Current QR Sale Fares
#1171
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,330
Thanks for clarification was just about to adjust! I meant business and first. 1400 USD to Tokyo is pretty good! but yes those crazy sales do come up from BRU/MXP. I am based in the MENA and go to Egypt allot so those fares are looking good for us this side of the Mediterranean !
For me, the ex-ARN fares (£2200-£2350 GBP to SYD on QR or CX) are better than this as i don't have to position to Egypt; but you're right $1400 to TYO isn't bad at all.
#1172
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Great Britain
Programs: Air: QR Silver. BA Silver Emirates, Hotels: CC Gold, IHG Spire AMB, Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 1,487
There is a 7 day sale that just started today ex-Doha. This is on the QA website, enjoy!
Enjoy up to 40%* off all-inclusive return fares
Book your ticket by 3 May 2017 for travel between 26 April and 21 June 2017*.
In addition, Mastercard cardholders receive an additional discount of up to 10%* when they purchase their Qatar Airways tickets using their Mastercard debit or credit cards during the duration of this offer.
Enjoy up to 40%* off all-inclusive return fares
Book your ticket by 3 May 2017 for travel between 26 April and 21 June 2017*.
In addition, Mastercard cardholders receive an additional discount of up to 10%* when they purchase their Qatar Airways tickets using their Mastercard debit or credit cards during the duration of this offer.
#1173
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Lichfield
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 290
I'm looking for a J class trip to Singapore over Christmas. Spotted £1,770 (about €2,060) Madrid via Doha to Singapore with Amex travel for 24-30 December. Does this sound reasonable?
#1174
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,330
Not really. £1550 ex-AMS with CX would be my choice if I had to book today. Although if price is your #1 concern you can do ex-MAD on those dates with AY for £1350ish - but it involves a long journey.
#1175
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: BHD
Programs: BAEC Gold, Radisson VIP, Hertz Gold, Accor Plat
Posts: 162
ITA showing OSL as the best ex-EU origin for those dates, £1826. I can't see anything from MAD as good as you've found, £2022 when i do it? I'm using QR site to validate pricing, and in my experience Amex travel is always more expensive than direct?
Personally I'd wait for better, but the OSL price isn't so bad if you need to book now.
#1176
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: Qatar Airways Privilege Club Platinum
Posts: 38
http://www.qatarairways.com/qa/en/of...promotion.page
#1177
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 3,944
Sisyphus1carus it may seem like splitting hairs but you need to look for prices FROM an origin not TO a destination as this is how QR show their sale prices. The reverse price from destination to origin could be, and often is, very different.
#1178
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NW London and NW Sydney
Programs: BA Diamond, Hilton Bronze, A3 Diamond, IHG *G
Posts: 6,344
Amex Travel should always be the "same price" as booking on the QR website (except with the recent Mastercard or Visa offers) but the difference is that Amex Travel charges in GBP using the IATA exchange rate, which is based on rates in the previous week, whereas when booking on the QR website you will pay in the currency of the departure country and this will be converted to your card currency using the rates 2-3 days after booking.
In these days of wildly fluctuating rates, for the amounts we are talking about, the price of the flights in euros, SEK, NOK, etc when converted to GBP can vary by £50-£100 from day to day.
In my experience searching on ITA for QR flights is not that useful except for timetables, because it appears not to update availability in real time. However sometimes Amex Travel may not be able to locate certain booking classes, for example it doesn't show the cheapest Y or Y+ fares for CX.
#1179
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: BOS/UTH
Programs: AA LT PLT; QR GLD; Bonvoy LT TIT
Posts: 12,755
#1180
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Manila, Philippines (MNL)
Programs: BAEC Gold [>20k Lifetime TPs] | Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond [as is Mrs PtF] | Various Others
Posts: 6,156
Just received this via e-mail. Might be of interest to some:
http://www.qatarairways.com/eg/en/of...?cid=EMEG94060
http://www.qatarairways.com/eg/en/of...?cid=EMEG94060
#1181
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Wolverhampton
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton Diamond, Marriot Gold, Radisson Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 1,608
It seems a tad different this year, I remember not booking a trip for this easter, last easter due to the other halfs holiday problems. I eventually did a PSA to AKL run booked mid May last year. The difference being that bookings were past 15 December, indeed, people were booking Easter runs next year this time last year...
Mines were for over the christmas period last year. So it looks as if QR are highly protective of the christmas period and beyond this year. Fair enough for christmas and new year, I imagine its the peak time, but allow the sale to cover next year please QR!
Mines were for over the christmas period last year. So it looks as if QR are highly protective of the christmas period and beyond this year. Fair enough for christmas and new year, I imagine its the peak time, but allow the sale to cover next year please QR!
#1182
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: ATL
Programs: DL SkyMiles PM/2MM, AA Plat, IC Diam. Amb., Peninsula regular, amanjunkie
Posts: 5,848
Just received this via e-mail. Might be of interest to some:
http://www.qatarairways.com/eg/en/of...?cid=EMEG94060
http://www.qatarairways.com/eg/en/of...?cid=EMEG94060
Meanwhile, I've been sniffing around QR ports in SE Asia for good J fares to the US. Sale validity dates vary but nothing special enough to entice me yet. Will post if I see good ones.
Last edited by MegatopLover; May 4, 2017 at 6:54 pm
#1183
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 469
I do agree though in that I'm looking for next Easter and no sales appear to be covering this right now where in previous years I was booking almost 12 months in advance. Still I'm hapoy to sit and wait as I'm sure something will come along and there is always the Aug/Sep sale or even next Jan sale.
#1184
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PNH and HBA
Programs: QR-G/OWS, QF-G, VA-G, NZ-S
Posts: 141
I found some reasonable J award availability ex DPS and CGK in Sep. Also, revenue R/T in J around $US4K for CGK to LAX
#1185
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: HKG
Programs: BA(GGL) QF LTS CX AM, Hilton Diamond, PPL(A)
Posts: 1,654
When do you think the next travel fare will come around?