Qatar Airways Americas promotion – 50% more Qpoints & up to 15% off fares

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Edited: Now extended to 27 August 2024.

Qatar Airways has launched a new promotion for the Americas to celebrate Skytrax naming it the world’s best airline, and naming Doha’s Hamad International Airport the world’s best airport.

The promotion is offering flyers up to 15% savings on flights and 50% more elite status credits on flights booked during the promotion period and flown in the next few months.

Key terms

Flight savings

• Offer period: 21 – 27 August 2024
• Travel period: 21 August – 6 December 2024 (Last day of return travel on/before 10 December 2024)
• Offer is applicable on specific fares in Economy, Business Class or First Class.
• Eligible booking classes:
  • Economy Class: O, T, Q, (Classic)
  • Business Class: P (Lite) & R (Classic)
  • First Class: A (Elite) on Intra-Gulf flights between United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar only.
• Savings apply only when all flights on the booking are of the same booking class.
• The discount is valid on Qatar Airways operated and marketed flights only, codeshare and interline flight itineraries are excluded.
• Seats are limited and are subject to availability.
• Savings apply on base fare only.
• The discount is deducted from the ‘fare per passenger’ amount visible in the ‘payment summary’ after flight selection.
• Any other taxes, service fees, or standard market charges will be payable and displayed at the time of booking and are not subject to any discount.

Bonus Qpoints

• This offer is applicable to Privilege Club main members.
• Bonus Qpoints will be awarded to the members’ who are residing in any of the below country as per the membership account.
  • Country of residence: BD, BT, IN, LK, MV, NP, PK, JP, KR, AU, NZ, MA, DZ, TN, GN, CI, GH, CD, ZA, AO, ZM, ZW, SC, EG, KE, UG, TZ, SO, DJ, MZ, ET, SD, BR, CA, US
• Booking period: 21 – 24 August 2024
• Travel period: 21 August – 10 December 2024
• Members will earn bonus Qpoints on the base Qpoints earned on Qatar Airways flight during the offer period. Other promotional bonus Qpoints will not be considered in the calculation of the offer bonus.
• Bonus Qpoints are calculated based on the combination of booking date, flight date, cabin, fare family purchased.
• Offer is applicable only for flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways.
• Members may use this offer more than once during the offer period.
• Offer is not applicable for tickets issued prior to booking period start date and after booking period end date.
• Existing tickets issued prior to the offer booking period, reissued during the offer period will not be eligible for the promotional bonus.

Full terms and conditions (which you should read carefully) can be found on the promotion page.

Quick thoughts

Just like all Qatar Airways discount promotions, the amount that you can save varies from route to route and by the cabin being booked, but the discounts are there and some of the savings can be worthwhile.

The double Qpoints may not be of much use to a lot of out IUS-based readers as they’re probably more invested in AAdvantage, SkyMiles, MileagePlus, and Mileage Plan, but if you’ve been considering quitting the US legacies and trying something new, this could be a good way to boost your chances of elite status with another major oneworld carrier.

Also, be aware that for the discount offer, there’s one seemingly small thing in the terms of which you need to take note – ‘Savings apply only when all flights on the booking are of the same booking class‘.

This means that you won’t trigger any savings on offer if you mix fare codes, so as Qatar Airways has often been known to offer mixed fare code itineraries on quite a few routes, you’ll need to make sure that whatever fare you’re looking at offers the same fare code on all segments.

If you have US-issued credit cards…

Make sure you get an even better deal out of whatever trips you book by using a credit card that gives you a good return on your travel spending and, preferably, one that also comes with good travel protections (just in case!)

Make sure you get the best deal out of whatever fare you book by using a credit card that gives you a good return on your travel spending and, preferably, one that also comes with good travel protections.

The Platinum Card® from American Express offers 5 points/dollar on up to $500,000 of spending made directly with airlines or flights booked through Amex Travel (1 point/dollar thereafter – terms apply) and the Chase Sapphire Reserve® earns a very respectful 3 points/dollar for just about all travel spending, so with both of these cards offering excellent trip delay, interruption, and cancellation protections, they would be my go-to choices for booking flights in this sale

I should also add that the American Express® Green Card earns 3 points/dollar for just about all travel spending, but because it doesn’t offer the same level of protection as the Platinum Card or the Sapphire Reserve, I don’t think it’s as good an option as the more premium cards.

Note: All information about the American Express® Green Card has been collected independently by Traveling For Miles. The American Express® Green Card is not currently available through Traveling For Miles.

Bottom line

Select Qatar Airways bookings made between 21 and 27 August 2024, will offer customers up to 15% off and will earn Qatar Airways Privilege Club members 50% more elite status credits (Qpoints) than normal.

I haven’t had the opportunity to check just how good or bad this deal is or if there are any particularly amazing fares out there, but because the promotion talks about discounts of “up to 15%”, don’t assume that all routes will offer the same discount – you’ll probably have to dig around to find the very best deals.

Link to the promotion page.