No more Al Mourjan access for upgrades with Qmiles/QCredits
Feb 6, 2018, 12:15 pm
#166
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: AUH
Posts: 8,265
If you already upgraded it prior to 4 Feb then you will still enjoy access to AM (subject to the lounge attendants getting it right, which other posters' experience seems to suggest is not always the case).
Award tickets in J and F will have access (at least for now). Not sure what alternative lounges they can provide for full redemptions.
Feb 6, 2018, 6:06 pm
#167
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Singapore & Globe trotting
Programs: QR Gold, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, GHA Titanium, Taj Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Gold Elite
Posts: 425
Feb 6, 2018, 10:12 pm
#169
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Doha, Qatar
Posts: 374
I was trying to decide for a trip later this year to either book a round trip in economy from DOH-LHR and use 30k QA privilege miles to upgrade one way, or just use 42.5k AA miles to book an award flight for the first leg.
So basically, if I pay for an economy ticket and use the 30k miles to upgrade one way I don't get access but if I use my AA miles for an award flight I do get access?
So basically, if I pay for an economy ticket and use the 30k miles to upgrade one way I don't get access but if I use my AA miles for an award flight I do get access?
Feb 6, 2018, 10:33 pm
#170
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Singapore & Globe trotting
Programs: QR Gold, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, GHA Titanium, Taj Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Gold Elite
Posts: 425
Feb 7, 2018, 9:59 pm
#171
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Malaysia
Programs: QR Plat, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond, Marriott Plat
Posts: 30
I've just sent an email to QAPC to have them confirm in writing that I will still have lounge access for a economy class ticket I bought back in Sept 17 and upgraded using QCredits. Hopefully I'll get a favorable reply and can show it to the lounge attendants if they deny me entry
Feb 7, 2018, 10:13 pm
#172
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Singapore & Globe trotting
Programs: QR Gold, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, GHA Titanium, Taj Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Gold Elite
Posts: 425
I've just sent an email to QAPC to have them confirm in writing that I will still have lounge access for a economy class ticket I bought back in Sept 17 and upgraded using QCredits. Hopefully I'll get a favorable reply and can show it to the lounge attendants if they deny me entry
Feb 8, 2018, 1:49 am
#173
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, QRPC Silver
Posts: 518
I think it's totally absurd to deny access for award or redemption upgrades how many of us have purchased more expensive tickets to be able to receive loyalty perks
Last edited by spec119; Feb 8, 2018 at 8:48 am
Feb 8, 2018, 5:02 am
#174
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: BKK, CDG, TLS
Programs: QR G, A3 G, EK G, IHG Amb, GHA Black, WOH LT something
Posts: 1,306
Everyone who is outraged at this change should write a quick email at [email protected] to complain. Hopefully with enough of us, they might rollback their position.
Feb 8, 2018, 3:25 pm
#176
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: BKK, CDG, TLS
Programs: QR G, A3 G, EK G, IHG Amb, GHA Black, WOH LT something
Posts: 1,306
Feb 8, 2018, 6:31 pm
#179
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Malaysia
Programs: QR Plat, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond, Marriott Plat
Posts: 30
'Thank you for writing to Privilege Club. We value your business.We understand your situation which you have explained to us.
We wish to inform you that the members who have processed upgrade on or before 04-Feb-2018, will still get lounge access and baggage allowance as per the OLD policy i.e. ticketed cabin.
Effective 05-Feb-2018, all upgrades that are processed with Qmiles/Qcredits will have baggage allowance and lounge access as per original ticketed cabin.
Members can continue to avail the baggage allowance and lounge access as per their tier benefits.
Do let us know if we can assist you any further.'
Great to have this as a B&W if rejected by the lounge attendant
Feb 9, 2018, 12:41 am
#180
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: DAC, KTM, JFK, PBI
Programs: Qatar Platinum, One World Emerald, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 98
Its been a long time since I posted the first post on this thread and I remember other members wanting to correct the title to reflect that it was only airport upgrades that were affected. It now appears that the title no longer needs any update. A self fulfilling prophecy if you will..
What a shame. There are just too many things that are happening with Qatar at the moment (I have been dealing with a nagging issue on bonus miles from a promotion that agents on the phone/via email have not been able to get right for a month now) that is leading me to begin to question my willingness to continue to stay with QR.
What a shame. There are just too many things that are happening with Qatar at the moment (I have been dealing with a nagging issue on bonus miles from a promotion that agents on the phone/via email have not been able to get right for a month now) that is leading me to begin to question my willingness to continue to stay with QR.