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Hi guys, when I tried to book the Q Suite, while the points shows same as above (85,000 Avios) in the search bar/top tab, whenever I select it, it triples to 170,000 Avios point. So I thought it might be a date issue but I’ve tested multiple different dates (from close to far off dates) and Q Suites cost triple the amount that the blog suggests
(170,000 Avios). Am I doing something? Thanks for your response.
I meant to say double and not triple (85,000 vs 170,000). Sorry!
Hi, I am fairly new at this. If looking to book a flight from YVR to Maldives in March 2023 using points- is it better to search the segments separately – ie YUL to Maldives to try for Qatar Airways Q suites and the figure out the YVR to YUL or any other connections separately? Or how to best search for this? Thanks
Yep, you’ll want to for point-to-point for Qatar flights and then book the positioning flight separately. From Vancouver, California ports are likely more convenient (Los Angeles LAX, San Francisco).
I have tried to search for three seats from Canada to DOH and always ge Q2 Flexi awards at double the points. When I search for two seats, then the regular award pricing is offered. So flying Qatar on Avios requires way too many Avios if you need more than two seats, unless you split the booking in two and can successfully get another seat at the regular pricing after you have made your first booking. Does anyone know if that works?
That likely wouldn’t work as it seems like only two seats are offered at the “saver” pricing.
I signed up for the Q Privilege Club, linked it to my BA Executive Club account and was expecting to see 2,500 avios in my account but there is nothing in it. Since I used the link provided here, the promo code was already indicated. Does anyone know how long it takes for the bonus points to be credited ?
SIN -> DOH -> JFK is 190k + 300 CAD.
It should be 95K, for example on February 23. Make sure to avoid search results marked with a “Q2” green flag, which represents dynamic pricing at double the usual rate.
I noticed something strange. I was trying to find fligts from seattle to India. With 2 Pax the price was 85k while with 3 it jumped to double the cost i.e 480000 for 3 Pax. I did not know about Q2. Thanks…
I think if the layover is >8 hours, they treat it as two separate flights
Hmmm…we have a family Avios account (5 members) with BA. I’m guessing that by “pooling” with Qatar, it will only let me pool my individual BA with Qatar, not the family pool?
HI, any update on this ? I am in the same boat( not quite) , I am going to transfer AMEX > BA for family members , I wanted to know if I can use the entire family pool in BA to book with Qatar privilege?
Yep, you’d have to open a pool with Qatar Airways Avios.
Can you book a stopover using Avios through the BA site on Qatar metal ? How about a stopover on Qatar metal booked using Qatar Avios ?
Through British Airways, you can effectively have as many stopovers as you want, because you pay for each segment individually. Qatar Airways Avios doesn’t support a stopover on a single one-way, so you’d pay separately for two bookings (at the same rate as through British Airways) if you wanted a longer stay in Doha.
Hey Ricky (or anyone who may know),
After linking my accounts, do I have to transfer BA Avios to QA Avios to use them for an update to biz class?
Thank you!
You technically do, but it’s a seamless process as after linking to your BA and QR Avios account (from QR website), you can search on the QR website and when you click book, it seamlessly transfer Avios over from BA.
Hi Ricky, just following up that question by Timbo, so basically if I can find a layover in DOH using multi-city searching, the award ticket will still be priced at ‘discounted’ rate? Let’s say YUL-DOH (<24 hrs)-DXB will still be 75000 Qatar Avios? Thx!
YUL-DOH-MLE costs 105k, not sure where 85k comes from?
It’s 85k Qatar Airways Avios or 105k British Airways Avios.
Hi Ricky, I already booked last month yul-doh Qsuite 92750 avios and doh-mle first 50000 avios. The flights are in 12 days so I think its too late for a secure change isn’t it?
Thank you
Might be worth giving Avios a call to see if they can adjust the prices for you.
Does Qatar airway allow Layovers and/or stopover when using Qmiles/Avios? For example the YUL-MLE for 85,000 points, can a stopover by added in DOH?
Thanks!
It’s now been confirmed by Qatar Airways Privilege Club that Avios “will be fully transferable between Privilege Club and British Airways Executive Club”, this allows travellers on both airlines to pool their Avios into a single account.
In addition, BA and Qatar Airways will increase the number of Avios-based reward seats across their flights, to accomodate an expected jump in demand once both airlines are sharing a common currency’.
Awesome news.
Qatar’s search interface is okay for QR flights, except that traditionally it blocks results if one hasn’t got enough QMiles. This is silly for a program that allows transfers from bank programs. I’d hope that they removed this restriction, along with these other possibly welcome changes.
This could be a real game changer. I find looking for Avios redemptions right now with BA to be about as much fun as completing a tax return, so hopefully Qatar will provide a better alternative.