Some Qatar hotels won't accept same-sex couples despite FIFA promises-report

The Independent

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Wealthy Private Owner: Evgeny Lebedev

Fifa will cancel World Cup contracts of any Qatar hotels that reject same-sex couples

An investigation found that three Fifa-approved hotels refused to accept a reservation request from a gay couple

The Star Kuala Lumpur

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Media Conglomerate: Star Media Group

Soccer-Some Qatar hotels won't accept same-sex couples despite FIFA promises-report

(Reuters) - Three hotels in Qatar will refuse to accommodate same-sex couples when people travel to the Gulf country for the World Cup this year despite FIFA's assurances they will be allowed to book rooms, a Scandinavian media survey has discovered.

Channel News Asia

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Government: Government of Singapore

Some Qatar hotels won't accept same-sex couples despite FIFA promises: Report

Three hotels in Qatar will refuse to accommodate same-sex couples when people travel to the Gulf country for the World Cup this year despite FIFA's assurances they will be allowed to book rooms, a Scandinavian media survey has discovered. Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar and a report by Norwegian Broadcas

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Private Equity: Sekunjalo Investments

Some Qatar hotels won't accept same-sex couples despite FIFA promises

Sky News UK

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Wealthy Private Owner: Roberts Family

Qatar World Cup 2022: Some hotels refuse to accept same-sex couples, according to investigation

Reporters say they contacted 69 hotels on FIFA's official list of recommended accommodations - posing as a newly wed gay couple - and found three refused to accept reservations. Twenty others said they would accommodate them as long as they did not publicly show that they were gay.