QR travel festival deals now on. Good business class deals ex-EU
#1
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QR travel festival deals now on. Good business class deals ex-EU
Another Qatar sale. Some prices quite good. Need to book by 6th September and travel between 15th September 2016 and 30th June 2017.
Just booked our flights to Sydney from Oslo and back to Hel for £1599 per person. Not bad although not as good as the January sale.
Just booked our flights to Sydney from Oslo and back to Hel for £1599 per person. Not bad although not as good as the January sale.
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You're converting to the price of Sterling at today's rate versus exchange rate in Jan for comparison. Better comparison is NOK to NOK for ex-Oslo fares.
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The conversion accentuates the differences, but even within currency most deals are not nearly as good, oz prices being a good example (roughly +30-40% within currency from the various Nordic starting points)
#4
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thanks OP. do you happen to have a link? I can't get anywhere near 1599 pounds. The fare page says OSL-SYD return 23319 NOK which is more than 2100 GBP.
Last edited by dutchgirlDH; Aug 29, 2016 at 1:59 am
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On the website it says 'companion deals' AMS-SYD voor 2349 deals p.p. RT in Business. Can't seem to find any options in their online system.
Anyone any ideas?
#7
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[Business class] Helsinki-Australia/New Zealand R/T, Qatar Airways companion fares, from 1.850 EUR incl. taxes per person
Fare: all prices are starting prices incl. taxes per person.
- Adelaide (ADL): 1.849 EUR
- Perth (PER): 1.895 EUR
- Sydney (SYD): 1.900 EUR
- Auckland (AKL): 2.373 EUR
[Business class] Stockholm-QR destinations R/T, Qatar Airways companion fares, from 6.650 SEK incl. taxes per person
Fare: all prices are starting prices incl. taxes per person.
- Dubai (DXB): 6.626 SEK
- Hong Kong (HKG): 10.760 SEK
- Phuket (HKT): 11.056 SEK
- Bangkok (BKK): 11.306 SEK
- Kuala Lumpur (KUL): 13.632 SEK
- Tokyo (TYO): 13.971 SEK
- Perth (PER): 19.437 SEK
- Melbourne (MEL): 19.445 SEK
- Adelaide (ADL): 19.480 SEK
- Sydney (SYD): 19.552 SEK
- Auckland (AKL): 24.149 SEK
Common rules:
There are also companion fares (Fare basis: RJTFP5NX) which require at least 6 persons travel together whole journey.
But prices are not significantly cheaper than other companion fares (at least 2 persons travel together whole journey).
Code:
ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SECTORS BY AT LEAST 6 PASSENGERS. NO MORE THAN 8 ACCOMPANIED PASSENGERS PERMITTED.
Last edited by AHO; Aug 29, 2016 at 4:07 am
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Sorry I am new to this. I did a search on ita matrix first. The itinerary was
OSL-DOH-SYD ON 13/5/17 and return SYD-DOH-HEL on 28/5/17. Hope that helps. Ended up booking on Expedia to prevent non-sterling credit card fees.
#9
Join Date: Jan 2016
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[Business class] Helsinki-Australia/New Zealand R/T, Qatar Airways companion fares, from 1.850 EUR incl. taxes per person
Booking class: R
Fare basis: RJTQP2NX
Fare: all prices are starting prices incl. taxes per person.
[Business class] Stockholm-QR destinations R/T, Qatar Airways companion fares, from 6.650 SEK incl. taxes per person
Booking class: R
Fare basis: RJTQP2NX
Fare: all prices are starting prices incl. taxes per person.
There are also companion fares (Fare basis: RJTFP5NX) which require at least 6 persons travel together whole journey.
But prices are not significantly cheaper than other companion fares (at least 2 persons travel together whole journey).
Booking class: R
Fare basis: RJTQP2NX
Fare: all prices are starting prices incl. taxes per person.
- Adelaide (ADL): 1.849 EUR
- Perth (PER): 1.895 EUR
- Sydney (SYD): 1.900 EUR
- Auckland (AKL): 2.373 EUR
[Business class] Stockholm-QR destinations R/T, Qatar Airways companion fares, from 6.650 SEK incl. taxes per person
Booking class: R
Fare basis: RJTQP2NX
Fare: all prices are starting prices incl. taxes per person.
- Dubai (DXB): 6.626 SEK
- Hong Kong (HKG): 10.760 SEK
- Phuket (HKT): 11.056 SEK
- Bangkok (BKK): 11.306 SEK
- Kuala Lumpur (KUL): 13.632 SEK
- Tokyo (TYO): 13.971 SEK
- Perth (PER): 19.437 SEK
- Melbourne (MEL): 19.445 SEK
- Adelaide (ADL): 19.480 SEK
- Sydney (SYD): 19.552 SEK
- Auckland (AKL): 24.149 SEK
There are also companion fares (Fare basis: RJTFP5NX) which require at least 6 persons travel together whole journey.
But prices are not significantly cheaper than other companion fares (at least 2 persons travel together whole journey).
Code:
ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SECTORS BY AT LEAST 6 PASSENGERS. NO MORE THAN 8 ACCOMPANIED PASSENGERS PERMITTED.
It seems that there is a maximum stay of 1 month, is this correct? Can't seem to find it in the fare rules though
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- Fare basis: RJTQP2NX
- Booking class: R
- Advance purchase: --
- Min/Max stay: 7 days / 1 month
- Buy latest: 2016-SEP-05
- Valid for departure: between 2016-SEP-15 and 2017-JUN-30
- Valid for homebound: latest 2017-JUN-30
- Blackout: between 2016-DEC-15 and 2017-JAN-10
- Applicable departure days: Outbound: between Sun-Thu
- Stopover: Stopover in Doha is permitted against a fee of 200 USD per stop
- Child discount: --
- Refund: Yes, against a fee of 500 USD
- Rebooking: Yes, against a fee of 300 USD each time
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Join Date: Jan 2016
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Common rules:
- Fare basis: RJTQP2NX
- Booking class: R
- Advance purchase: --
- Min/Max stay: 7 days / 1 month
- Buy latest: 2016-SEP-05
- Valid for departure: between 2016-SEP-15 and 2017-JUN-30
- Valid for homebound: latest 2017-JUN-30
- Blackout: between 2016-DEC-15 and 2017-JAN-10
- Applicable departure days: Outbound: between Sun-Thu
- Stopover: Stopover in Doha is permitted against a fee of 200 USD per stop
- Child discount: --
- Refund: Yes, against a fee of 500 USD
- Rebooking: Yes, against a fee of 300 USD each time
Hmmm, that kinda sucks... Do you know if this is typical for these deals, or do Qatar or other airlines have the same deals with a longer stay sometimes?
#12
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Sweden
Posts: 2,044
For example, fares to Dubai has 4 days minimum stay while to other destinations in Asia, Africa, South Pacific have 7 days minimus stay.
#13
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 41
If anyone else finds something that goes past 30 days, I would love to hear...!