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36 Hours Left: Qatar Biz <$1500 R/T Scandinavia to S.E. Asia/NZ
Qatar Airways has a quick sale running. And by Quick, I’m saying the rest of today and tomorrow, so if you’re interested you need to jump on this deal like you know how to fly…in business…for really cheap 😉 Let’s look at a few different options and the fare terms and conditions.
Terms and conditions:
- Sale period Today and July 5th
- Travel between July 4th and Sept 2017
- Booking Class W for econ and R for business
Flyertalk user Rashadik found this deal from Stockholm to Singapore…$1410
If you’ve never been to Singapore, you should go. It’s one of my favorite cities.
It’s serviced by 787s and A350s…
I haven’t personally flown Qatar’s A350 If you’re interested in seeing how dope the product is you can check out GSTP 360 tour
YHBU has a list of deals from CPH to Auckland worth checking out as well.
This means that you’d be taking the World’s longest flight from Doha to Auckland…one that Zac from Points from the Pac reviewed earlier this year. It’s serviced by a 777-200LR and features a similar business class to what I flew from Hanoi to Bangkok
Don’t live near Stockholm or Copenhagen? You can position there.
You could arrive a day or two ahead of your flight and check out Stockholm. Such a beautiful city and I’d highly recommend the Hilton Stockholm
Credit to AA to earn tons of RDM, EQM, and most of all…the EQD ( Elite Qualifying Dollars )
The flight from ARN to SIN ( 13460 miles r/t ) would earn the following:
- In ‘R’ business class
- RDM : 13460
- EQM: 20,190 ( 1.5 x 13,460)
- EQD: $2712 (13,460 * 0.2)
In interested? You can book here
H/T Flyertalk Premium Fare Deals
The Chase Sapphire Preferred is a great starter card that earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based.
Welcome Offer
60k Points after $4k spend in 3 months
80k offer in branch currently – I think this should be online soon
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
Super solid welcome offer.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex℠and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash , Ink Business Unlimited you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
- 3x on dining
- including eligible delivery services for takeout
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Ultimate Rewards – Chase Travel Portal
- $50 Annual Credit on hotel stays purchased via Ultimate Rewards/Chase Travel
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel Portal and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including primary rental car insurance, purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 13 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in the Chase Travel center for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Primary rental car coverage is my favorite
There is currently an 80k offer after $4k spend in 3 months available in branch, and up to 90k after $6k spend in 6 months. I suspect some version of this will be online soon if you don’t want the hassle of going into a branch.
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 60k is a very, very good offer. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back. .
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.