Get a 50% bonus when you buy Avios via Qatar Airways Privilege Club

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• BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

  19 Mar19 March 06:23

  @Rob perhaps an article summarising what things you need to have done with various avios using airlines – BA/IB/QR/AY – before you can start using them to buy miles would be useful at some point?

• 1958 says:

  19 Mar19 March 07:00

  I know that redemption is not guaranteed – but for those lucky enough to get a Business return to Sydney or Singapore (BA or Qatar), Avios are worth much more than 1.2p or even 1.5p, given current cash prices.

  • Rob says:

    19 Mar19 March 08:05

    To be fair its not a no-brainer. Qatar redemptions are 180k return plus £700ish. 1.5p Avios valuation would put a price of £3500 on a ticket. You can get business class to Oz for far less than that, albeit not with Qatar quality.

    • Erico says:

      19 Mar19 March 10:22

      Can you buy, say 45K and send them to BA and then 3x Boost these to make 180K to transfer back to Qatar.
      Including the £700 cash that would cost a total of £2568. 1p value per Avios and a good price to OZ imo

      • Rob says:

        19 Mar19 March 10:24

        You can’t boost Avios transferred from Qatar.

        • Erico1875 says:

          19 Mar19 March 10:35

          I thought that might be a problem

    • CJD says:

      19 Mar19 March 17:32

      So surely some of the value is Qatar’s service?

      • Rob says:

        19 Mar19 March 18:01

        Yes, but you’re also trading off difficulty finding a 180k Avios seat.

• Hilda M says:

  19 Mar19 March 08:50

  Got great value last night booking QR DOH DXB in F for 21,000 & about 95 euros. Would I have paid the full price of 1,350 euros (2,100 return), probably not but cheapest direct was flydubai in J for around 750 euros.

  • Hilda M says:

    19 Mar19 March 08:54

    Just double checked & see the flydubai one way direct is nearer 1,100 euros – the 750 was routing via AMM etc

    • Gerry says:

      19 Mar19 March 09:03

      For a one-hour flight, do I need F? Probably not.

      • Hilda M says:

        19 Mar19 March 09:17

        Only choice, Economy or First and it’s probably 10 years since I last flew Economy – domestic flight in Brazil and seats were so tight (and I’m large), I swore never again ! 😄

      • Lady London says:

        19 Mar19 March 11:48

        For a 1 hour flight if you have kept track of Headforpoints articles and comments over the years, very eminently worth it actually.

        • Rob says:

          19 Mar19 March 13:31

          Yes, a First ticket from Doha to Dubai is one of the great bargains in aviation for anyone happy to arrive 3 hours early to enjoy the astonishing lounge.

        • John says:

          19 Mar19 March 16:47

          But still not worth anywhere close to €1350 or €1100 or even €750

        • Gerry says:

          19 Mar19 March 19:08

          I just did regional QR F two weeks ago, actually.

          The Al Safwa lounge was particularly disappointing – no showers were available so they offered to escort me to a J lounge for shower; couldn’t use any spa treatments as there were no therapists available at the spa; champagne was served in wine glasses because they ran out of champagne glasses… Shakshuka was a fried egg in some gloop (I generally find the food in Al Safwa overhyped).

          To add to the misery, there was a last-minute swap from Q suites to an inferior product with no notice.

          So all that I’m saying is let’s be realistic.

• Karin H says:

  19 Mar19 March 09:49

  So Avios Boost by 300% still best value? I’ll be needing a top up for Oz……

  • Rob says:

    19 Mar19 March 10:23

    Yes

  • BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

    19 Mar19 March 11:34

    Remember only the first 300k are charged at the cheapest rate,

    Go over that and the cost ramps up considerably

• AndyC says:

  19 Mar19 March 14:02

  Hi Rob – I have the option of renewing an Avios subscription via BA. It will be the third year of subscribing – at the ‘original’ price of around 0.89p per Avios – for the 200,000 annual maximum. Would you advise renewing for the third year, or, having subscribed for two years’ worth already, should I call it a day in case BA have one of their dreaded devaluations? I don’t have any specific travel plans at the moment.

  • Rob says:

    19 Mar19 March 15:10

    I doubt you will lose money at 0.89p but you don’t say if you travel alone, use vouchers etc.

    You can pick up a LOT of points over a 2 year cycle with selective cancelling of credit cards which may be more sensible if you have no immediate use for them.

• Nic says:

  19 Mar19 March 17:55

  Can someone assist please. I have an empty Qatar account so cannot see how much 132000 qatar Avios would cost for a flight I have planned

  Thanks in advance

  • Hilda M says:

    19 Mar19 March 18:36

    I’m seeing 88,000 plus bonus 44,000 for 1,848.00 euros

• Lynn says:

  23 Mar23 March 23:18

  Thanks for the heads up on the 50% offer Rob. I was planning a Maldives trip in January 2026 anyway and buying additional Avios via Qatar and transferring my BA Avios into my Qatar account has allowed me to book Business Class returns for the equivalent of £4,500 including taxes for two which is basically half the cost of booking flights without using any Avios. Took a while to find the right flight times & transfer times but it was worth it! Thanks again.

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