Qatar Airways Privilege Club - QR Privelege Club introduces Miles+Cash option

http://www.qmiles.com/calculator_redeem.html?linkcl04

Though not as generous as some of its partner competitor's programme, it is definitely an improvement over its current award options.

Beware that the above chart shows destinations/miles to/from DOH. So from say LHR to BKK , in Business Class, you'd need an award from LHR to DOH and then from DOH to BKK.

You'd need say, 37500 miles for a return miles + SU$950 cash for a LHR-DOH return in Business Class. Then you'd need another 37,500 miles + another SU$950 for a return DOH-BKK ticket. When added, its around 65,000 miles PLUS US$1900 cash for a simple LHR-BKK ticket. Not really worth it in my opinion, as many fares these days costs less than US$1800 miles for a business class ticket.

Very poor.

OK, this is an extreme example, (and redemption on different airlines), but:

I fly 55,000 miles in QR D. This gives me 82,500 award miles in QR Privilege Club. For these miles plus $2100 I can get one Europe-HKG return flight in business class.

I fly 55,000 miles in QR D. This gives me 110,000 award miles in bmi Diamond Club. For these miles plus under $1200 I can get two Europe (zone 2)-HKG return flights in first class, with a stopover in BKK for example.