Get up to 25% off Qatar Airways flights and 2,500 bonus Avios

This article has been sponsored by Qatar Airways

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Qatar Airways has launched an exclusive sale for Privilege Club members. There are discounts of up to 25% off the base fare (excluding taxes and charges) when you book before 28th August 2022.

For four days only, you can save up to 25% on Economy flights and 12% on Business Class and First Class flights from the UK to destinations including Cape Town, the Maldives, Sydney and more.

You will also get a bonus 2,500 Avios for all flight bookings made from today until 28th August.

How does the offer work?

You will need to be logged in to your Qatar Airways Privilege Club account to access both the discount and the bonus Avios.

Once logged in, search using the promo code 25YEARS in the booking widget.

The promo code discount is deducted from the ‘fare per passenger’ amount visible in the price breakdown summary after flight selection. We are writing this before the sale goes live so we can’t give any pricing examples unfortunately.

Why join Privilege Club?

If you are yet to join Privilege Club, you can sign up here. As well as being able to get up to 25% off flights in this offer, there are additional benefits to joining the Qatar Airways loyalty programme.

Back in March, Qatar Airways officially adopted Avios as its frequent flyer currency. This was an exciting change, and has meant that if you already collect Avios, signing up to Privilege Club is a sensible move. Here are just a few reasons why:

• Qatar Airways has lower taxes than British Airways. When comparing British Airways and Qatar Airways redemptions to the same city, you should find that taxes and charges are lower on the Qatar Airways flight.

• Qatar Airways redemption flights starting outside the UK are great value. Qatar Airways has a broad network of departure points across Europe, allowing you to save a substantial amount on Air Passenger Duty and UK airport charges.

• Qatar Airways has a superior Business Class product to British Airways, especially if you can secure flights with Qsuite – read our June 2022 review here

• You can use ‘Cash and Avios’ alongside these sale fares to reduce the cash cost of your ticket further. You can pay up to a maximum of 50% of your flight cost with Avios.

You can read about the Qatar Airways and Avios partnership in this article.

The small print ….

The booking period is from 25th August to 28th August 2022. You must travel from 1st September 2022 to 28th August 2023.

Departures can be from London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester and Edinburgh. Not all routes are included, but the list of destinations is considerable.

Full details of the sale are on this page of the Qatar Airways site. The full list of qualifying destinations is in the Terms & Conditions section.

If you are not already a member of Qatar Airways Privilege Club, you can sign up here.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 2024)

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:

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

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 14th January 2025, the sign-up bonus on ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is increased to 30,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 30,000 Avios. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 14th January 2025, the sign-up bonus on The Platinum Card from American Express is increased to 80,000 Membership Rewards points. This converts into 80,000 Avios! The spend requirement is changed to £10,000 in six months for this offer. Click here to apply.

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, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 9th December 2024, there are EXCLUSIVE sign-up offers for our readers on the two Capital on Tap small business Visa cards. You can earn 20,000 points on the Business Rewards card and 30,000 points on the new Pro card. Click here to apply.

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

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.

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