Update: Readers are reporting that the 30% bonus points are posting instantly together with the transferred points!
Disclaimer: Qatar continues to host Hamas’ politburo leadership, which it has done since 2012 and says it will continue to do while mediation efforts are in effect. Those efforts led to the release of several dozen hostages. The country funded Hamas in the past, though that was done with Israel’s request and coordination. Qatar Airways is fully owned by the country of Qatar. Should you fly on Qatar Airways? Should you use their program to save miles or cash versus other programs? I’m reporting the news of what can be done with Qatar Avios, and if you’re on the fence, I’d suggest asking a trusted source of guidance on what you should do in this situation.
Transfer Citi ThankYou Points To Qatar Avios And Get A 30% Bonus
When you convert Citi ThankYou points to Qatar Avios by 5/31 at 4:59pm ET, you’ll get a 30% bonus.
Qatar will add the bonus Avios by June 15th.
Qatar has an excellent partner award chart, with short-haul flights like NYC-Cleveland, Detroit, Montreal, Pittsburgh, or Toronto for 6,000 Avios (4.6K Citi points) in coach or 12,500 Avios (9.6K Citi points) in business class. Or fly between NYC and Miami for 9,000 Avios (6.9K Citi points) in coach or 16,500 Avios (12.6K Citi points) in business class. Cancelations cost $25.
Fly short-haul for just 6K Avios (4.6K Citi points) each way:
While British Airways Avios, you’ll pay a fortune in fuel surcharges to fly overseas on American, a business class ticket from JFK to London will set you back 62K Avios + $1,002:
But you can save a ton by booking with Qatar Avios, the same business class ticket on AA will be 62K Avios + $237:
You can also use Qatar Avios for bargains on JetBlue, which has its own unpublished partner award chart that I put together:
| Flight distance | Economy | Business | Sample routes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1,100 | 8.5K | 17K | JFK-Boston, Chicago, or Fort Lauderdale |
| 1,101-2,000 | 13K | 26K | JFK-Aruba, S. Maarten, or S. Thomas |
| 2,081-2,800 | 18,500 | 74K | JFK-Barbados, Liberia, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, or Seattle |
| 2,801-3,700 | 25K | 78K | JFK-Amsterdam, Dublin, London, or Paris |
A JetBlue flight from NYC to Miami is just 8.5K Qatar Avios:
A JetBlue flight from NYC to Paris is just 25K Qatar Avios in economy or 78K Avios in Mint business class, with no fuel surcharges:
I took advantage of that deal to fly to Paris last year in JetBlue Mint business class.
You can also use Qatar Avios for travel on Qatar, where you can redeem points for their business class QSuites, considered one of the best business class seats:
You can also transfer Avios between other Avios programs including British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia, Qatar, and soon, Finnair.
Read more about the BA Avios program here.
If you or a friend has one of the following Citi cards, you can transfer points into miles:- Citi Strata Premier℠ Card offers 70,000 points for spending $4K in 3 months, 3 points per dollar on airfare, hotels, travel agents, groceries, gas, EV charging, and dining. 10 points per dollar on hotels, car rentals, and attractions booked on CitiTravel.com. $95 annual fee.
- The Citi Double Cash® Card offering a rare 20K bonus for spending $1,500 in 6 months, and offers 2% cash back or 2 ThankYou points per dollar spent everywhere. If you also have a Citi Premier® Card Card you can transfer points into miles. No annual fee. Read more here.
- The Citi Custom Cash® Card offering 20K signup bonus for spending $1,500 in 6 months, offers 5 points per dollar on up to $500 in purchases in your top eligible spending category each billing cycle. This is marketed as 5% cash back, but will actually come in the form of 5 ThankYou points per dollar spent! Eligible categories include Restaurants, Gas Stations, Grocery Stores, Select Travel, Select Transit, Select Streaming Services, Drugstores, Home Improvement Stores, Fitness Clubs, and Live Entertainment. You will also get 0% APR on purchases and balance transfers for 15 months. No annual fee. Read more here.
- The Citi Rewards+® Card offering 20,000 points for spending $1,500 in 3 months. This card can’t transfer points on its own, but can transfer points if you have one of the Citi cards above. This card automatically rounds up rewards earned on every purchase to the nearest 10 points, meaning you earn 10 points on a $0.50 Amazon balance reload. Earn 2 points on $6K in annual spending at supermarkets, and a 10% points rebate when you redeem points, up to a 10K points rebate per year. If you also have a Citi Premier® Card Card you can transfer points into miles and get a 10% points rebate on transferred or redeemed miles. No annual fee. Read more here.
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B”H – in your disclaimer you eloquently write that “The country funded Hamas in the past, though that was done with Israel’s request and coordination.” I’m sorry, but this sounds like some sort of justification for what the country of Qatar has been involved with. I think it is shameful to advertise anyone or anything that is remotely related to the murder of Jewish people and I strongly recommend that you reconsider posting about this airline in the future!
I’m not justifying anything, I’m stating facts which aren’t disputed.
This isn’t an advertisement, it’s keeping people informed, with which they can ask their LOR or source of guidance on what to do with that information.
We have throttled postings on availability of awards to fly on Qatar since 10/7, but this deal involves the cheapest way to use miles on AA and JetBlue, which is a big degree of separation from flying on Qatar.
Worth listening to this interview. These situations are always more nuanced than the general public portrays them.
https://youtu.be/uEB-MkrMOJI?si=mEBKL2Gk-Ek9qRL-
But they serve Non gebrokts. ♂️
It’s okay, it was nitchan achar haPesach. Whichever Pesach.
Qatar’s government unfortunately has indeed funded Hamas, but its last couple of rounds of funding of Hamas was done at the request of Netanyahu. While Qatar had wanted out of that relationship with Hamas, Netanyahu wanted the Qatari’s dollars to keep flowing to Hamas.
I am mercenary when it comes to frequent flyer programs. If QR’s program is providing me a better frequent flyer program deal than other airlines, I would take advantage of QR and try to be their least valuable and most costly frequent flyer program customer. Better the Qatari government subsidize frequent flyer program customers than terrorist organizations and other militant actors.
To be fair, I always try to be every frequent flyer program’s worst customer. 😀
But yes, that’s even more motivation!
Really?! You are alleging that Netanyahu is funding Hamas that’s murdering innocent Jews?! You’re a typical anti semitic pig. Are you enjoying your joyride at Columbia University?
2 hours ago: Former Mossad Chief admits to government funding for Hamas via Qatar, calls policy a mistake. Back track four years: “On Wednesday two weeks ago the head of Mossad… and the head of [IDF] Southern Command visit Qatar on an errand from Netanyahu, and they simply beg the Qataris to keep sending money to Hamas after March 30. The Qataris have said they will stop sending money on March 30,” Feb, 2020.
Sad but true, https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-799792#google_vignette
AA is no longer on the dropdown on Qatar for ‘flights with our partners’?
How can I search/book AA flights on the Qatar website? I see you’ve given instructions for what to do for Jetblue if your city isn’t listed, but what about AA? I’m not able to input either the city or the destination (even though I know AA has flights to/from those locations). Thanks!
Ditto
can only search JFK not EWR or LGA
I booked last night EWR-PHX in the qatar app.
very easy process. I am not sure what issues people have
How quickly do the bonus points generally post
TYP to QR took about 15 minutes, I did not know about the 30% promo. I needed 52k. So I transferred 52k. But ended up with 67,600. In my QR account. So it was almost instant for me
They posted instantly for me, it seems to be hardcoded on Qatars side, in under a minute from when I transferred from Citi, the points along with the bonus posted. Even got a notification on the Qatar app.
Can i combine qatar and british avios? I tried linking from BA and from Qatar websites, and both of them, the link to combine accounts does not work