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Jun 25, 2018, 5:37 pm
#3271
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Programs: BA Gold, KL Gold, LH FTL, IHG Plat Amb, HH Diamond, Accor Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 118
Hey, does anyone understand QR Family Programme?
I'm reading the description, but really cannot understand it.....
Let's say I'm gonna use my account (QR Gold) as a "main account" and I will nominate my parents who are both QR Silver. If I fly alone will my miles be credited to my account and also to their accounts, or they will "lose" their accounts and all flights (mine and theirs) will be credited to my account. What will happen with the miles they have now on their accounts? Will all OW flights count towards the joint account or only QR flights? If the latter what about the miles from other airlines - will they be lost? Has anyone opened an family account and can me tell how does it work for the main and for the rest members? Thanks
I'm reading the description, but really cannot understand it.....
Let's say I'm gonna use my account (QR Gold) as a "main account" and I will nominate my parents who are both QR Silver. If I fly alone will my miles be credited to my account and also to their accounts, or they will "lose" their accounts and all flights (mine and theirs) will be credited to my account. What will happen with the miles they have now on their accounts? Will all OW flights count towards the joint account or only QR flights? If the latter what about the miles from other airlines - will they be lost? Has anyone opened an family account and can me tell how does it work for the main and for the rest members? Thanks
Jun 27, 2018, 7:06 am
#3272
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Stockholm, Sweden.
Programs: BA, JAL
Posts: 689
Quick question.
On a redemption with Qmiles (straight redemption, not upgrade) in business. Should I be entitled to lounge access? Just assumed I would be, but came into difficulties recently. Not sure if this was because it's a redemption, so asking question to find out answer.
On a redemption with Qmiles (straight redemption, not upgrade) in business. Should I be entitled to lounge access? Just assumed I would be, but came into difficulties recently. Not sure if this was because it's a redemption, so asking question to find out answer.
Jun 27, 2018, 7:15 am
#3273
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: BOS/UTH
Programs: AA LT PLT; QR GLD; Bonvoy LT TIT
Posts: 12,753
On a redemption with Qmiles (straight redemption, not upgrade) in business. Should I be entitled to lounge access? Just assumed I would be, but came into difficulties recently. Not sure if this was because it's a redemption, so asking question to find out answer.
Jun 27, 2018, 7:19 am
#3274
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Stockholm, Sweden.
Programs: BA, JAL
Posts: 689
Couldn't find anything on google about it - only about upgrade. Just got to Qatar.. no issues with getting into Al-Mourjan.
Last edited by RollAnotherFatOne; Jun 27, 2018 at 4:11 pm
Jun 28, 2018, 6:12 am
#3275
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 1
hello together
I've collected some QPC miles until now but i don't know if its worth continue collecting...
can somebody tell me how high YQ is for award-flights:
DOH-MCT
DOH-IST
DOH-JFK
unfortunately i don't have enough miles to see the info yet...
thank you in advance...
I've collected some QPC miles until now but i don't know if its worth continue collecting...
can somebody tell me how high YQ is for award-flights:
DOH-MCT
DOH-IST
DOH-JFK
unfortunately i don't have enough miles to see the info yet...
thank you in advance...
Jun 29, 2018, 2:56 pm
#3276
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: ORD
Programs: SPG/MR Plat, HH Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 159
Any Doha-layover veterans' help would be awesome here...
Wife and I are headed on our honeymoon... Due to schedule changes since we booked our flights nearly a year ago, we now have 2 massive layovers in Doha. And since there is no award availability on Qatar using AA miles in July for any airports / dates I have looked at, we are pretty much stuck with our flights.
Layover 1
Land in Doha at 5:55am
Leave Doha at 2:00am
Layover 2
Land in Doha at 11:45pm
Leave Doha at 8:00am
We are flying business class and have never visited Qatar. I can't imagine the business class lounge is entertaining enough for a 20 hour layover nor would it be comfy enough for an 8 hour overnight layover. So, thinking lounge-explore-lounge sequence for 1st layover and hotel for the 2nd layover...
Any advice would be awesome! Unfortunately, we don't qualify for the free hotel since it's an AA award ticket.
Wife and I are headed on our honeymoon... Due to schedule changes since we booked our flights nearly a year ago, we now have 2 massive layovers in Doha. And since there is no award availability on Qatar using AA miles in July for any airports / dates I have looked at, we are pretty much stuck with our flights.
Layover 1
Land in Doha at 5:55am
Leave Doha at 2:00am
Layover 2
Land in Doha at 11:45pm
Leave Doha at 8:00am
We are flying business class and have never visited Qatar. I can't imagine the business class lounge is entertaining enough for a 20 hour layover nor would it be comfy enough for an 8 hour overnight layover. So, thinking lounge-explore-lounge sequence for 1st layover and hotel for the 2nd layover...
Any advice would be awesome! Unfortunately, we don't qualify for the free hotel since it's an AA award ticket.
Jun 29, 2018, 3:22 pm
#3277
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Programs: BA Gold, KL Gold, LH FTL, IHG Plat Amb, HH Diamond, Accor Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 118
Any Doha-layover veterans' help would be awesome here...
Wife and I are headed on our honeymoon... Due to schedule changes since we booked our flights nearly a year ago, we now have 2 massive layovers in Doha. And since there is no award availability on Qatar using AA miles in July for any airports / dates I have looked at, we are pretty much stuck with our flights.
Layover 1
Land in Doha at 5:55am
Leave Doha at 2:00am
Layover 2
Land in Doha at 11:45pm
Leave Doha at 8:00am
We are flying business class and have never visited Qatar. I can't imagine the business class lounge is entertaining enough for a 20 hour layover nor would it be comfy enough for an 8 hour overnight layover. So, thinking lounge-explore-lounge sequence for 1st layover and hotel for the 2nd layover...
Any advice would be awesome! Unfortunately, we don't qualify for the free hotel since it's an AA award ticket.
Wife and I are headed on our honeymoon... Due to schedule changes since we booked our flights nearly a year ago, we now have 2 massive layovers in Doha. And since there is no award availability on Qatar using AA miles in July for any airports / dates I have looked at, we are pretty much stuck with our flights.
Layover 1
Land in Doha at 5:55am
Leave Doha at 2:00am
Layover 2
Land in Doha at 11:45pm
Leave Doha at 8:00am
We are flying business class and have never visited Qatar. I can't imagine the business class lounge is entertaining enough for a 20 hour layover nor would it be comfy enough for an 8 hour overnight layover. So, thinking lounge-explore-lounge sequence for 1st layover and hotel for the 2nd layover...
Any advice would be awesome! Unfortunately, we don't qualify for the free hotel since it's an AA award ticket.
Honestly, it's July - the temperature in shadow is well over 40 degree Celsius (107F and more). In shadow. Night is even worse I must tell - now it's 31C - feels like 37.Last September I did the "explore" - we started during the sunset at the Souk Waqif - this was still nice - narrow roads made the air flow and the walls gave shadow. But after the sunset the air stopped - it was unbearable.
We got a private car tour of Top5 or Top8 attractions - first two or three we were stepping out of the car, spending 5-15 minutes, taking some photos, but at every next attraction we were limiting the time we were spending outside of the A/C car. Finally the last attraction we just took some pictures through the open window.
Choose a good hotel, with both: indoor and outdoor swimming pool (you will decide then which you prefer). The only sight worth visiting, imho, is the Souk. Number two would be skyscrapers at Corniche. They look amazing when it's dark already.
Another thing: which booking class is your ticket. I'm not sure what is now QR's policy with the Award tickets and Al Mourjan lounge. There is another "Business class lounge", but it's not an as nice as Al Mourjan. For example, QR doesn't allow their status (or any OW status) passengers travelling in Y to Al Mourjan and Al Safwa lounges. The same applies to upgraded passangers - Operational, cash, miles upgrades don't get to access the AM and AS lounges. Not sure how about AA award tickets.
Jun 29, 2018, 3:26 pm
#3278
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Programs: BA Gold, KL Gold, LH FTL, IHG Plat Amb, HH Diamond, Accor Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 118
Also - hotels in Doha usually don't make any problems with early checkin / late checkout, so you should be fine with booking just one night for the layover 1 - just set it up with the hotel that they will allow you to do it.
Jun 29, 2018, 4:12 pm
#3279
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: ORD
Programs: SPG/MR Plat, HH Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 159
Ah good feedback thank you. Disappointed to hear, but I prefer the truth :-) I'll email some of the resorts to see who will let us check in at 7am and check out at 10pm or so...
The ticket is for Business class and the fare class is U. If I don't get access to the AM lounge, I would be highly disappointed.
Any tips for your favorite Doha hotel? Platinum at SPG/Marriott and Diamond at Hilton if it matters!
The ticket is for Business class and the fare class is U. If I don't get access to the AM lounge, I would be highly disappointed.
Any tips for your favorite Doha hotel? Platinum at SPG/Marriott and Diamond at Hilton if it matters!
Last edited by forkknifespoon; Jun 29, 2018 at 4:18 pm Reason: hotel tips?
Jun 29, 2018, 4:53 pm
#3280
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Programs: BA Gold, KL Gold, LH FTL, IHG Plat Amb, HH Diamond, Accor Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 118
I mean - I don't want to discourage you from anything, but just want to warn you about the really high temperature.
Souq is a nice place definitely worth visiting and to see the Corniche skyscrappers when it's dark already. If you decide to take $50 private car tour and are tired already after the attraction number 3, 4 or any other you can always tell the guy to take you back to the hotel.
I know also many people are doing desert 4x4 tours - but on this I cannot give my opinion as I've never done it.
I usually stay in Crowne Plaza or Holiday Inn Business Park (both are in the same location), as they are the closest ones to the airport maximizing my sleep/pool time and minimizing traffic in the rush hours. HI opened September last year so it's really fresh (I stayed there for the first time 4 days after opening), but those are IHG.
As for Hilton - the Dbl Tree is nearby the Souq and Hilton Doha is just next to the Corniche - I haven't stay in neither of them, but looking at the map would choose the Dbl tree and just take Uber in the evening for the Corniche. Uber is really cheap in Doha, so if you order it still using the airport/hotel wifi it shouldn't be a problem. Sorry couldn't help you with Hilton or SPG hotel choice in Doha.
As for the lounge access, you can ask here:
QR Al Mourjan Business Class Lounge
or here:
No more Al Mourjan access for upgrades with Qmiles/QCredits
Folks there should be able to help you with this
Souq is a nice place definitely worth visiting and to see the Corniche skyscrappers when it's dark already. If you decide to take $50 private car tour and are tired already after the attraction number 3, 4 or any other you can always tell the guy to take you back to the hotel.
I know also many people are doing desert 4x4 tours - but on this I cannot give my opinion as I've never done it.
I usually stay in Crowne Plaza or Holiday Inn Business Park (both are in the same location), as they are the closest ones to the airport maximizing my sleep/pool time and minimizing traffic in the rush hours. HI opened September last year so it's really fresh (I stayed there for the first time 4 days after opening), but those are IHG.
As for Hilton - the Dbl Tree is nearby the Souq and Hilton Doha is just next to the Corniche - I haven't stay in neither of them, but looking at the map would choose the Dbl tree and just take Uber in the evening for the Corniche. Uber is really cheap in Doha, so if you order it still using the airport/hotel wifi it shouldn't be a problem. Sorry couldn't help you with Hilton or SPG hotel choice in Doha.
As for the lounge access, you can ask here:
QR Al Mourjan Business Class Lounge
or here:
No more Al Mourjan access for upgrades with Qmiles/QCredits
Folks there should be able to help you with this
Jun 29, 2018, 5:02 pm
#3281
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Programs: BA Gold, KL Gold, LH FTL, IHG Plat Amb, HH Diamond, Accor Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 118
Souq Waqif during the day
Souq Waqif during the day
Souq Waqif during the day
Souq's surrounding (back entrance) 15 minutes after the sunset - good streetfood
Corniche as seen from the Musum of Islamic Art
Corniche - best ask the driver to stop at the Costa Coffee
Jul 1, 2018, 11:18 am
#3282
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 602
I'm new to QR. Is the option to change flight date under "Manage Booking" on the website supposed to work?
No matter what I choose as the new date, all I get is the following error:
Could it be because the itinerary involves a segment on another carrier? Or because the fare in question is not flexible? I'd still expect to be able to change flights online subject to fees though.
Should I try the mobile app, or is it going to be just like the website? Assuming either doesn't work, the only other option is the call center route, which then also incurs a separate booking fee on top everything else, right?
It's probably not worth it to change this itinerary at all but confirming my suspicions with regard to this is proving quote cumbersome.
No matter what I choose as the new date, all I get is the following error:
Unable to find flights for the selected date.
Please select a different date and search again.
(NSP101)
Please select a different date and search again.
(NSP101)
Should I try the mobile app, or is it going to be just like the website? Assuming either doesn't work, the only other option is the call center route, which then also incurs a separate booking fee on top everything else, right?
It's probably not worth it to change this itinerary at all but confirming my suspicions with regard to this is proving quote cumbersome.
Jul 2, 2018, 10:26 pm
#3283
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Phuket
Programs: SQ *Gold, BA, QR, EY, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 5,269
I have never redeemed a partner airline award before - how the heck is one supposed to do this? I can see the award chart but when clicking the book button it just asks me to login in! I had already logged in.
Logging in again it and then goes back to my dashboard! Erm..help?
Logging in again it and then goes back to my dashboard! Erm..help?
Jul 5, 2018, 6:33 pm
#3284
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 222
Has anyone noticed that Qatar Airways no longer has any truly fully refundable fares? It looks to be that even with FULL FARE (Y, J, F) the fare rules now say there is between a 110 QAR to 370 QAR penalty for refund...They still call these 'flexi' fares but reading the fare basis and rules they are fully changeable but not refundable. This change must have happened sometime in 2018 but not sure when. Am I missing something? Anyone else notice this or aware of this change?
Jul 5, 2018, 8:29 pm
#3285
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: QR Plat
Posts: 85
Has anyone noticed that Qatar Airways no longer has any truly fully refundable fares? It looks to be that even with FULL FARE (Y, J, F) the fare rules now say there is between a 110 QAR to 370 QAR penalty for refund...They still call these 'flexi' fares but reading the fare basis and rules they are fully changeable but not refundable. This change must have happened sometime in 2018 but not sure when. Am I missing something? Anyone else notice this or aware of this change?
The fare rules could potentially differ between departing country.