Qatar Airways is proud to announce its latest partnership

29.07.2024 - 07:24 / breakingtravelnews.com / Mohammed Al-Meer

Qatar Airways is proud to announce its latest partnership as the Official Title Partner and Official Airline Partner of The Qatar Airways British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia 2025.

The British & Irish Lions Tour is a historic and highly anticipated event which takes place every four years. The Tour will see the Lions, a combined team of the best rugby players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, take on the Wallabies in a series of Test matches as well as a number of games against Australian teams.

Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium will host the first of three Tests on Saturday 19 July, 2025. The second Test will be played on Saturday 26 July, 2025 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), and the final Test will be played at Sydney’s Accor Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday 2 August. In preparation for the first Test, the Lions will face a combined Australian and New Zealand team at the Adelaide Oval, while the tour will also include fixtures in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

The eight-time winner of the Skytrax World’s Best Airline will fly the Lions squad and touring party to compete next summer in the Qatar Airways Lions Men’s Tour to Australia kicking off on Saturday 28 June 2025. The title sponsorship follows two successful Qatar Airways Cup International Test matches in 2023 and 2024 held at Twickenham, between South Africa versus New Zealand and South Africa versus Wales respectively. 

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With its extensive network in Australia, Qatar Airways will kickstart the Lions journey to the continent where it also gives fans ample opportunities to witness the excitement of the tour first-hand - seamlessly connecting passengers to multiple gateways with 42 weekly flights to Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. The airline remains committed to The Australian market, additionally demonstrating its passion for sport through its sponsorship of Australian rules football side Sydney Swans, The F1® Australian Grand Prix and The Qatar Airways Australian MotoGP in Phillip Island.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, said: “We are taking our commitment to the sport of rugby to the next level, flying some of the world’s best athletes, coaching staff and officials to compete in The Qatar Airways British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia 2025. We look forward to enabling rugby fans across the world to connect for this unique sporting event. Our network of over 170 destinations will serve as the perfect means to fly fans from all over the globe and experience the service that earned us the Skytrax World’s Best Airline award for a record eight times.

CEO of The British & Irish Lions, Ben Calveley, commented, “An