Cooperation agreement between QREC and Qatar Airways for European races and HH The Amir Sword Festival
Al Mohannadi: National Carrier plays remarkable role in making events success
Akbar Al Baker: Qatar Airways Cargo has long history in horse transport
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The Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC) and Qatar Airways signed a three-year partnership agreement covering the most prestigious three racing events organised and/or sponsored by QREC every year. These three top events are the HH The Amir Sword Festival in Doha, the Qatar Goodwood Festival in the United Kingdom and the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in France. The national carrier continues its sponsorship of three prestigious horseracing events, including the HH The Amir Sword Festival, which is the pinnacle of horseracing in Qatar and the region with a wide range of runners from Qatar and overseas competing every year. The three-day mega event is renowned as an integrated racing festival, involving both pure Arabians and thoroughbreds. In addition, the Qatar Goodwood Festival and the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe are two of the highlights of the world’s flat-racing season.
The three-year agreement reflects the solid and strategic relations between QREC and Qatar Airways and their quest for enhancing their renewed collaboration. QREC aims to produce these events at the highest level, which maintains the standing of Qatar’s equestrian sports, while Qatar Airways continues its long tradition of supporting top sports events demonstrate excellence in sport and bringing people together.
Under the recently signed agreement, Qatar Airways will be the Official Carrier of the 2019, 2020 and 2021 renewals of the QREC-sponsored Qatar Goodwood Festival, which was held this year between 30 July and 3 Augsut, and Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The 2019 edition of the Qatar Goodwood Festival will be held at Goodwood racecourse, UK, between 30 July and 3 August. This year’s renewal of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe will be staged in its home at ParisLongchampracecourse and its events will culminate with the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and the Qatar Arabian World Cup races on Sunday, 6 October.
Besides and according to the agreement, Qatar Airways will maintain its role as the Official Carrier of the HH The Amir Sword Festival in 2020 and 2021. The three-day mega event is the pinnacle of horseracing in Qatar and the region with a large scale of runners both from Qatar and overseas every year. It is renowned as an integrated racing festival, involving both pure Arabians and thoroughbreds.
Al Mohannadi: Remarkable experiences
Commenting on the agreement, QREC Chairman His Excellency Issa bin Mohammed Al-Mohannadi said ‘We are pleased to renew this partnership with a leader in air transport as Qatar Airways. We have already had remarkable experiences with Qatar Airways through our partnership, which was key to QREC’s sponsorship of the Qatar Goodwood Festival, the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and the Salon du Cheval in Morocco last year. In addition, Qatar Airways will be playing a remarkable role in the HH The Amir Sword Festival, especially in terms of horse shipping, which helps facilitate the participation of horses from outside Qatar in the prestigious races run at the QREC Al-Rayyan Park every year.’
Al Baker: Continued support
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “Qatar Airways is proud to renew its Partnership with the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club for a further three years. This partnership will enable Qatar Airways to continue to support some of the most significant global events on the horse racing calendar.
Qatar Airways Cargo has a long history of providing world-class service when transporting horses around the world through our state-of-the-art live animal cargo terminal at Hamad International Airport. Through this partnership we are excited to continue showcasing our award winning products in both passenger and cargo services.”
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About QREC
The Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) was established in the early 1960s and was officially made public in 1975. QREC is mandated with representing, promoting and advancing equine and equestrian initiatives from grassroots programmes to the international arena. Focused on equestrian sport and horse welfare, QREC is dedicated on promoting Qatar as a world-class hub for horse racing and a leader in the pure Arabian breed.
QREC works in collaboration with local bodies dedicated to achieving excellence in planning, regulating and developing Qatar’s racing industry to reflect the world’s best practices.
By harnessing innovation and excellence and driven by professionalism and integrity, QREC hopes to bring the joy of racing and breeding to the wider public. www.qrec.gov.qa
About Qatar Airways:
Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, is celebrating more than 20 years of Going Places Together with travellers across its more than 160 business and leisure destinations on board a modern fleet of more than 250 aircraft. The world’s fastest-growing airline has added a number of exciting new destinations to its growing network this year, including Lisbon, Portugal; Malta; Rabat, Morocco; Davao, Philippines; Izmir, Turkey; and Mogadishu, Somalia; and will add Langkawi, Malaysia, later in 2019.
A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was named ‘World’s Best Airline’ by the 2019 World Airline Awards, managed by international air transport rating organisation Skytrax. It was also named ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’, ‘World’s Best Business Class’ and ‘Best Business Class Seat’, in recognition of its ground-breaking Business Class experience, Qsuite. Qatar Airways is the only airline to have been awarded the coveted “Skytrax Airline of the Year” title, which is recognised as the pinnacle of excellence in the airline industry, five times.
Qsuite, a patented Qatar Airways product, features the industry’s first-ever double bed in Business Class, as well as privacy panels that stow away, allowing passengers in adjoining seats to create their own private room, a first of its kind in the industry.
Qatar Airways was the first Gulf carrier to join global airline alliance oneworld, enabling its passengers to benefit from more than 1,000 airports in more than 160 countries, with 14,250 daily departures.
Oryx One, Qatar Airways’ in-flight entertainment system offers passengers up to 4,000 entertainment options from the latest blockbuster movies, TV box sets, music, games and much more. Passengers flying on Qatar Airways flights served by its B787, B777, A350, A380, A319 and select A320 and A330 aircraft can also stay in touch with their friends and family around the world by using the award-winning airline’s on-board Wi-Fi and GSM service.
Qatar Airways proudly supports a range of exciting international and local initiatives dedicated to enriching the global community that it serves. Qatar Airways, the official FIFA partner, is the official sponsor of many top-level sporting events, including the FIFA 2022 World Cup, reflecting the values of sports as a means of bringing people together, something at the core of the airline’s own brand message – Going Places Together.
Qatar Airways Cargo, one of the world’s leading international air cargo carriers, serves more than 60 freighter destinations worldwide via its world-class Doha hub and also delivers freight to more than 160 key business and leisure destinations globally on more than 250 aircraft. The Qatar Airways Cargo fleet includes two Boeing 747-8 freighters, 16 Boeing 777 freighters and five Airbus A330 freighters.
