Yacht and private jet charter website cost in Doha: local agencies vs Kolonell (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

In Doha, a website for a yacht and private aviation charter business handed to a local agency costs, as a 2026 order of magnitude, about QAR 25 000 to 150 000 (roughly 6 900 to 41 000 USD), with the Arabic version often included in high-end quotes. Kolonell delivers a qualified inquiry site at a fixed price of 2 900 USD, 4 900 USD or 8 900 USD, with native English or French copywriting and a project manager, but the Arabic version is supplied by you or quoted separately and no on-site shooting is done. The deciding point is your status: a broker must present its partner operators and never pass itself off as the operator.

What do Doha agencies, freelancers and Kolonell charge?

The Qatari riyal is pegged to the dollar (about QAR 3.64 to 1 USD), which keeps the comparison simple. The ranges below are cautious: they draw on the public price lists of some Doha and Gulf agencies, minimum budgets shown on Clutch.co profiles and rates posted on Upwork and Fiverr by freelancers in the region.

For multilingual work with Arabic, we have already delivered the trilingual FR/EN/AR site of Orven Properties (orvenproperties.com), an off-plan real estate advisory in Dubai, with project pages and WhatsApp inquiries; the Arabic copy there followed an arrangement agreed with the client. Plans are described on the international offer. The team is on GMT, three hours behind Doha: a 1 pm call in Doha is 10 am for us.

Which pages do Doha charter clients expect?

Doha's clientele mixes Qatari families, high-income expatriates, travelling executives and corporate event organisers. At sea, trips leave mostly from The Pearl-Qatar, Lusail or Old Doha Port; in the air, they are regional flights and routes to Europe or Asia.

• Fleet or catalogue: yacht sheets (length, capacity, crew, amenities) and aircraft categories (light jet, midsize, long range), with photos you hold the rights to.
• Qualified inquiry form: dates, number of passengers, route or itinerary, airport or marina, occasion, indicative budget. No promised prices online.
• Status transparency: a broker states that it acts on behalf of operators holding an air operator certificate (AOC) and never presents itself as the operator. For aviation, the competent authority in Qatar is the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA); the rules applying to brokers should be checked with your adviser.
• Discretion: no client photos, no names, no gallery of private events without written consent.
• Bilingual English and Arabic: common to reach local clients, with right-to-left layout.
• Fast contact: WhatsApp button and call-back, widely expected in the Gulf.

For forms, Qatar has a personal data protection law (Law No. 13 of 2016): stated purpose, security, limited retention. Drone shoots may require authorisation: check with your photographer. WCAG 2.1 AA is the technical reference for accessibility. This is not legal advice.

What does each Kolonell plan include for a charter business?

A booking engine with real-time availability, a client area or a link to fleet management software are custom applications, quoted on request.

What is the total cost over three years?

Same assumption on both sides after the 6 months of Premium support: maintenance of about QAR 900, roughly 250 USD a month, over 30 months.

A freelancer at QAR 15 000 remains cheaper than Kolonell, but without copywriting, without a project manager and often without Arabic. Compare like for like.

Which warning signs should you watch for in a quote?

• The site presents you as an airline or as the fleet owner when you are a broker.
• Yacht or aircraft photos taken from image banks without rights, or from another operator's fleet.
• "From" prices shown without conditions, creating expectations you cannot meet.
• An Arabic version produced by machine translation with no review.
• The domain registered in the agency's name.

Mini case study

Illustrative example. Omar H., founder of a yacht charter broker based at The Pearl-Qatar, is launching a private flight offer through partner operators. He compares a Doha agency at QAR 110 000 (about 30 200 USD) with Arabic included against Kolonell Premium at 8 900 USD, plus 3 300 USD of Arabic translation and 2 200 USD of photography, so 14 400 USD. The gap before maintenance is about 15 800 USD. Omar chooses Kolonell for the English copy and a 6 week schedule, and has a Doha translator review the Arabic.

FAQ

How much does a charter company website cost in Doha in 2026?

As an order of magnitude, QAR 25 000 to 150 000 (6 900 to 41 000 USD) with an agency and QAR 6 000 to 25 000 (1 650 to 6 900 USD) with a freelancer. Kolonell charges 2 900 USD, 4 900 USD or 8 900 USD.

Does Kolonell write the Arabic version?

No, native copywriting is in English or French. Arabic copy is supplied by you or quoted separately, and right-to-left layout is planned in Premium at 8 900 USD.

Can we display flight or charter prices?

It is possible, but we recommend a qualified inquiry rather than fixed prices. Rates vary by operator, date and route, and a poorly framed "from" price leads to disappointment.

Can Kolonell film our yachts?

No, there is no on-site shooting. A Doha photographer often charges around QAR 8 000 a day according to published rates, and drone flights may require authorisation.

How is payment made?

By bank transfer or Wise, 50 % at kickoff and 50 % on delivery. For Growth, that means two payments of 2 450 USD.

Let's scope your project. Send us your fleet or partner operators, your photos and the languages you need, and you will receive a fixed-price plan with a 3 to 6 week schedule. Request your free quote or see the international offer.