Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
Qatar Airways is a British Airways oneworld partner, letting you earn and redeem Avios and British Airways Club tier points on its flights.
It also has its own frequent flyer program called Privilege Club which adopted Avios as its currency in 2022.
The Qatar Airways homepage is here.
This article shows you how to link your British Airways Avios account to your Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios account.
I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand. Before the pandemic, my honest answer was ‘don’t bother – use cash’. .....
I get a steady stream of emails asking about how to book Avios tickets to Australia or New Zealand. .....
17 Feb 202517 February 2025 • 119 comments
Qatar Airways has launched an interesting new feature which allows you to earn additional Avios when you pay for a cash ticket via bank transfer. ‘Pay by Bank’ has become increasingly .....
Qatar Airways has launched an interesting new feature which allows you to earn additional Avios when you pay .....
17 Feb 202517 February 2025 • 71 comments
Qatar Airways (yes Qatar Airways, not British Airways) has launched a new ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion. The link to buy is here. It is branded as a ‘mystery bonus’ but most .....
Qatar Airways (yes Qatar Airways, not British Airways) has launched a new ‘buy Avios’ bonus .....
30 Jan 202530 January 2025 • 40 comments
Qatar Airways has been struggling for years to get greater access to the Australian market, in the face of substantial lobbying from Qantas. It came up with a cunning plan which I will explain below. .....
Qatar Airways has been struggling for years to get greater access to the Australian market, in the face of .....
21 Jan 202521 January 2025 • 63 comments
The new British Airways system for earning status, outlined in detail here, seemed to signal the end of the tier point run. With BA flights earning 1 tier point per £1 of net spending, a Silver card .....
The new British Airways system for earning status, outlined in detail here, seemed to signal the end of the .....
20 Jan 202520 January 2025 • 81 comments
If you are passing through Doha’s Hamad Airport this Christmas or New Year, there is a special offer if you earn or spend Avios in Qatar Duty Free. You have been able to use your Avios to pay, .....
If you are passing through Doha’s Hamad Airport this Christmas or New Year, there is a special offer if .....
19 Dec 202419 December 2024 • 13 comments
Qatar Airways Privilege Club has extended its partnership with Marriott Bonvoy. You have always been able to convert Bonvoy points into Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios at the usual 3:1 rate, but .....
Qatar Airways Privilege Club has extended its partnership with Marriott Bonvoy. You have always been able to .....
6 Dec 20246 December 2024 • 13 comments
Three months ago I wrote an article about why Virgin Atlantic should have a ‘suite guarantee’. The background was that a New York trip I had booked on the A330neo – Virgin’s .....
Three months ago I wrote an article about why Virgin Atlantic should have a ‘suite guarantee’. The .....
4 Dec 20244 December 2024 • 48 comments
Qatar Airways has been struggling for years to get greater access to the Australian market, in the face of substantial lobbying from Qantas. It came up with a cunning plan, which has just been .....
Qatar Airways has been struggling for years to get greater access to the Australian market, in the face of .....
3 Dec 20243 December 2024 • 85 comments
News in brief: Get triple Avios at Bicester Village If you are heading off to Bicester Village for some pre-Christmas luxury shopping bargains, Qatar Airways Privilege Club is offering a ‘triple .....
News in brief: Get triple Avios at Bicester Village If you are heading off to Bicester Village for some .....
30 Nov 202430 November 2024
Qatar Airways (yes Qatar Airways, not British Airways) has launched a new ‘buy Avios’ bonus promotion. The link to buy is here. Until 28th November – so for two days only – you .....
Qatar Airways (yes Qatar Airways, not British Airways) has launched a new ‘buy Avios’ bonus .....
27 Nov 202427 November 2024 • 10 comments
This is our review of the Qatar Airways business class lounge, Al Mourjan The Garden, in Doha’s Hamad International Airport. I recently found myself with a five hour layover in Doha after a holiday .....
This is our review of the Qatar Airways business class lounge, Al Mourjan The Garden, in Doha’s Hamad .....
23 Nov 202423 November 2024 • 95 comments
In August, Qatar Airways announced it was introducing a caviar service for business class passengers on certain routes. As far as I know, this made it the first airline to offer caviar in business .....
In August, Qatar Airways announced it was introducing a caviar service for business class passengers on .....
5 Nov 20245 November 2024 • 99 comments
News in brief: American Express becomes an official partner of F1 American Express is already a partner of Formula 1 in the Americas, and the company has announced a multi-year expansion of the deal .....
News in brief: American Express becomes an official partner of F1 American Express is already a partner of .....
24 Oct 202424 October 2024 • 36 comments
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