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Book Qatar Airways Qsuites with British Airways Avios at a great price
Earlier this year we learned that Qatar Airways would adopt Avios, the central currency of British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus. We didn’t know how exactly that would be incorporated, but we we re told that it would be in March. True to their word, you can now link your Qatar Airways and British Airways accounts via this link. This was a nice perk, but what is even better, is the new pricing for Qatar Airways QSuites tickets purchased via British Airways own site. For just 70k British Airways Avios you can fly from the US to Doha in Qatar Airways QSuites. That is downright incredible. Why?
British Airways is a transfer partner of the following programs:
Read our experience aboard QSuites here.
British Airways Avios pricing for Qatar Airways QSuites
Let’s take a look at a couple of different itineraries…the first is just to Doha. I stayed at the St Regis Doha when I visited back in 2019. We were upgraded to an incredible suite for our stay.
If you were to travel from the USA to Doha = 70k British Airways Avios
I honeymooned in the Maldives and stayed at both the Six Senses Maldives and St Regis Maldives on points.
USA to Maldives on Qatar QSuites would cost 105k British Airways Avios…but only 85k if you book it via Qatar Airways
You don’t even have to move points between accounts, you can book on Qatar’s website with points in your BA Avios account
Other ways to book QSuites
Personally, I think this new British Airways booking price is super attractive purely because it’s so easy to populate British Airways Avios. In fact, throughout the year both Chase and Amex have repeatedly offered 40% and 50% transfer bonuses. I don’t think you could beat that if you tried.
Booking QSuites with American Airlines miles
Arguably booking on American Airlines is as good a deal, or even better depending on where you’re traveling as a final destination. For instance, from the US to the Maldives it’s just 70k points. The biggest caveat here is that AA miles are more difficult to accumulate since Bilt is the only transfer partner with 1:1 transferability.
Booking QSuites with Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
As you can see here, it’s 75k from Chicago to Doha on QSuites and Asia Miles are a Transfer partner of:
- Bilt
- Amex
- Cap1
- Citi
Booking QSuites with Qatar Airways Avios
You can see that it’s the same price as BA is charging but Qatar Avios are harder to accumulate than BA Avios. I know this seems weird since you can just transfer from BA and Qatar Airways, but it’s just the way it is.
Transfer to Qatar Airways Avios via
- Citi
Booking Qatar Airways QSuites with Alaska Miles
Last but not least, Alaska miles are capable of booking the best business class in the world.
Link your Qatar Airways and British Airways Accounts to move points between them
I haven’t dug through all of the various permutations of where one program has suite spots the other doesn’t, but linking your accounts means you could take Amex, Chase, Cap1 points, move them to BA, and then over to Qatar Airways Avios if they priced better. It takes a few minutes to complete and sets you up for success.
Recap
This is a great new development and if you’re sitting on a grip of British Airways Avios ( or Flexible points that can be converted into BA Avios ), and you’re looking to fly the best business class in the world, this could be a great way to do it.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card went through a major refresh in 2026 adding new bonus categories, travel protections, statement credits, and remains one of the best travel starter cards in the market. It earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based including Hyatt, Southwest, United, IHG, and Marriott. Note that Hyatt is now a 4:3 transfer partner
Welcome Offer
Earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
Earn
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on gas and EV charging
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on vacation homes at top brands
- Cardmembers will earn 3x points on vacation homes at these top brands: Airbnb, Vrbo, Plu Guide, HomeAway, Homestay.com and Vacasa.
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- 2x on all other travel
- 1x on everyday purchases
- 5x points on Lyft rides Earn 5x total points on eligible Lyft rides including ride share, bike and scooter rides and subscription and membership products through September 30, 2027.
- 5x total points on Peloton equipment Earn 5x total points on eligible Peloton equipment and accessory purchases over $150 through December 31, 2027.
Benefits and Credits
- $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- NEW: $120 Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS fee credit Cardmembers will receive one statement credit of up to $120 every four years as reimbursement for the application fee charged to the card.
- NEW: Complimentary Apple TV subscription for one year
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for a min. of one year when you activate by 12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. 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.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is great starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Chase Ink Business Cash® , Chase Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into the Sapphire Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee remains quite low at $95 a year and if you use the $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠ you’ll wipe out that annual fee every year. It has great bonus categories and other useful statement credits to enhance your travel.
One thing that is a bummer is Chase lowered the transfer ratio to World of Hyatt from 1:1 to 4:3.
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