Frayed_Yak

Does QR usually do ex-Asia sales around this time of year? I checked the archives but didn't see anything particularly notable

armouredant

Sorry, AMS is BA.

PxC

Unfortunately BA uses a poor product on that route and the return isn't a good time either.

For the same price can do AMS - LHR - HKG (BA A380) - BKK (CX) rtn which is tempting.. especially with one long flight and a short (or two) rather than Doha chopping it in half.. but it's still BA :s

endet

Some people might require this to get the 4 flights on BA metal required for BA Saphire and above.

An alternative is to book the LHR-DOH flights on QR metal but BA flight number (7008 and so on IIRC) as QR and BA have a code share on that route.

Using this method a trip from continental Europe to Asia could earn you enough TP's and BA flights to get to oneworld Saphire while doing all long haul flights on QR and having access to QR's premium lounge in LHR and DOH.

Dr. HFH

Even if it did (which I would looove), this year is very different, so I'm not sure how much we can extrapolate from past years. The two big differences, of course, are the boycott and that QR promotions seem to be being decided and managed by QR management in the originating country as opposed to past years, when I believe that they seemed to be managed centrally from Doha.

One possible promotion in the future that I think will happen (N.B., PURE speculation, I have no knowledge) is a global sale when the boycott ends.

And it will end. I think that the group of five is starting to realize that Qatar can survive whatever economic pressure they try to put on it, and they may even be starting to think about a diplomatic way to back down without losing too much face.

R2

+1. I expect there to be to a big 'We're back in business' promotion when the boycott ends.

There are some semi-decent fares ex-Philippines now e.g CRK-PRG USD1860. However, these are nowhere near what they offered in the last global sale when many European cities where as low as USD1500 ex-MNL.

hotwingz

+1 too.
It has to end and it will. I am sure the other states most notably Saudi Arabia have realized that the consequences are not as huge as they hoped.
When will it end? Nobody knows. I think it won't be too soon, so maybe a few more months. Then again, the boycott and the electronics ban were implemented quite quickly and the electronics ban was also sorted quite unexpectedly. Maybe the boycott will be resolved quickly as well without any prior announcements.

ubiest

Beware, BA 700x are not allowed in the way you propose, either on AMS-LHR-DOH-BKK or LHR-DOH-BKK



For AMS-BKK only BA metal on LHR-DOH, not QR. The fare that allows this routing is much higher than either QR routed AMS-DOH-BKK or BA INCEU60 2390 vs 1991 vs 1430, respectively.

This would nonetheless, achieve endet's goal of 4 BA flights.

This is clever!
Which reminded me of a search I ran a while back for a positioning flight to SGN. You can get all BA codes for ex-EU to SGN on QR metal via LHR.

For example LIN-LHR-DOH-SGN all on BA codes/QR metal RT earns 39K avios and 640 TPs for GCH for 1830 EUR

as opposed to MXP-DOH-SGN on QR RT 16K Avios and 560TPs for 2075 EUR.

Kept digging, and so far I found this BA code on QR metal hack works for the following destinations:

SE Asia
SGN / HAN / PNH / KBV / DPS

Indian Subcontinent
KHI / ISB / LHE / SKT /CMB / DAC (others in Pakistan likely)

Oman SLL

Happy travels!

bambooshoot

I received this message yesterday but just saw it now !
It seems we gonna have a deal today but don't have any further information

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A great offer is on its way to you tomorrow 21 August 2017, you’ll have a chance to win an amazing prize.

Stay tuned for more details.

Download the Qatar Airways app here and take control of your flight details. You can now search for all the latest special offers, book your flights, or check-in on the go with your mobile. Everything you need for seamless travel is now at your fingertips.

We look forward to welcoming you on board.
Qatar Airways

Do someone received it too ?

SullyofDoha

Yes, received the same message with no follow-up...

SullyofDoha

Just checked the website. A real yawner. If you book over the mobile app today, you COULD win 250,000 QMiles. Really NOT much of an offer IMHO

minz56

I had a feeling it was going to be something like that. Not exactly very exciting

purple1addict

Yeah, came up on the homepage before I logged in. I think the Ts & Cs say it's for people domiciled in Qatar - so a fairly small target audience.

bambooshoot

Yeah Just check the terms & conditions, it's only valid for Qatari resident

I was looking for some qpoint or qmiles bonus for a J booking...
Doesn't know if I should wait and risk to pay more ....

extops

USD1740 BKK-PRG also in October.

Hopefully we can do a little better soon