Qatar Airways is one of the best airlines in the world and is known for its excellent products. Its miles currency is Avios, which is also the miles currency of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, and Finnair. Until 31 October, Qatar Airways is offering a 25% (Potential 35%) Bonus Avios on transferring points from multiple partners.
Eligible Partners
Below are the transfer partners from which you earn Bonus Avios.
ALL – Accor Live Limitless (Global), Ahlibank (Qatar), Bank of Maldives (Maldives), Bank of New Zealand (New Zealand), BSF Jana (Saudi Arabia), Cathay United Bank (Taiwan), Chinabank (Philippines), CIMB (Malaysia), Citibank (Australia, Hong Kong, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States of America), CTBC Bank (Taiwan), Doha Bank (Qatar), Dukhan Bank (Qatar), Emirates Islamic (United Arab Emirates), EVERY Rewards (Malaysia), heymax.ai (Australia, Singapore), HSBC (Mexico, Singapore, Sri Lanka, US, Vietnam), Hyundai Card (South Korea), Kasikornbank (Thailand), Kuwait Finance House (Kuwait), Mashreq Vantage (United Arab Emirates), mokafaa (Saudi Arabia), National Bank of Kuwait (Kuwait), Ooredoo (Qatar), pay.com.au (Australia), Ping An E-Wallet (China), QIIB (Qatar), QNB (Qatar), Ramp (United States of America), Shangri-La Circle (Global), Truss (United States of America), UnionBank (Philippines), UOB Thailand (Thailand).
Of these partners, Accor & Shangri-La hotels are the two global partners and aren’t country-specific, whereas other partners are country-specific.
However, Accor Points are worth 2.21 cents, and Shangri-La points are worth 6.67 cents per point. So, transferring these doesn’t make sense. Also, Accor has Iberia as a transfer partner with a 1:1 transfer ratio. So, even with this offer, you can’t get more points than transferring to Iberia, whose miles currency is Avios.
Qatar Airways Bonus Avios Promotion
On transfer of points from eligible partners till 31st October 2024, you will receive 25% more Avios. 10% more Avios is given if you get 100K Avios in a single transaction from the transfer. So, you can actually get 35% Bonus Avios.
Apart from hotels, it is a good promotion for eligible credit cards and other partners like Citi Bank, HSBC, and Heymax.ai in select countries like the USA and Asian Countries.
Check the promotion details here.
Quick Bits on Promotion
- 25% Bonus Avios on Transfer of Points till 31st October 2024.
- 10% More Bonus Avios on earning 100K Avios in a single transfer from partners by 31st October 2024.
- Bonus Avios will be credited by 15th November 2024.
Related: Current Transfer Bonus Promotions.
Is it a good promotion?
Keeping aside the non-eligibility of Indian Credit Cards and eligible hotel chains, it is a good promotion. One reason is that Avios is a transferrable currency, and you can transfer it between Finnair, Iberia, British Airways, Aer Lingus, and Qatar Airways without cost. All of these have something to offer. Secondly, Qatar Airways Business Class can easily be booked with Avios due to award availability. Also, the bonus Avios will show up in your account by 15th November 2024, a reasonable period, unlike Aeroplan or United, where you must wait 8-10 weeks.
If you are looking for a transfer promotion on Indian credit cards, ITC is offering 10% Bonus Green Points on transfers.
Bottomline
Qatar Airways Bonus Avios on transfer is a decent promotion for select country members. The potential to earn 35% Bonus Avios is exceptional, and the bonus credit period is short: by 15 November 2024.
