News in brief: 10% off Qatar Airways business class Qatar Airways has released a 10% discount code to selected partners, including HFP. Code UKPREMIUM will get you 10% off the base fare of a business class ticket. You need to book by 30th August for travel […]
Qatar and Qatar Privilege Club
Qatar Privilege Club is the loyalty scheme for Qatar Airways. The articles below outline the best ways of earning and spending your points if you are based in the UK. I also review the First Class and business class service on Qatar's A380, Boeing 787 and Boeing 777 aircraft and the Qatar Premium Lounges in Heathrow Terminal 4 and the new Hamad International Airport in Doha.
For further information on Qatar Airways and Qatar Privilege Club, visit their website here.
Bits: cheap one-way Avis rentals, more BA strikes, good safety videos
22 July 2017 By
News in brief: Save up to £69 with Avis one-way rentals Avis is currently running a ‘no one-way rental fee’ promotion. This could come in handy if you want a cheap trip back home from Heathrow. If you’re driving north from London’s airports this summer, […]
Excellent Qatar Airways prices on new route Prague (Cape Town £1237 etc)
19 July 2017 By
Qatar Airways is launching direct flights from Prague to Doha on 21st August. There are currently some excellent prices available on long-haul routes via routes in Business Class. These fares may expire tonight with the end of the current sale. They might also last longer, […]
Another Qatar business sale! Cape Town £1583, Auckland £1667, Jo’burg £1470
12 July 2017 By
Qatar Airways is running another short sale from its major European markets. It is running for a week, until 19th July, so you have a little longer to think through your plans this time. These fares are valid for travel until 10th December and most routes have a minimum […]
TODAY ONLY – Qatar Airways business deals (Singapore £1080, Auckland £1657)
5 July 2017 By
Qatar Airways is running a 48-hour flash sale from its major European markets. It kicked off on Tuesday and runs until tonight (Wednesday) at midnight local time in the departure city you choose. These fares are valid for travel until 30th September and most routes […]
BA’s novel plan to beat the 2-week strike – borrow nine planes from Qatar!
24 June 2017 By
Back in 2015, I reviewed the Qatar Airways ‘regional First Class’ service. Qatar Airways First Class on short-haul uses 2 x 2 fixed seating, rather like the Virgin America First Class seat I flew in 2014: Leg room was more than acceptable – remember that […]
Bits: more on the HSBC Premier deal, Qatar / HFP competition winner
20 June 2017 By
News in brief: More on the HSBC Premier deal from yesterday I did a long article yesterday on the new sign-up bonus on the HSBC Premier credit card: the free card is now offering 5,000 airline miles for signing up the £195 World Elite card […]
Get 1,000 free Avios for joining Marriott Rewards – no stay needed!
5 June 2017 By
(EDIT: Marriott has now withdrawn this offer due to an overwhelming response) Marriott Rewards, the loyalty scheme for Marriott, Renaissance, The Ritz-Carlton, Autograph and many other hotel brands, has launched a very attractive sign-up bonus. To put it mildly. Marriott will give you 1,000 Avios […]
LAST DAY! Win two tickets to (just about) anywhere with Qatar Airways and HFP
4 June 2017 By
Today, Sunday, is your last day to enter the great competition we are running in association with Qatar Airways. If you’ve already entered, why not give your friends and family a nudge to enter as well? One lucky Head for Points reader will win two Economy Class […]
Win two tickets to (just about) anywhere with Qatar Airways and Head for Points
22 May 2017 By
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 […]
Bits: great Qatar Airways / HFP competition coming, 1200 Avios for £15 & FREE Now TV!
20 May 2017 By
News in brief: Head for Points launches a great Qatar Airways competition on Monday Starting on Monday ….. you can win two flights, to pretty much anywhere, with Qatar Airways and Head for Points! We have partnered with Qatar Airways to offer a fantastic new competition. One […]
Stockholm / Berlin / Copenhagen to Singapore from £885 business class, with 560 BA tier points
12 May 2017 By
Qatar Airways is currently offering an excellent fare of £885 from Stockholm, £945 from Copenhagen or £999 from Berlin to Singapore in Business Class. I mentioned this as a PS. to our coverage of the new Qatar Airways sale the other day, because it isn’t […]
EXCELLENT Avios-earning Qatar Airways sale deals, from £833!
9 May 2017 By
EDIT: It appears that, separately from this sale, Qatar is selling Copenhagen / Berlin to Singapore for £900 return in Business using the MASTERCARD promo code I outline here. This is for May / June departures only, it seems. BA Silver in the bag (almost). […]
Qatar sale: Stockholm to Auckland, business, for £1500 return to December – & earns 600 BA tier points!
27 April 2017 By
I dropped this in as an extra article because I didn’t anyone booking the Copenhagen to Auckland fare (£2,300) that I wrote about in our main Qatar Airways sale feature today without seeing this. As mentioned in the comments to that article (thank you!) there […]
New Avios-earning Qatar Airways sale deals launched
27 April 2017 By
Qatar Airways has kicked off another round of business class deals. These are NOT as exciting as we saw back in January. There is also a very tight travel window – you must fly before 21st June 2017. You have a week to book – […]
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