A chauffeur at your disposal: one who stays with you
A transfer goes from one address to another. A chauffeur at your disposal is booked by time: for the agreed period, the chauffeur drives you from place to place, waits during your meetings and is ready for the next step. It suits days that link several addresses, and days when you would rather not think about the journey.
The car, a luxury saloon or, for a group with luggage, a van such as the Mercedes V-Class, is provided by a member of the Federation, according to your request and its availability. The service is carried out by the chosen member operator, under its own responsibility.
- Duration
- A few hours, a day, several days
- Programme
- Drawn up with you, set out in the quote
- Vehicle
- According to your request and the members’ availability
- Confirmation
- A voucher reaches you before departure
Preparing the day: what to tell us
The more precise the programme, the more accurate the quote. An outline is enough to begin with, and it is refined in writing afterwards. Please tell us:
- the date, the pick-up time and the likely end time;
- where the day starts and where it ends: hotel, office, residence or airport;
- the stops, in order, with their addresses and the time of each meeting;
- the number of passengers and bags, and any child seats needed;
- the vehicle you would like and any particular expectations: discretion, a late dinner, stops to be left open.
A few programmes, by way of example
- A business day. Meetings in the West Bay business district, lunch, a visit to Lusail in the afternoon, then Hamad International Airport at the end of the day.
- The museums of Doha. The Museum of Islamic Art, designed by I. M. Pei on an island beside the Corniche, then the National Museum of Qatar, designed by Jean Nouvel after the desert rose.
- Souq Waqif. The market built on the site of Doha’s old trading market, with its lanes, spices and textiles: the chauffeur drops you off and picks you up at the agreed point.
- Katara and The Pearl. The amphitheatre and mosques of Katara, then the quays of Porto Arabia and the canals of Qanat Quartier on The Pearl.
- An evening out. A dinner or a concert, then back to the hotel without having to look for a car on the way out. For several cars, see our chauffeurs for your events.
We do not quote journey times: traffic varies with the hour and the day, so the programme is built with some margin between stops. A day at sea or a flight can also be added to the day: see yacht, helicopter and private jet.
The rhythm of the country, worth knowing before the programme is set
Some constraints depend neither on the chauffeur nor on us. It is best to know them in advance (Visit Qatar).
- Prayer. It takes place five times a day, at times that change every day with the sun. On Fridays, business and commercial activity stops during Friday prayers, in the late morning.
- Ramadan. Its date moves back by about ten days each year. During the month, visitors are asked not to eat, drink or smoke in public between sunrise and sunset; many shops and restaurants close during the day, then reopen after the fast is broken.
- Dress. In public places, men and women are advised to keep their shoulders and knees covered.
Under our terms and conditions, parking, toll and restricted-area access charges are payable by you unless the quote states otherwise.