Save 50% when you gift or buy miles - 2 days only (ends Dec 15 2020)!
Dec 13, 2020, 11:04 pm
#1
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Save 50% when you gift or buy miles - 2 days only (ends Dec 15 2020)!
50% off seems decent considering award/redemption bookings can be made with up-to 49% less miles.
Buy Qmiles | Qatar Airways
Buy Qmiles | Qatar Airways
Dec 13, 2020, 11:49 pm
#3
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For 250,000 it's $3750 after discount which is a lower cost per mile
T&Cs
T&Cs
The Promotion provides an eligible member with the opportunity to earn a discount on Qmiles purchased during the promotion period from 00.01 GMT +3 on 14 December 2020 to 23.59 GMT+3 on 15 December 2020. This offer is available only for transactions made on the Buy Qmiles and Gift Qmiles store on qatarairways.com via the Points Platform only and when a minimum of 5,000 Qmiles are purchased and cannot be applied in combination with another offer that may be available on the Buy or Gift product. Qmiles bought or gifted through this Offer will count towards the maximum limit of 250,000 Qmiles allowed in a calendar year.
- Price includes all applicable fees.
- Purchased or transferred Qmiles are not refundable and will be posted within 72 hours.
- Qmiles purchased or transferred do not count towards qualification for any increased or improved status in the Privilege Club programme.
- All standard Privilege Club programme terms and conditions apply.
- Qatar Airways reserves the right to change the pricing and terms of the Buy, Gift and Transfer option at any time.
- Members can buy, gift or transfer up to 250,000 Qmiles per calendar year.
- To buy or gift, prices start from US$35 and go as low as US$30 for every block of 1,000 Qmiles.
- To transfer, prices start from US$15 and go as low as US$13 for every block of 1,000 Qmiles
- The price depends on the number of Qmiles bought or purchased in a transaction.
- Members must have earned a minimum of 1,000 Qmiles since enrolment to purchase additional Qmiles.
- Members must have a minimum balance of 1,000 Qmiles to gift Qmiles.
Dec 15, 2020, 3:22 am
#4
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Germany
Programs: QR Gold, Skyteam Silver, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum
Posts: 144
I bought some and I think its a pretty good deal for C tickets, in particular with their new fare structure. Buying a Europe-Asia through this miles offer costs about the same as a Basic ticket, but you still get seat selection and Al Mourjan with a reward ticket. And for a short winter break 2021: around 1.100 € Europe-DOH or 1.240€ Europe-Oman (MCT or SLL) with full lounge access i find quite attractive..and booked
Of course, to get their lowest priced miles tickets you need some head time with booking.
Of course, to get their lowest priced miles tickets you need some head time with booking.
Last edited by homer3152; Dec 15, 2020 at 3:30 am
Dec 15, 2020, 9:58 pm
#5
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Doha, Qatar
Posts: 374
I know a lot of people say its not worth it but those of us in Qatar get the worst of the deals when it comes to flight prices. So if you wanted the 172,000 miles for a return flight to Europe for a family of four economy, that was around QR9,000 with the 50% sale.
Currently a flight to the UK is more than QR18,000 so by doing this you would save half.
Currently a flight to the UK is more than QR18,000 so by doing this you would save half.
Dec 16, 2020, 3:29 am
#6
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I know a lot of people say its not worth it but those of us in Qatar get the worst of the deals when it comes to flight prices. So if you wanted the 172,000 miles for a return flight to Europe for a family of four economy, that was around QR9,000 with the 50% sale.
Currently a flight to the UK is more than QR18,000 so by doing this you would save half.
Currently a flight to the UK is more than QR18,000 so by doing this you would save half.
Unless there's a significant $-saving, I can't see going through the faff of acquiring miles to then face the uncertainty of availability. We should probably include as part of the mileage cost those miles that would otherwise have been accrued from a cash-acquired ticket.
Dec 18, 2020, 2:12 am
#7
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Doha, Qatar
Posts: 374
Flights to Doha (as final destination) can also be heavy on the pocket - though not quite so regularly burdensome at ex-DOH fares: both are great targets for miles or avios.
Unless there's a significant $-saving, I can't see going through the faff of acquiring miles to then face the uncertainty of availability. We should probably include as part of the mileage cost those miles that would otherwise have been accrued from a cash-acquired ticket.
Unless there's a significant $-saving, I can't see going through the faff of acquiring miles to then face the uncertainty of availability. We should probably include as part of the mileage cost those miles that would otherwise have been accrued from a cash-acquired ticket.
Dec 18, 2020, 4:48 am
#8
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Yes they can also be expensive but in quite a lot of cases a LHR-DOH return is now more than half the price of a DOH-LHR return. That’s why so many of us expats book our flights the other way around. Even with the cost of having to make changes to the return date from time to time it saves you so much.