Qatar Airways to adopt Avios, dropping Qmiles
Apr 5, 2022, 2:54 pm
#77
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 259
Apr 8, 2022, 10:09 pm
#80
Join Date: May 2021
Posts: 54
Thanks indeed !!!
Apr 9, 2022, 11:53 am
#81
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Arlington, VA USA
Posts: 670
So I made this mistake. By BAEC was my correct birth date. However, my QP was not because I used the American order instead of the British order QR uses. This is week three of my trying to get my details to match because my first name did not (I used a abbreviation for BAEC which is totally fine as you can change that during booking unlike QR) and it took me a week to get that correct with BAEC. Then I was tearing my hair out trying to find out what didn't match, and BINGO after reading this thread I double checked and that was the mistake. FYI, you can't change a birthdate online. Only the PC Contact Center can do that for you, and you will need to send along a copy of the photo page of your passport as supporting documentation.
Last edited by ArlingtonTraveler; Apr 12, 2022 at 9:20 am Reason: typo
Apr 9, 2022, 1:21 pm
#82
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,832
So I made this mistake. By BAEC was my correct birth date. However, my QP was not because I used the American order instead of the British order QR uses. This is week three of my trying to get my details to match because my first name did not (I used a abbreviation for BAEC which is totally fine as you can change that during booking unlike QP) and it took me a week to get that correct with BAEC. Then I was tearing my hair out trying to find out what didn't match, and BINGO after reading this thread I double checked and that was the mistake. FYI, you can't change a birthdate online. Only the PC Contact Center can do that for you, and you will need to send along a copy of the photo page of your passport as supporting documentation.
Apr 12, 2022, 9:58 am
#83
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Arlington, VA USA
Posts: 670
Thanks for the data point. I guess I will be patient then as I only sent my information over four days ago. My guess is they are swamped with inactive accounts looking to fix discrepancies so they can transfer their BAEC Avios over to QP :-)
Apr 12, 2022, 10:02 am
#85
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 147
I can only speak personally, but we use to clear circa 5m through our business spend each year. Now that FX Premium Rewards has been ended we'll likely drop down to closer to 2.5m this year.
Apr 12, 2022, 10:06 am
#86
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: South East, UK
Programs: BA Gold / GfL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,432
I have the same issue: hyphen in the surname. QR responded very quickly to my message, but only to confirm they don’t support hyphens and the only suggestion was to change my name with BAEC (which I fear would or could create issues with Iberia linkage, Avios linkage, Amex linkage…) so it doesn’t look possible at the moment unfortunately
Apr 12, 2022, 8:58 pm
#87
Join Date: May 2021
Posts: 54
My experience when I need an exact space in first name : I sent a message attaching ID on 25 March and other one attaching passport on 7 April then it was fixed within 2 days. So 2 weeks approximately.
Apr 13, 2022, 2:08 am
#88
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: London
Posts: 319
Right, worked well for me. I signed up for QR account, linked and free 2000 points. Now used my stash of avios to upgrade my QR Y flights to J. Worked very well - no additional fees/charges at all. Only smallest of gripes was I had to move the miles from BA to QR - it couldnt spend the 'pooled' miles. Very happy.
Apr 13, 2022, 4:01 am
#89
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,754
Right, worked well for me. I signed up for QR account, linked and free 2000 points. Now used my stash of avios to upgrade my QR Y flights to J. Worked very well - no additional fees/charges at all. Only smallest of gripes was I had to move the miles from BA to QR - it couldnt spend the 'pooled' miles. Very happy.
Apr 13, 2022, 5:59 am
#90
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: KSA
Programs: BA LTG, UA Gold, EK Silver, Hilton LT Diamond, Marriott LT Titanium, IHG Plat
Posts: 1,242
I presume you can move the Avios in and out of the QR and BA linked accounts at will and with no charge ? Is the move instant or does it take a few hours ? Any other limitations to moving ?