Qatar Airways is running an offer for credit card miles/points conversion to its frequent flyer program, Privilege Club.
I shared a little heads-up in Suitesmile Chat, a couple of days back.
Key points to note
- Get uncapped 25% bonus Avios when you convert credit card miles/points
- Get 10k additional bonus Avios for every 100k Avios converted in a single transaction (convert 100k, get 25k + 10k)
- No registration required
- Offer is valid for miles/points conversions from 1 to 31 Oct 2024
- Bonus Avios will be credited by 15 Nov 2024
- In Singapore, miles/points from Citibank and HSBC cards can be transferred to Qatar Airways Privilege Club (but remember that HSBC has a poor transfer ratio)
Related: Singapore Bank Transfer Partners of Credit Card Miles and Points
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$350 each way (2 segments).
Related: Find out the cheapest ways to fly to North Asia, Europe and US/Canada using miles
Avios are good for the following redemptions for Qatar Airways flights:
| Route | Class | Airline | Effective Avios required (with 25% bonus) | Effective Avios required (with 35% bonus) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore ↕ Hong Kong | Economy | Cathay Pacific | 8,800 | 8,148 |
| Singapore ↕ Hong Kong | Business | Cathay Pacific | 17,600 | 16,296 |
| Singapore ↕ Helsinki | Business | Finnair | 50,000 (via BA Executive Club) | 46,296 (via BA Executive Club) |
| Singapore ↕ Europe (via Doha) | Business | Qatar Airways | 60,000 | 55,555 |
| Singapore ↕ US/Canada (via Hong Kong) | Business | Cathay Pacific | 60,000 (via Finnair Plus) | 55,555 (via Finnair Plus) |
| Singapore ↕ North/South America (via Doha) | Business | Qatar Airways | 76,000 | 70,370 |
| Doha ↕ Europe | Business | Qatar Airways | 34,400 | 31,851 |
| Doha ↕ London | First | Qatar Airways | 51,600 | 47,778 |
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 above-mentioned routes in the coming months, this is a no-brainer. Be sure to check for award availability on qatarairways.com, ba.com and finnair.com before committing.
Also, remember that Qatar Airways Avios can also be transferred freely to British Airways Executive Club and Finnair Plus at a 1:1 ratio.
Best Citibank Miles credit cards
Citibank’s miles/rewards cards offer fantastic flexibility, and should be prioritized over those from other banks, especially where the earn rates are similar.
Related: Best Citibank Miles/Cashback cards
Citi Prestige
Unlimited free airport lounge visits for two, 4th night free on hotel bookings
Citi PremierMiles
Earn 1.2 mpd on local spend, 2.2 mpd on foreign currency
Previous Privilege Club Transfer Bonuses
No intention on travelling to one of the above-mentioned routes in the coming months? Please don’t feel like you’re missing out. Keep your fingers crossed for another transfer bonus around May/June 2025.
Here are the historical transfer bonuses offered by Qatar Airways Privilege Club:
| Month & Year | Transfer Bonus |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 (new) | 25% – 35% |
| May 2024 | 30% |
| Nov 2023 | 30% |
| Jun 2023 | 30% |
| Nov 2022 | 30% |
| Jun 2022 | 40% |
| Oct 2021 | 20% |
Bottom line
Qatar Airways is offering members up to 35% bonus Avios on credit card miles/points conversions. If you’ve been earning flexible miles like I do, this is your time to shine.
With this deal, a roundtrip Business Class flight booking to Europe is cheaper than what it costs to fly one-way, with KrisFlyer miles. And, for fewer miles than what KrisFlyer requires to fly to Kuala Lumpur, you can fly as far as Hong Kong.
There’s definitely insane value to be had, if you can find award availability on your preferred dates (use this method). Can’t find award availability to/from Helsinki? Start or end your journey in Bangkok, to find loads of Finnair Business Class award availability.
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 October, I recommend initiating the conversion by the 15th of October, to be extra safe.
These Terms and Conditions govern the campaign, organized by Qatar Airways Privilege Club enabling Privilege Club Members to earn flat 25% bonus Avios when they convert eligible rewards points earned with a Participating Partner (“Rewards Points”) to Avios with Qatar Airways Privilege Club. This campaign commences on 1st October 2024, 00:00hrs (GMT+3), and ends on 31st October 2024, 23:59hrs (GMT+3) (“Campaign Period”).
- This campaign is open to all Privilege Club Members who are also customers of Participating Partners and have Rewards Points.
- Privilege Club Members will earn bonus Avios on converting Rewards Points into Avios.
- The bonus Avios awarded will be 25% of the number of Reward Points converted in a single transaction. Members will also get 10,000 additional bonus Avios for every 100,000 Avios converted from Rewards Points in a single transaction during the Campaign Period.
- The bonus Avios will be calculated per transaction and not on the cumulative sum of Avios converted from Rewards Points during the Campaign Period.
- The conversion of Rewards Points to Avios is subject to the conversion ratio and terms and conditions set forth by the relevant Participating Partner.
- Bonus Avios will be credited as per the transaction date notified by the relevant Participating Partner to Qatar Airways.
- The Participating Partners are ALL – Accor Live Limitless (Global), Ahlibank (Qatar), Bank of Maldives (Maldives), Bank of New Zealand (New Zealand), BSF Jana (Saudi Arabia), Cathay United Bank (Taiwan), Chinabank (Philippines), CIMB (Malaysia), Citibank (Australia, Hong Kong, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States of America), CTBC Bank (Taiwan), Doha Bank (Qatar), Dukhan Bank (Qatar), Emirates Islamic (United Arab Emirates), EVERY Rewards (Malaysia), heymax.ai (Australia, Singapore), HSBC (Mexico, Singapore, Sri Lanka, US, Vietnam), Hyundai Card (South Korea), Kasikornbank (Thailand), Kuwait Finance House (Kuwait), Mashreq Vantage (United Arab Emirates), mokafaa (Saudi Arabia), National Bank of Kuwait (Kuwait), Ooredoo (Qatar), pay.com.au (Australia), Ping An E-Wallet (China), QIIB (Qatar), QNB (Qatar), Ramp (United States of America), Shangri-La Circle (Global), Truss (United States of America), UnionBank (Philippines), UOB Thailand (Thailand). For more details, refer to the respective Participating Partners’ pages here.
- Bonus Avios earned as part of this campaign will be credited to a Member’s Privilege Club account by 15th November 2024.
- The bonus Avios will not be calculated retroactively under any circumstances. If Reward Points are converted to Avios after the expiry of the Campaign Period, the Member will not be eligible to earn any bonus Avios under this campaign.
- Once Avios are credited to your Privilege Club account, after converting Rewards Points into Avios, the transaction will not be reversed.
- All Avios awarded under this campaign will be subject to the Privilege Club Terms & Conditions.
- All decisions made by Qatar Airways with respect to any matter relating to this campaign shall be final. Qatar Airways 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 reserves the right to remove any Avios and close any Privilege Club Account in accordance with the Privilege Club Terms and Conditions.
- Unless otherwise defined in these Terms and Conditions, capitalized terms shall have the meaning given to them in the Privilege Club Terms and Conditions.
