Get Perth for £1900, Maldives for £1130 in Business Class in the Qatar Airways sale

Qatar Airways has launched another of its occasional 2-4-1 sales.  These have annoying short booking windows (in this case, only until February 14th) but offer exceptional discounts when two people travel together.

Here are some sample prices on the Qatar website.  If we focus just on the Business Class fares, there is Shanghai at £1,585 each and Kuala Lumpur at £1,600.

Whilst not on the list, The Maldives comes out at £1,130 in June. 

Remember that Qatar flies from Manchester and, from May, Edinburgh, so these fares are of special interest if you live in the regions.

From Heathrow, Perth prices up at £2,330.

However, there is no need to pay such a rip-off price as £2,330 to fly to Australia and back in one of the worlds best business class cabins.  (And earn Avios and British Airways tier points to boot!)

These sale fares are available from other European starting points too.

From Frankfurt, returns to Perth are just €2,319 each.  That is just £1,917 each!  Importantly, Qatar flies its new Boeing 787 to Frankfurt so you are guaranteed the latest seats.

Similar deals are available from other European capitals served by Qatar, but check for a 787 aircraft (see photo below) for the European leg.  You will usually find this flying from Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Zurich, Brussels and Munich.

The fare rules are modest:

Book by February 14th

Fly between February 20th and December 17th, excluding the peak Summer period of July 24th to September 13th.

For Perth only, you must travel between April 16th and June 30th.

No changes, cancellations or refunds.

Despite the fare rules, I found very little available over the Easter period unfortunately.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2025)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard

Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

Get 5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

30,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £15,000 Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, and the standard card is FREE. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

Capital on Tap Visa

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 1 Avios per £1 Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits Read our full review

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.