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For the next couple of weeks – until 4th June – we are running a great competition in association with Qatar Airways.

One lucky Head for Points reader will win two Economy Class tickets to their choice of Qatar Airways destination.

Whilst the tickets are Economy Class, your booking will be flagged for an upgrade to Business Class subject to availability at check-in.  The upgrade will be at the discretion of the check-in staff and so, for simplicity, we are describing the prize as two Economy Class tickets.  Hopefully, though, you will end up in something better.

Qatar 350

A lot has been happening with Qatar Airways lately and there seems no end to it:

Qatar Airways is a member of the oneworld alliance.  This means that you will earn Avios points and British Airways tier points when you fly with Qatar Airways, and can also redeem Avios points for Qatar Airways services.

We have reviewed Qatar Airways business class on its 777, 787 and A380 incarnations, as well as A380 First Class, and genuinely believe that it deserves its reputation as one of the very best products out there.  The new Qsuite in Business Class. launching very soon, will set the bar even higher.

Competition

There is one pair of Economy return tickets on Qatar Airways to (pretty much) anywhere to be won with a possible / hopeful upgrade to Business Class on the day.

There are some restrictions on how and where you can go:

Your trip must start and finish in the UK (London, Birmingham, Manchester or Edinburgh). Connecting flights are not included.

You cannot backtrack from Doha. This means that North American destinations, for example, are excluded.  The decision of Qatar Airways on what it considers backtracking will be final.

You can only book flights operated by Qatar Airways.  Codeshares are not included.

Tickets are strictly non-transferrable. The winner MUST be one of the passengers and both tickets must be booked for travel together.

The winner must book the trip by 20th March 2018 and complete their travel within three months of booking.

There is no guarantee that Qatar Airways will be able to offer the exact date, flight and destination you request. Flexibility may be required, especially at peak periods.

The tickets are Economy tickets with possible upgrade to Business Class at the check-in desk, subject to availability.  This upgrade is not guaranteed and will be at the discretion of the check-in agents.  Travelling at off-peak periods will maximise your chances of being upgraded.

You are responsible for arranging transfers, accommodation, visas, innoculations, insurance etc for your trip

You will not have to pay any taxes or charges for your tickets

Your tickets will not earn any frequent flyer miles or status points

The full list of rules are in the Gleam widget.

The competition will remain open until 4th June.

How to enter

We are using the same entry system we’ve been using for competitions in the past.  Simply fill out the Gleam app at the bottom of this post (or by clicking through to the Gleam website) and leave your name and email address.

Your details remain confidential and will not be passed to Qatar Airways.  Head for Points will not use your email address for any other purpose.

The rules

Here is a summary of the rules.  The official version can be found by clicking ‘Terms & Conditions’ in the entry widget below.

You must be at least 18 years old

You must be a resident of the United Kingdom and must be accessing this website from inside the UK

Entries are limited to one submission form per household

The competition closes at midnight, London time, on Sunday 4th June 2017

The winner will be selected automatically by the software which collates the entries. The winner will be contacted by email and must confirm their details, including their UK residency, within 48 hours.

Remember that the winner must be one of the passengers – you cannot gift the prize to another couple

If you cannot see the entry widget below, please click here and you will be directed to a special website to enter.

Category

Qatar Airways and Privilege Club

Comments (84)

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  • the real harry1 says:
    22 May22 May 18:01

    another comp – Charles Tyrwhitt

    Win a share of 1 million Avios and £10,000 in vouchers
    Win Bonus Avios
    One lucky winner will win 250,000 Avios plus £2,500 worth of Charles Tyrwhitt vouchers. 75 runners-up will win prizes of 10,000 Avios plus £100 worth of Charles Tyrwhitt vouchers. For your chance to win simply purchase by 16 July 2017

    might be a decent opp if you needed some shirts anyway

  • wayne says:
    22 May22 May 18:26

    im due another big win.. sorry to every1 else who entered – these tickets have got my name on…

    nice work HFP.

  • mark2 says:
    22 May22 May 18:28

    OT
    Aer Club are offering 50% bonus on Avios purchased (if you can get it to work).

    • ankomonkey says:
      22 May22 May 20:28

      Wife and I both have this offer (I’m assuming it’s open to all). Potential to buy 150k x 2 at what seems like a little over 1p/avios is actually tempting me with a view to using for J with 241. I can accumulate reasonable numbers of Avios, but not that sort of volume in a fairly short period of time.

      • the real harry1 says:
        22 May22 May 20:32

        nothing wrong with 1p if you need to up the bank balance

  • mart says:
    22 May22 May 18:40

    OT Virgin ISA 8k miles.
    Tempted but lost out last year when it went to 12K

    • the real harry1 says:
      22 May22 May 18:47

      good spot – been waiting

      what’s the expiry date?

      no hurry to sign up, but long expiry date might give us a clue as to whether there is anything better on the horizon – I suspect not, actually

      • the real harry1 says:
        22 May22 May 18:56

        right any money men here will soon put me right I’m sure but my opinion is: we’re due the old markets taking a pause in all sorts of ways, been too good, too long now

        so you wouldn’t want to go for the bold choice, being my point

        I took the cautious choice on the V-ISA last time, I lost out 15% on Brexit gains, if I’d been more ballsy – but I didn’t lose money – I made money – & that was the point – safety

        pound might go up 5% as well

        same again this year

  • the real harry1 says:
    22 May22 May 19:00

    thanks

    well that’s encouraging, no rush

    if it goes 8K —> 6K for the rest of the year, you only lost 2K

    • The Original Nick says:
      22 May22 May 20:50

      £100 minimum per month this time harry1. Last time it was £75/mth.

    • Kathy says:
      23 May23 May 10:30

      I doubt it’ll go above 8k. Last year’s early bird offer was 12k, then it dropped for the rest of the year.
      I’m tempted.

      • Genghis says:
        23 May23 May 10:34

        I’m holding out till 1 July.

        • the real harry1 says:
          23 May23 May 13:15

          what do you think to the legality of this idea?

          take out an 8000 point V-ISA in your choice of Virgin fund
          if it goes to 12000 points, take out another V-ISA in exactly the same fund
          you won’t get the 8000 points but should get the 12000
          HMRC don’t care as it’s the same ISA provider, same fund & you’re under the ISA limit for the year

  • Steve says:
    22 May22 May 19:20

    I’ve accidentally entered the competition twice (was logged into gleam with different email addresses). Does anyone know whether its possible to cancel one entry somehow?

    • Rob says:
      22 May22 May 20:28

      Email rob at headforpoints.co.uk with one of the address you used and I’ll delete it, because if I don’t the system will delete both due to matching name and IP address.

      • Olly says:
        23 May23 May 01:06

        Rob, because I’m in Bali on holiday Gleam has picked up on it and won’t allow me to enter. Any way around it?

        • Danny says:
          23 May23 May 06:08

          Get a friend or family member in the UK to enter for you?

        • Rob says:
          23 May23 May 08:35

          Use Tunnelbear (and watch iPlayer as a bonus!) or wait until you get back. If you’re in Bali for the full 2 weeks you’ll get no sympathy from the rest of us 🙂

          • Olly says:
            24 May24 May 16:41

            Lol. It’s only 11 days…… 2 days in Singapore either side though to break up the travelling time.

      • RussellH says:
        27 May27 May 18:42

        I take it then that two entirely different people using different browsers and e-mail addresses (different domains, not just different LHS) but the same IP address IS OK?

  • Gavin Tiffin says:
    22 May22 May 19:30

    Hi Anika

    Just got an email from O2 with the exact same prize.

    I assume this is not the same competition

    Cheers

    • the real harry1 says:
      22 May22 May 19:39

      you assume right

      ps read the thread

    • Rob says:
      22 May22 May 20:27

      No, totally different. Better chance of winning ours but feel free to enter both!

  • Mark says:
    22 May22 May 20:38

    I cannot see any mention of if the prize is 2 x one-way or return flights?
    “…tickets to their choice of Qatar Airways destination” implies one way only, which would take the shine off it.
    But “trip must start and finish in the UK” implies return flights.

    Clarification, please?

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