Travel to Qatar

Qatar Airways Special Offer

Qatar Airways, as the official Airline Partner for the World Conference of Science Journalists 2011 is proud to present an exclusive offer on tickets to the participants attending the conference in Doha.

Enjoy up to 25% discount on tickets when you fly to Doha for the conference from any Qatar Airways online destination between 17th June 2011 and 29th June 2011 (both dates inclusive).

We invite you to experience one of the World's 5-Star Airlines, Qatar Airways - an experience that will set a new benchmark for your future travel.

This offer is only open to participants of the WCSJ2011. Once you complete your registration process, you will receive a code by email that will allow you to make use of this offer.

Visas for Qatar

Qatar grants tourist visas at border points for the nationals of the United States of America, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Finland, Spain, Monaco, Vatican, Iceland, Honduras, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and South Korea and nationals from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which include the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait.

Visitors coming from these countries are kindly requested to buy their visas upon arrival at Doha International Airport. The cost for a tourist visa is QR.100 (US$55) and it should be paid through credit card.

Visas for conference registrants not belonging to one of the above nationalities will be processed through the conference organizers. A contact point for this process will be placed online in the beginning of May.

Visas for accompanying persons cannot be processed through the WCSJ2011 conference organizers. They can only be obtained by people belonging to the nationalities mentioned above upon entry at Doha International Airport or for others through the hotel they will be staying at in Doha. In the latter case, accompanying persons must communicate with their hotel as early as possible to have enough time to process visas ahead of travel.