Discover Qatar Stopover offer

[RooFlyer]

Maybe I’m just imagining it but it has always seemed like they charge extra for the flights if it’s part of a stopover deal. Maybe they book the flights in a higher fare bucket or something for stop over packages.
We have just ended up booking the flights and hotels separately for this reason.

That's interesting to know. My TA initially priced and booked flights back from Saudi direct and then I said wanted to do the stopover, so she's now booked the new flights and its the same price. They'll ticket tomorrow. Hope we won't get a surprise when we do the hotels.

 

[jase05]

That's interesting to know. My TA initially priced and booked flights back from Saudi direct and then I said wanted to do the stopover, so she's now booked the new flights and its the same price. They'll ticket tomorrow. Hope we won't get a surprise when we do the hotels.

As I said maybe it’s just been a coincidence or something. If they have priced the same for you that’s excellent

 

[VPS]

I have 16 hours in Doha in a couple of weeks but they won’t pay for a hotel because I can get an earlier flight and only 3 hour stopover but I chose 19.30 departure rather than 08.30

 

[serfty]

I have 16 hours in Doha in a couple of weeks but they won’t pay for a hotel because I can get an earlier flight and only 3 hour stopover but I chose 19.30 departure rather than 08.30

If you are in and out and on QR on the one booking you can get a much reduced accommodation cost for up to 96 hours (4 nights).

I am booked on a DONE4 so no fare hijinks here.

When booking I allowed a week to see Doha ... turns out it's during the FIFA Arabic cup and hotel prices are sky high.

Using the QR offer I was able to book three nights at the Holiday Inn for ~AUD160 and heading to Dubai on AS awards for a couple of nights. This is ~$680 cheaper than a current direct booking at the same hotel for those three nights.

 

[SYD]

Yeah, I’ve just never found it to price anywhere near it.
Whenever I’ve looked for example return J flights for 2 might be $20k but the stopover package always prices out at a couple of thousand more

Is that Oz-DOH return or beyond?

Presumably the “stopover” deal doesn’t work if you’re not stoping over.

 

[jase05]

Is that Oz-DOH return or beyond?

Presumably the “stopover” deal doesn’t work if you’re not stoping over.

Beyond.
I have priced up some for various Euro trips we have flown and the dates I wanted I just couldn’t get them to come out at a similar fare. My theory was that the stopover packages tended to book into I fare which is Business Comfort whereas if you booked it normally you could book them as R fare which is business classic and usually a couple of thousand cheaper. I have no idea if they all price out this way or not or whether Business Comfort is the default fare that the stopover packages book into

 

[VPS]

If you are in and out and on QR on the one booking you can get a much reduced accommodation cost for up to 96 hours (4 nights).

I am booked on a DONE4 so no fare hijinks here.

When booking I allowed a week to see Doha ... turns out it's during the FIFA Arabic cup and hotel prices are sky high.

Using the QR offer I was able to book three nights at the Holiday Inn for ~AUD160 and heading to Dubai on AS awards for a couple of nights. This is ~$680 cheaper than a current direct booking at the same hotel for those three nights.

I have been quoted $104 for 24 hours at the Hyatt regency