Breaking Points
Award System
Qatar Qmiles
Max. Point Value 0.800¢
Do Points Expire? Yes
Point Transfer Options
Transfer To Spouse/Partner Yes - $$
Transfer To Friends Yes - $$
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Travel Partner Transfers
Outside Point System Qatar Qmiles
Transfers In From
1:1 67% value retained
3:1 38% value retained
The Highlights
The Qatar Privilege Club is the loyalty program for Qatar Airways. The program features 2 separate currencies: Qpoints and Qmiles.
Qpoints are earned by flying with Qatar or any of its partner airlines and are used to improve your elite tier status. There are 4 tiers: Burgundy, Silver, Gold and Platinum. As you move up in tiers, you’ll earn additional perks, including lounge access and free excess baggage.
Qmiles are used to book award flights. You’ll earn Qmiles by making purchases with Qatar’s airline, hotel, car rental and other partners. You can also earn points on credit cards that can be transferred to Qatar. Qmiles can be transferred from Citi Thank You Rewards at a rate of 1:1, from Capital One at a 2:1.5 rate and from Marriott at a transfer rate of 3:1.
Qatar is a member of the Oneworld alliance, so your Qmiles can be used with partner airlines, which include American Airlines, British Airways and Cathay Pacific, to name a few. Qatar also has partnerships with a few other airlines outside of the Oneworld alliance.
Note that when booking a flight with Qmiles, you’ll be charged a booking fee of $25 for economy, $50 for business class and $75 for first class per flight.
Bottom Line: The Qatar Privilege Club is ideal if you fly often on Qatar Airways. But since the company is part of the Oneworld alliance, your Qmiles can also be used with other major airlines like American Airlines, British Airways and Cathay Pacific.
Associated Alliance
Airlines within oneworld Alliance
How to Redeem
Status Levels Explained
Qatar is an airline you should be familiar with if you travel to the Middle East and Africa. It has unbelievable in-flight suites and service. The airline has been known for flying stranded customers home, to delivering medical supplies to countries in need. So, let’s take a deeper look at their loyalty program.
Qatar Airways Burgundy Tier - Free to sign up
-Priority Stand-by (waitlist) if your flight is full
-Flexi Awards
-Shop & Pay with Qmiles at Qatar Duty Free & Oryx Galleria
-Digital Membership card
-Earn 25% more Qmiles on flights
Qatar Airways Silver Tier - 150 Qpoints
-Priority Stand-by (waitlist) if your flight is full
-Access to the Oryx lounge in Doha
-Flexi Awards
-Excess baggage allowances
-Shop & Pay with Qmiles at Qatar Duty Free & Oryx Galleria
-Digital Membership card
-Earn 50% more Qmiles on flights
Qatar Airways Gold Tier - 300 Qpoints
-Priority Stand-by (waitlist) if your flight is full
-Access to the Oryx lounge in Doha + access to any oneworld sapphire business lounge.
-40 Qcredits
-Flexi Awards
-Excess baggage allowances
-Shop & Pay with Qmiles at Qatar Duty Free & Oryx Galleria
-Digital Membership card
-Earn 100% more Qmiles on flights
-Complimentary Al Maha Services at Hamad International Airport for you and a guest
Qatar Airways Platinum Tier - 600 Qpoints
-Priority Stand-by (waitlist) if your flight is full
-Access to the Oryx lounge in Doha, access to any Oneworld sapphire business lounge + access to the arrivals lounge in Doha
60 Qcredits
-Flexi Awards
-Excess baggage allowances
-Shop & Pay with Qmiles at Qatar Duty Free & Oryx Galleria
-Digital Membership card
-Earn 100% more Qmiles on flights
-Complimentary Al Maha Services at Hamad International Airport for you and 2 guests
Qatar is part of OneWorld, so you may find yourself on one of their gigantic beautiful jets. If you find yourself flying with Qatar Airlines frequently, you can look into if one of the tiers is right for you.