Qatar Airways is running an offer for 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 2025 (initiate conversions by 20 May to be extra safe)
- Bonus Avios will be credited by 30 Jun 2025
- In Singapore, only Citibank cards are participating in this promo
- Points conversions from World of Hyatt and Accor Live Limitless qualify too
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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).
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Avios are great for the following redemptions:
| Route | Class | Airline | Effective Avios required (with 30% bonus) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore ↕ Hong Kong | Economy | Cathay Pacific | 8,462 |
| Singapore ↕ Hong Kong | Business | Cathay Pacific | 16,923 |
| Singapore ↕ Japan | Business | Japan Airlines | 31,923 (via Finnair Plus) |
| Singapore ↕ Japan | First | Japan Airlines | 40,769 (via Finnair Plus) |
| Singapore ↕ Helsinki | Business | Finnair | 48,077 (via BA Executive Club) |
| Singapore ↕ Europe (via Doha) | Business | Qatar Airways | 57,692 |
| Singapore ↕ US/Canada (via Hong Kong) | Business | Cathay Pacific | 57,692 (via Finnair Plus) |
| Singapore ↕ North/South America (via Doha) | Business | Qatar Airways | 73,077 |
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.
Previous Privilege Club Transfer Bonuses
No intention of travelling to one of the above-mentioned routes in the coming months? Please don’t feel like you’re missing out, just look out for the next transfer bonus.
Here are the historical transfer bonuses offered by Qatar Airways Privilege Club:
| Month & Year | Transfer Bonus |
|---|---|
| May 2025 (new) | 30% |
| Oct 2024 | 25% – 35% |
| May 2024 | 30% |
| Nov 2023 | 30% |
| Jun 2023 | 30% |
| Nov 2022 | 30% |
| Jun 2022 | 40% |
| Oct 2021 | 20% |
Is Avios useful for Singapore-based travellers?
Qatar Airways Privilege Club uses Avios as its miles currency, like other FFPs in the Avios family (e.g. The British Airways Club and Finnair Plus).
Avios is very useful for Singapore-based travellers, mainly for the following reasons:
- Easy to accumulate:
- Credit card transfer partner in Singapore
- Boost earned/transferred credit card miles for cheap
- Frequent Avios sales at good prices
- Cheap to redeem:
- Regular transfer bonuses
- Great award rates to/from Europe
- Generous expiry term:
- Avios do not expire as long as there’s at least 1 account activity every 3 years
- Avios sharing:
- Combine Avios with family and friends easily (and for free) with a Household Account
- High quality products:
- Redeem Avios for Business/First Class seats on great airlines like Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair and Japan Airlines
Related: My Low-Stress Miles & Credit Card Strategy for 2025
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.
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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
Terms and conditions
Qatar Airways Privilege Club shares the following terms and conditions for this promo:
- These Terms and Conditions govern the campaign, organized by Qatar Airways Privilege Club enabling Privilege Club Members to earn flat 30% 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 May 2025, 00:00hrs (GMT+3), and ends on 31st May 2025, 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 30% of the number of Avios converted from Rewards Points in a single transaction.
- 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 Privilege Club.
- The Participating Partners are Ahlibank (Qatar), Al Meera (Qatar), ALL – Accor Live Limitless (Global), Bank of New Zealand (New Zealand), BSF Jana (Saudi Arabia), CIMB (Malaysia), Citibank (Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Poland, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United States of America), Commercial Bank (Qatar), Doha Bank (Qatar), Dubai Islamic Bank (United Arab Emirates), Dukhan Bank (Qatar), Emirates Islamic (United Arab Emirates), Fi Money (India), Fliggy (China), HSBC (Malaysia, Mexico, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States of America), Hyundai Card (South Korea), Kuwait Finance House (Kuwait), mokafaa (Saudi Arabia), National Bank of Kuwait (Kuwait), Ooredoo (Qatar), Ping An E-Wallet (China), QIB (Qatar), QIIB (Qatar), QNB (Qatar), Shangri-La Circle (Global), Union Bank (Philippines) World of Hyatt (Global). For more details, refer to the respective Participating Partners’ pages.
- Bonus Avios earned as part of this campaign will be credited to a Member’s Privilege Club account by 30th June 2025.
- 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 and 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 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.
