Qatar Airways Privilege Club is one of six loyalty programs that uses Avios as its points currency. Like British Airways Club, Iberia Plus and Finnair Plus, Qatar Airways’ loyalty program also sells Avios directly to members.
By buying Avios cheaply and redeeming them for high-value rewards, you could save substantial amounts of money on Business Class flights. This includes the legendary Qatar Airways Qsuite.
Since you can transfer Avios between programs on a 1:1 basis, it makes sense to buy Avios from whichever program is offering the best price. That won’t always be Qatar Airways Privilege Club, but it could be when a discount or bonus is running.
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How to buy Qatar Avios
You can purchase or gift Qatar Privilege Club Avios on the Qatar Airways website.
The minimum purchase is 1,000 Avios, and you can purchase in various increments:
- 1,000 – 26,000 Avios in 1,000 Avios increments
- 26,000 – 100,000 Avios in 2,000 Avios increments
- 100,000 – 250,000 Avios in 5,000 Avios increments
The maximum purchase limit is 250,000 Avios before any bonuses.
If you register your account in Australia, Qatar Airways lets you buy Avios in AUD. Note that the prices may fluctuate slightly, depending on exchange rate changes.
Qatar Airways charges $44.35 for the lowest amount of 1,000 Avios. However, the rate gets cheaper as you purchase more. Purchasing 26,000 Avios or more in one transaction will get you the best price, at $36.43 per 1,000 Avios (before any discounts or bonuses).
Qatar Airways Avios expire after 36 months of account inactivity. Note that transferring Avios from one “flavour” to another counts as account activity and will prevent your Avios from expiring.
Special deals for buying Qatar Airways Avios
Qatar Airways Privilege Club regularly offers promotions, usually bonuses, for buying Avios.
During the current promotion running from 18-25 March 2025, Qatar Airways Avios are available with up to a 50% bonus. The exact bonus amount depends on how many Avios you buy:
- Buy 3,000-16,000 Avios to get a 15% bonus
- Buy 17,000-40,000 Avios to get a 25% bonus
- Buy 42,000-250,000 Avios to get a 50% bonus
Past offers on buying Qatar Avios
The best ever offer we’ve seen on Qatar Avios was a bonus of up to 60% in February 2025.
Here is a list of the most recent past deals:
| Offer | Minimum purchase for best bonus/discount | Promotion period |
|---|---|---|
| 20-60% bonus Avios | 60,000 Avios | 29 January – 2 February 2025 |
| 20-60% bonus Avios | 50,000 Avios | 26-28 November 2024 |
| 20-60% bonus Avios | 50,000 Avios | 16-19 October 2024 |
| 20-50% bonus Avios | 40,000 Avios | 4-11 June 2024 |
If you bought the maximum of 250,000 Avios during this promotion, you would get 375,000 Qatar Airways Avios for $9,280 (in AUD). This means you’d be buying Qatar Avios for $22.77 per 1,000 Avios.
Targeted offers
Qatar Airways also sometimes applies a targeted bonus or discount to individual accounts. However, you may not receive any notification about an exclusive offer – you’ll have to check on the buy points page.
Converting Amex Membership Rewards points to Qatar Airways Avios
If you have an Australian credit card that earns American Express Membership Rewards points, you can also transfer these to get Qatar Avios. Membership Rewards points transfer to Qatar Airways Avios at a 2:1 rate.
Great Cards for Amex Membership Rewards Points
- Card Name
- American Express Essential Rewards Credit Card
- Earn
- 1
- Signup Bonus
-
60,000 Membership Rewards Bonus Points
Apply by 6th May 2025
- Annual Fee
- $9 per month
- Read more
- View Offer
on everyday purchases
- Card Name
- American Express Explorer Credit Card
- Earn
- 2
- Signup Bonus
-
100,000 bonus Membership Rewards Points
- Annual Fee
- $395 p.a.
- Read more
- View Offer
on everyday purchases
- Card Name
- American Express Platinum Card
- Earn
- 2.25
- Signup Bonus
-
225,000 bonus Membership Rewards points¹
Apply by 8th Apr 2025
- Annual Fee
- $1,450 p.a.
- Read more
- View Offer
on everyday purchases
Redeeming Qatar Avios
You can redeem Qatar Airways Avios for flights on Qatar Airways and Oneworld airlines, as well as various other partners including Virgin Australia, JetBlue and Airlink.
Award flights on some partner airlines appear online. If you can’t book online, you could call Qatar Airways to book… or if you want to book on a Oneworld airline, you could alternatively just transfer your Avios to British Airways Club and book on the British Airways website.
You can get great value by using Qatar Airways Avios for Qatar Airways flights. The airline has lower Avios redemption rates on their own flights, compared to partner airlines, such as 90,000 Avios for one-way Business Class from Australia to Europe. There is also more availability through Qatar Airways Privilege Club for its own flights, versus partner programs such as Virgin Australia Velocity.
Check out our guide to using Qatar Airways Avios for the best ways to redeem Qatar Airways Avios.
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