Qatar > Qatar Attractions

Advantages: ??
Disadvantages: Hardly any shops in Duty Free... No photography allowed.

Qatar (Doha International Airport is very small). The duty free gold inside is much more expensive than anything outside in the city and there are very few shops. There is no organised layout to the way people are taken to their flight and people may also get very mixed up with the flight boards changing irregularly and without notice. The toilets (men's) have holes in the floors downstairs but I think the upstairs toilets are better. While waiting ...
...the airport quite often. Be aware that you are not allowed to photograph the airport or planes, for security reasons. I think they don't allow batteries because they had some kind of sign saying that they were not allowed just before the metal-detecor. Who knows? You are also *NOT* allowed to take crystal into the country along with alcohol! + reciepts for any gold purchased should be kept in case you go to another country which ask you to prove ... Read review

Advantages: Close to city centre.
Disadvantages: too small to at busy times

Doha Internatiol Airport is about 20minutes from the city centre,but then nothing in Doha is more than 30minutes from the centre. If you are hold a GCC pass port the imigration control is fast and efficient. If you are from anywhere else, particularly the Indian subcontinent then be prepared for a long wait! It gets even worse if they get more two flights arriving at the same time. Duty free is available at both arrivals and departures, but it is ...
...in Qatar is also 'duty free'. No alcohol available anywhere. Baggage reclaim is quick, but perhaps it only seems that way after waiting at immigration control. Be prepared for customs to confiscate any video tapes or DVDs, they will be checked by the censor and if they are deemed ok, you can collect them a few days later. Check-in facilities have recently been 'tarted up'. There si nice new marble floor, replacing the old black rubber tiles. Trouble ... Read review