Qatar Airways is running an offer for credit card miles/points conversion to its frequent flyer program, Privilege Club.
Key points to note
- Get uncapped 30% bonus Avios when you convert credit card miles/points
- No registration required
- Offer is valid for miles/points conversions from 1 to 31 May 2024
- Bonus Avios will be credited by 15 June 2024
- In Singapore, miles/points from Citibank and HSBC cards can be transferred to Qatar Airways Privilege Club (but avoid transferring HSBC to Qatar, due to poor transfer ratio)
- Terms and conditions
Best ways to redeem Avios
In my experience, Qatar Airways sets the standard when it comes to Business Class travel; offering great seats, airport lounges, food and overall Business Class experience.
Additional note: Qatar Airways does not pass on fuel surcharges for award bookings on its own flights, however, the airline charges an additional “booking fee” per segment. This means that, if you’re flying to Europe in Business Class, you will be paying around S$300 each way (2 segments).
Related: Cheapest ways to fly between Singapore and Europe using Miles/Points from Singapore cards
Avios are good for the following redemptions for Qatar Airways flights:
| Route | Class | Effective Avios required (with 30% bonus) |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore ↕ Europe (via Doha) | Business | 57,692 |
| Singapore ↕ North/South America (via Doha) | Business | 73,077 |
| Doha ↕ Europe | Business | 33,077 |
| Doha ↕ London | First | 49,615 |
| Doha ↕ Australia, NZ, Brazil | Business | 53,846 |
| Doha ↕ Australia, NZ, Brazil | First | 80,769 |
Should you convert credit card miles/points to Avios?
The usual rule-of-thumb applies: Only convert your miles/points if you have plans to use them in the near future.
If you already have plans to fly in the Qatar Airways Business Class in the coming months, this is a no-brainer. Be sure to check for award availability on qatarairways.com before committing.
Also, remember that Qatar Airways Avios can also be transferred freely to British Airways Executive Club at a 1:1 ratio.
Previous Privilege Club Transfer Bonuses
Here are the historical transfer bonuses offered by Qatar Airways Privilege Club:
| Month & Year | Transfer Bonus |
|---|---|
| May 2024 (new) | 30% |
| Nov 2023 | 30% |
| Jun 2023 | 30% |
| Nov 2022 | 30% |
| Jun 2022 | 40% |
| Oct 2021 | 20% |
Bottom line
Qatar Airways is offering members 30% bonus Avios on credit card miles/points conversions. This is a great time to burn those miles/points from your Citi cards!
Be sure to initiate your transfers early, so that you will not miss out on the bonus if there are any delays with the conversion. As this offer is ending on the 31st of May, I recommend initiating the conversion by the 15th of May, to be extra safe.
Terms and conditions
These Terms and Conditions relate to the campaign, organised by Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C through its Privilege Club, which enables Privilege Club members to earn 30% bonus Avios when they convert their rewards points earned with a participating partner to Avios. This campaign commences on 1st May 2024, 00:00hrs (GMT+3), and ends on 31st May 2024, 23:59hrs (GMT+3) (‘campaign period’).
- This campaign is open to all active Privilege Club members who have a loyalty account with participating partners in the prescribed markets and have a minimum amount of rewards points to convert to Avios.
- Privilege Club members will earn bonus Avios on converting rewards points from a participating partner into Avios.
- The bonus Avios awarded will be 30% of the number of base Avios converted in a single transaction.
- The bonus Avios will be calculated per transaction and not on the cumulative sum of base Avios converted from rewards points during the campaign period.
- The conversion of rewards points to base Avios is subject to the conversion ratio and terms and conditions set forth by the participating partner.
- The participating partners are Ahli United Bank (Bahrain, Kuwait), Ahlibank (Qatar), Bank of Maldives (Maldives), Bank of New Zealand (New Zealand), Banque Saudi Fransi (Saudi Arabia), Chinabank (Philippines), CIMB (Malaysia), Citibank (Australia, Hong Kong, India, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States of America) , Commercial Bank (Qatar), CTBC Bank (Taiwan), Doha Bank (Qatar), Dukhan Bank (Qatar), Emirates Islamic (United Arab Emirates), HSBC Hong Kong, HSBC Singapore, HSBC Sri Lanka, Hyundai Card (South Korea), Kasikorn Bank (Thailand), Kuwait Finance House (Kuwait), Mashreq (United Arab Emirates), National Bank of Kuwait (Kuwait), Qatar International Islamic Bank (Qatar), QNB (Qatar), Ping An E-Wallet (China). For more details, refer to the respective partner page here.
- All bonus Avios earned will be reflected in your Privilege Club account by 15 June 2024.
- The bonus Avios will not be awarded if the conversion transaction occurs outside the campaign period under any circumstances.
- Once the conversion transaction has taken place, the transaction cannot be reversed.
- All base Avios and bonus Avios awarded under this campaign will be subject to the Qatar Airways Privilege Club Terms & Conditions.
- All decisions made by Qatar Airways Privilege Club with respect to any matter relating to this campaign shall be final. Qatar Airways Privilege Club reserves the right to vary these terms and conditions and terminate or otherwise amend this campaign without prior notice at its sole and absolute discretion. Qatar Airways Privilege Club reserves the right to verify the eligibility of participating Privilege Club members and eliminate them if found suspicious and involved in fraudulent activity.