time calculations.
I have STPC- What do I need to Do?
This is covered in the wiki of http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...t-do-i-do.html.
How does the new Free stopover affect STPC?
QR have just launched a new free stopover policy. See http://www.qatarairways.com/english_...ease_plusqatar, http://www.qatarairways.com/global/en/plusqatar.page and http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...on-2017-1.html for details.
At the moment STPC sappears to be unaffected except for 'multi city' bookings. At this very early stage there is no clear practice as to who qualifies!
Updated 21-SEP-2022.
Note : STPC has not been available since COVID started and won't probably be available before the end of the year 2022 due to the World Cup. But you can book a StopOver hotel for a discounted price with Discover Qatar (starting at $14 for 4* and $20 for 5*) until 24th October 2022 (no later, again due to the Wolrd Cup)
•Passengers with a transit time of between 8 and 24 hours are eligible for a stopover package (STPC) in Doha, offered by Qatar Airways.
•An STPC request can be made as early as 361 days in advance, but no later than 72 hours prior to departure. The STPC is either offered complimentary or bookable at a fee.
•For group bookings, different rules apply.
I. STPC free of charge
•In cases where there are no immediate connections available between 8 and 24 hours.
•No exceptions can be given (7 hrs 59 minutes = not eligible, 24 hrs 1 minute = not eligible).
•N-class and above.
•Directional ticket value above USD 400 (incl. YQ tax).
•Directional ticket value is the sum of the fare paid for the journey and the Fuel surcharge (as shown on your E-ticket) divided by two.
II. STPC against a fee
•When the passenger holds a ticket in booking classes below N.
•When the passenger holds a Privilege Club redemption ticket in Economy or Business Class.
•When the directional ticket value is less than USD 400 (incl. YQ tax).
•USD 125 fee for Economy Class passengers.
•USD 150 fee for Business Class passengers.
III. STPC is not available if the booking includes flights to or from Abu Dhabi (AUH), Bahrain (BAH), Dubai (DWC), Dubai (DXB), Kuwait (KWI), Muscat (MCT), Ras Al Khaimah (RKT) and Sharjah (SHJ). .
•If the passenger holds a temporary passport/travel document.
•If the passenger holds separate tickets.
IV. STPC package includes
•Hotel room for the duration of the passenger’s stay (5-star hotel for Business Class passengers / 3-star hotel for Economy Class passengers). If there is a change in the Flight Schedule and the new connection time in Doha becomes less than 8 hours then the existing hotel confirmation will become invalid.
•Temporary entry visa fee to Doha, Qatar*.
•Transfer HIA - hotel - HIA.
•Meal voucher (depends on duration of the transit).
V. To book STPC
•Update PNR with passport number and nationality (tickets need to be issued).
•Contact Qatar Airways, providing credit card number including expire date and CVC code.
VI. Different scenarios for STPC
•QR is operating an immediate connection with seats available in the desired cabin, but the passenger has booked a connection with transit time of 8-24 hours. STPC is not permitted either complimentary or against a fee.
•QR is operating an immediate connection but no seats are available in the desired cabin. If the passenger has booked a ticket on the next available connection with a transit of between 8-24 hours, STPC against payment is permitted.
•QR is not operating an immediate connection; all the connections have a transit time of between 8-24 hours. Passenger may choose any connection and receive STPC free of charge. There are reports that this may no longer be correct.
*Confirmation of your hotel at Doha does not guarantee entry into the State of Qatar. This is entirely at the discretion of the immigration authorities.
Website: http://www.qatarairways.com/global/e...mmodation.page
Anecdote: a code-share DOH-CMN within the 8-hour window did not disqualify me from STPC. In other words it is only QR operated flights that are used for connection time calculations.
I have STPC- What do I need to Do?
This is covered in the wiki of http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...t-do-i-do.html.
How does the new Free stopover affect STPC?
QR have just launched a new free stopover policy. See http://www.qatarairways.com/english_...ease_plusqatar, http://www.qatarairways.com/global/en/plusqatar.page and http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...on-2017-1.html for details.
At the moment STPC sappears to be unaffected except for 'multi city' bookings. At this very early stage there is no clear practice as to who qualifies!
Updated 21-SEP-2022.
The QR STPC (stopover) policy?
Aug 1, 2017, 12:30 pm
#526
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,944
pumatwin there are three filghts a week on CPH-DOH-AKL that would qualify you for STPC. There are no flights AKL-DOH-ARN that qualify.
Flight numbers and dates are required for you to get more than generic answers.
Rather than the very expensive Airport hotel have you considered the http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...on-2017-a.html? However this ends 30 September and also requires that you apply for http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...hour-visa.html at least 7 days in advance, preferably 15 days at the moment.
Flight numbers and dates are required for you to get more than generic answers.
Rather than the very expensive Airport hotel have you considered the http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...on-2017-a.html? However this ends 30 September and also requires that you apply for http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...hour-visa.html at least 7 days in advance, preferably 15 days at the moment.
Aug 5, 2017, 9:58 am
#527
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Cape Town
Programs: BA Exec Gold , Qatar Priviledge Club Plat
Posts: 1,584
Aug 8, 2017, 2:31 pm
#528
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Location: Cape Town
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Just wanna make sure before i make a mega-cock up , if i am flying CPT-JNB-DOH-TXL, and the CPT-JNB is operated by BA(Comair) then the rest of the JNB-DOH-TXL segment is on QR with a 8hours 15 mins transit time this does allow STPC right ?
Aug 8, 2017, 2:34 pm
#529
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: AMS / FRA
Programs: Marriott Ambassador Elite / LH Senator / KL Gold / QR Gold
Posts: 214
•When the passenger holds a ticket in booking classes below N.
•When the passenger holds a Privilege Club redemption ticket in Economy or Business Class.
•When the directional ticket value is less than USD 400 (incl. YQ tax).
Aug 8, 2017, 2:51 pm
#530
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,944
Flame3601to answer your question we need dates and flight numbers. In this case date is important since the flight times vary from day to day.
The timetable for the days with the 8.15 connection (Mon., Wed., Fri) indicates that there are shorter connections that day so you do not qualify for STPC.
I suggest that you look at the Wiki on this thread.
The timetable for the days with the 8.15 connection (Mon., Wed., Fri) indicates that there are shorter connections that day so you do not qualify for STPC.
I suggest that you look at the Wiki on this thread.
Aug 8, 2017, 3:12 pm
#531
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Cape Town
Programs: BA Exec Gold , Qatar Priviledge Club Plat
Posts: 1,584
Flame3601to answer your question we need dates and flight numbers. In this case date is important since the flight times vary from day to day.
The timetable for the days with the 8.15 connection (Mon., Wed., Fri) indicates that there are shorter connections that day so you do not qualify for STPC.
I suggest that you look at the Wiki on this thread.
The timetable for the days with the 8.15 connection (Mon., Wed., Fri) indicates that there are shorter connections that day so you do not qualify for STPC.
I suggest that you look at the Wiki on this thread.
Thanks for your help remdk , i noticed after posting that i do not qualify for STPC on this segment. Sorry getting to grips with it all , trying to convert from EK to QR as EK are getting far too expensive for what you get in J these days !
Aug 11, 2017, 1:30 am
#534
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,944
jmj9905 since you are on a reward flight then no you do not qualify on at least two counts.
1) your ticket class is lower than N.
2) the directional fare is zero, way below the required USD400.
You may qualify for paid STPC if your ticket is a QR ticket (ticket number starts with 157).
Since you will have access to Al Mourjan lounge look at http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...unges-hia.html and http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...ss-lounge.html for a description of the facilities available. The two quiet room areas are described there and to some extent also on this thread. Otherwise there is the extremely busy and expensive airside Airport hotel which must be booked in advance.
1) your ticket class is lower than N.
2) the directional fare is zero, way below the required USD400.
You may qualify for paid STPC if your ticket is a QR ticket (ticket number starts with 157).
Since you will have access to Al Mourjan lounge look at http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...unges-hia.html and http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...ss-lounge.html for a description of the facilities available. The two quiet room areas are described there and to some extent also on this thread. Otherwise there is the extremely busy and expensive airside Airport hotel which must be booked in advance.
Aug 11, 2017, 1:57 am
#536
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Cape Town
Programs: BA Exec Gold , Qatar Priviledge Club Plat
Posts: 1,584
Just checking before i give myself a 21 hour transit connection time , that my booking would qualify for STPC. QR J booking fare bucket "I" does qualify for STPC right ?
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Aug 11, 2017, 3:00 am
#538
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Cape Town
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Thanks for your help, will ask QR just to be sure. However I think it will be fine , am I correct in saying that any revenue based QR ticket in J is eligible for STPC , or is I atleast eligible ?
Aug 11, 2017, 3:06 am
#539
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: AMS / FRA
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Posts: 214
Any revenue ticket with a connecting time between 8 and 24 hrs and a directional ticket value of at least $400, which is the case for most tickets in J, but not for most Sake-fare tickets.
Aug 11, 2017, 4:54 am
#540
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,944
Flame3601 I recommend that you look at the Wiki on this thread where the rules are clearly stated and explained.
On http://www.qatarairways.com/Privileg...tor_popup.page you can see the revenue ticket classes that earn Qmiles. Ticket classes that are not shown and non-revenue ticket classes such as free or reward tickets are not shown and do not qualify. If your ticket class is higher on the list than N you will qualify for STPC if all the other conditions are met.
On http://www.qatarairways.com/Privileg...tor_popup.page you can see the revenue ticket classes that earn Qmiles. Ticket classes that are not shown and non-revenue ticket classes such as free or reward tickets are not shown and do not qualify. If your ticket class is higher on the list than N you will qualify for STPC if all the other conditions are met.