UPDATE (June 18): "Until 31 July arrivals into Qatar are only permitted for Qatari Nationals, their travelling companions, those with a Permanent Resident Card or other exceptionally approved Visa holders. From 1 August pre-approved QID resident permit holders will also be able to travel to Qatar. We are awaiting more details from the relevant authorities about the pre-approval process," Discover Qatar added on its website.
UPDATE: Date updated: Qatari Nationals who are returning to Qatar on or before September 15 need booking.
Doha: Discover Qatar has started accepting bookings for 14-day mandatory hotel quarantine of Qatari Nationals returning to the country adding that non-Qatari QID holders should not make the bookings as clarifications on procedural requirement are still awaited.
Qatari Nationals who are returning to Qatar from now onwards to September 15 22 will need to book and pay for one of the approved quarantine hotel packages for a period of 14 days. Without confirmed quarantine reservations, check-in at Hamad International Airport will not permitted.
“QID holders will not be able to board a flight to Qatar without first receiving authorisation to travel to Qatar, and then by also providing confirmation of a 14 day government approved quarantine package reservation,” the website added.
Read: Explained: How to book your hotel for mandatory quarantine while returning to Qatar
Quarantine packages for non-Qatari QID holders have not yet been updated and Discover Qatar clarified that only QID holders from select ‘low risk’ countries will be permitted to travel from August 1, and pre-authorisation to enter the country will be required for all QID holders, the details of which will be provided in the weeks ahead.
“QID holders are advised not to book a quarantine package until approval to return to Qatar has been confirmed. Details of the approval process will be published when the eligibility and guidelines are confirmed by the relevant authorities”
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As of now the website has three hotel packages for citizens returning to Qatar starting from QR 3241 on double occupancy and QR 4,774 on single occupancy on full board basis in a four star hotel, which is a mandatory quarantine package that includes meals, 14 nights accommodation and mandatory transfer from airport to hotel. TIME Rako Hotel, Dusit Doha Hotel and The Westin Doha Hotel are the three hotels offering quarantine packages.
For all other permitted arrivals, quarantine bookings can be made at Qatar Airways Holidays in partnership with Discover Qatar.
