Double QPoints on all flights until Dec 31
Nov 17, 2011, 11:35 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: YYC
Posts: 1,876
Double QPoints on all flights until Dec 31
Qatar Airways is offering Double QPoints until the end of the year:
Privilege Club offers you double Qpoints between 20th November and 31st December 2011 when you travel to any of the over 100 destinations served by Qatar Airways to help you retain or upgrade your membership tier.
Make the most of our double Qpoints offer to enjoy the benefits of your desired Privilege Club tier.
http://www.qatarairways.com/global/e...ub-offers.page
Privilege Club offers you double Qpoints between 20th November and 31st December 2011 when you travel to any of the over 100 destinations served by Qatar Airways to help you retain or upgrade your membership tier.
Make the most of our double Qpoints offer to enjoy the benefits of your desired Privilege Club tier.
http://www.qatarairways.com/global/e...ub-offers.page
Dec 4, 2011, 6:09 am
#4
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Norway
Programs: EBS, EY Gold Eite, EK Gold, QR Platinum, Accor Gold
Posts: 476
Dec 4, 2011, 10:34 am
#5
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: AZ FA+, A3 G, AB G | IHG RA, HGP D, FPC P, Accor P, BW D, HH D, Eleva, GHA P, 1862 Voyager
Posts: 1,852
Yes I'm currently in Genoa now.
Actually I didn't even know that there would be this "tradition"
I actually booked 2 flights one in Dec and one in Jan to get gold. My plan was to ask them to add the Jan one for 2011 and bump me up to gold.
But this promo is a nice surprise. So in Jan I'll have 80 qpoints for 2012
How many years has this been going on? If so I only need 2 more other flights in 2012 which is fairly easy to maintain.
Actually I didn't even know that there would be this "tradition"
I actually booked 2 flights one in Dec and one in Jan to get gold. My plan was to ask them to add the Jan one for 2011 and bump me up to gold.
But this promo is a nice surprise. So in Jan I'll have 80 qpoints for 2012
How many years has this been going on? If so I only need 2 more other flights in 2012 which is fairly easy to maintain.
Dec 4, 2011, 4:12 pm
#6
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: MAN, HKG, DOH, MNL
Programs: QR Gold
Posts: 491
This was on last year but i think it started before now..
Currently gold and I have booked a flight after i got this email and it will mean that i now keep gold... TBH i am not that fussed about gold but it's better than a kick in the teeth....
I only booked a flight as I got a deal to HKG for new year for <£600 which was too good to pass up...
Currently gold and I have booked a flight after i got this email and it will mean that i now keep gold... TBH i am not that fussed about gold but it's better than a kick in the teeth....
I only booked a flight as I got a deal to HKG for new year for <£600 which was too good to pass up...
Dec 4, 2011, 10:06 pm
#9
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: United Arab Emirates & Arizona, USA
Programs: UA MM/1P, EK Au, QR, TK, Marriott Life Ti, Hilton Dia, IC Dia, Hyatt Glob, Accor Pt, Shangri-La
Posts: 4,526
I will have already made Gold before 11/20. The qualification threshold is relatively low on QR, at least compared to European and North American airlines.
So this doesn't do me any good, though of course I can't complain. Actually, I can complain, because it will devalue Gold from its already-low value.
So this doesn't do me any good, though of course I can't complain. Actually, I can complain, because it will devalue Gold from its already-low value.
Dec 4, 2011, 11:48 pm
#11
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 349
Unless you are travelling regularly on business and at companies expense, Gold is not easy to attain. For example, it takes 4 return economy class trips from Western Europe to the Far East to reach Gold. How many leisure passengers can manage that in a calendar year? Its not just the cost, its the time required.
Dec 5, 2011, 6:58 am
#12
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: MAN, HKG, DOH, MNL
Programs: QR Gold
Posts: 491
Unless you are travelling regularly on business and at companies expense, Gold is not easy to attain. For example, it takes 4 return economy class trips from Western Europe to the Far East to reach Gold. How many leisure passengers can manage that in a calendar year? Its not just the cost, its the time required.
It's easy to get compared to most other airlines..
I fly MAN>HKG rather than MAN > MNL as i get more qmiles (45 vs 40) for each trip (90 for a return trip) then i get a LCC to MNL.
So I only need two return trips and i make silver, that is not that expensive...
Gold as you say is 4 trips but i just about get that in each year...
Dec 5, 2011, 8:22 am
#13
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: UK (EMA/LHR), NL (GRQ/AMS), SE Asia (TAC/BKK)
Programs: Eurostar Carte Blanche, QR Silver, Accor, BA
Posts: 653
It's easy to get compared to most other airlines..
I fly MAN>HKG rather than MAN > MNL as i get more qmiles (45 vs 40) for each trip (90 for a return trip) then i get a LCC to MNL.
So I only need two return trips and i make silver, that is not that expensive...
Gold as you say is 4 trips but i just about get that in each year...
I fly MAN>HKG rather than MAN > MNL as i get more qmiles (45 vs 40) for each trip (90 for a return trip) then i get a LCC to MNL.
So I only need two return trips and i make silver, that is not that expensive...
Gold as you say is 4 trips but i just about get that in each year...
Dec 6, 2011, 3:13 am
#14
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: United Arab Emirates & Arizona, USA
Programs: UA MM/1P, EK Au, QR, TK, Marriott Life Ti, Hilton Dia, IC Dia, Hyatt Glob, Accor Pt, Shangri-La
Posts: 4,526
Unless you are travelling regularly on business and at companies expense, Gold is not easy to attain. For example, it takes 4 return economy class trips from Western Europe to the Far East to reach Gold. How many leisure passengers can manage that in a calendar year? Its not just the cost, its the time required.
My only point was that, relative to other airlines, it's easy. At 20 Qpoints for each segment to Europe, Gold can be yours in 15 segments. On LH, even if one booked a ticket that earned 100% status mileage (a big "if"), one would earn about 43,000 status miles on 15 DOH-FRA segments (or 50,000 status miles on DOH-FRA-CDG), which barely would get one to Frequent Traveller status, which is more like Silver on QR.
Similarly, it would take 38 segments DOH-DXB to obtain Gold, compared with 50 on Emirates, assuming that one could book flex fares -- also a big "if" -- or 100 segments with saver fares.
Dec 6, 2011, 3:42 am
#15
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: MAN, HKG, DOH, MNL
Programs: QR Gold
Posts: 491
I like HKG as a stop over before i get to MNL and cost to go direct is about £200 extra while its only £100 or less on a LCC