CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) LATEST INFORMATION
At Qatar Holidays we recognise the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation could be a worrying time and that you may have some concerns about your holiday. We continue to monitor and follow the relevant Foreign and Commonwealth Office advice for the UAE, Maldives & The Seychelles.
Qatar Holidays is part of OMEGA˚ Executive Travel, an independent travel specialist committed to offering the very highest standard of service and expertise. We always strive to offer a personal, first class, tailor-made service and will do our utmost to be as flexible as possible. This policy will be reviewed on a regular basis due to the ever-changing situation we are faced with. Your peace of mind, health and well-being is our priority and we thank you for your continued support.
Your Peace of Mind
In light of the current situation we recognise that many of our customers feel hesitant about making any future travel arrangements. As a UK Specialist of JA Resorts & Hotels, we continue to work very closely with all holiday partners including hotels, airlines and destination representatives to ensure that your booking is made under the most flexible terms possible. We are constantly working with our major airline partners and hotel partners to ensure change fee waivers for NEW bookings, where possible. As a business, we are also waiving our booking amendment fees for new bookings made during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unlike many operators, you will always be in contact with our destination specialists who will be on hand to discuss with you our flexible booking options.
As always we urge all customers to ensure they have adequate travel insurance and remember we are covered by ABTA & ATOL for your financial protection.
Please see below our Simple NEW and EXISTING Booking policy during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
NEW BOOKINGS
For all new bookings affected by Covid-19 inability to travel:
- £75 per person LOW DEPOSIT
- Ability to DELAY final balance payments
- NO amendment fees charges
- Option to POSTPONE holiday
- Ability to DELAY your holiday, putting your deposit into a credit status.
- Your own DEDICATED Qatar Holidays Travel Specialist to help answer any questions
- Full protection through ATOL
EXISTING BOOKINGS
All existing holidays booked directly with Qatar Holidays during the Covid-19 Pandemic will be assessed closer to departure due to the fluid nature in relation to Covid-19 and FCDO travel advice, depending on services booked. This also will be in accordance with government guidelines. Confirmation of when travel will be allowed to resume, as well as the reported traffic light lists.
Options for holidays WITHIN 4 weeks of departure date affected by FCDO (i.e. Red List countries)
- Change your holiday dates
- Put your holiday on hold and receive a voucher for use at a later date
- Receive a refund
Options for holidays MORE THAN 4 weeks prior to departure date
Travellers who wish to amend their holiday before this date can do so FREE of any amendment fees but are subject to any price fluctuations which may either increase or decrease your original holiday.
- Balance payment delayed until 4 weeks before travel
- Change your holiday dates
- Change your hotel or destination
- Put your holiday on hold and receive a voucher for use at a later date
Information on amending your booking for a future departure date
This may be possible, but we would need to advise on a case by case basis, subject to the conditions of your air tickets and possibly other factors. Please note that extra charges may be incurred dependent on dates of travel and availability, of course if overall costs were less, then we would also offer you a refund for the difference.
Contacting us during this time
Due to the constant changes in the Traffic light system from the FCDO, we have been busy assisting our customers travelling in the near future with re-booking their holidays to dates later on in the year, or next year.
We are still operating on a small team of staff and dealing with a now high volume of calls due to the recent changes to the Traffic light system. Whilst we completely understand that some of our customers are concerned about their upcoming holiday arrangements, we ask you NOT to call us unless you are due to travel within the next 72 hours. If you call and are not able to get through please either leave a voicemail with your booking reference, name and contact details and we will call you back as soon as possible or alternatively please email us on sales@qatarholidays.co.uk. All of our customers are important to us, however, we are prioritising those customers with the most imminent departure dates.
What are the hotels doing?
JA Resorts & Hotels wish to reassure you that the safety and well-being of their guests and team remain their highest priority. Providing safe and clean environments for their guests and colleagues is their standard and currently they are taking additional precautionary measures. These include comprehensive COVID-19 guidance at all their hotels and resorts in the United Arab Emirates, Maldives and Seychelles detailing how to protect against transmission of the virus, implementing hospital grade hand sanitiser stations front and back of house, and implementing three times daily sanitisation of high-touch public areas. The hotels have a full strategic preparedness and response plan in the event of a suspected or confirmed case among their guests or colleagues, to protect all individuals. See Latest Updates here as well as specific information regarding JA The Resort HERE.