Qatar Airways launches new monthly redemption discounts, with 25% off awards

Qatar Airways has launched a new monthly redemption discount, which offers Qatar Privilege Club members 25% off award flights to selected destinations in Business and Economy Class.

In need of a quick break, planning a special trip, or looking for something new? See where your Avios can take you! Every month, you’ll be able to browse special offers on award flights and get closer to your next destination.

-Qatar Airways

In some ways, this is similar to KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes, or Flying Blue Promo Rewards — a way for the airline to fill seats that would otherwise have flown empty. 

However, Qatar’s promotion offers a slightly longer travel period that covers the next two months (versus the next month only for Spontaneous Escapes). More importantly, these awards can be refunded under regular cancellation rules, so there’s less risk in making speculative bookings.

While Singapore is not one of the included destinations this month, those willing to reposition to or from Jakarta could enjoy some attractive savings, such as 60,000 Avios for Business Class travel to Europe.

Qatar Airways 25% award redemption discount

Details

Qatar Privilege Club is now offering a 25% discount off Business and Economy award redemptions booked and travelled during the following periods:

• Booking period: By 14 August 2026
• Travel period: By 30 September 2026
• Eligible carriers: Qatar Airways only

There is no limit to the number of discounted awards a member can book. However, if you wish to book for travellers other than yourself, you will need to unlock the ability to add redemption nominees by crediting at least one paid flight to Qatar Privilege Club — a new restriction that started in late June.

As a reminder, there are three tiers of pricing for Qatar Airways awards: Off-Peak, Peak, and Flexi (formerly known as Q2 awards). This discount applies to both Off-Peak and Peak awards, but not to Flexi, which will still cost double the regular Off-Peak price.

Here’s the list of eligible destinations, and how much one-way Off-Peak awards will cost with a 25% discount.

The discounted price will be automatically reflected on the booking screen.

In case you were worried, these discounted awards enjoy the same privileges as a regular award booking. If you redeem a discounted Business Class award, for example, you’re still eligible for lounge access in Doha and other airports, 40kg of checked baggage allowance, as well as priority check-in and boarding.

While Qatar Airways does sell Business Lite fares which don’t include lounge access or advance seat selection, this scourge hasn’t affected award redemptions — yet!

Not that useful for us in Singapore…or is it?

Now, I know what you’re thinking: there’s no discount to/from Singapore, and I don’t particularly wish to visit any of the promotional cities — so I should sit this one out, right?

Not so fast. Head for Points has spotted a very interesting quirk with how the pricing works.

So long as your itinerary starts or ends in one of the promotional cities, the 25% savings applies to the entire journey, even if the final destination isn’t part of the promotion.

This means that if you’re willing to reposition to Jakarta — just a 90-minute flight away — a lot of opportunities start to open up. For example, you could fly from Jakarta – Doha – Brussels in Business Class for just 60,000 Avios, instead of the usual price of 80,000 Avios, even though Brussels is not one of the promotional cities. 

The same logic works in reverse. If you can reposition to one of the promotional cities, then you could fly home to Singapore at the discounted price too. However, this is trickier because award space between Doha and Singapore (or Bangkok/Kuala Lumpur for that matter) is virtually non-existent during the promotional period.

So a more realistic option would be to use Jakarta both as the outbound and return gateway. In the example below, I can book Paris – Doha – Jakarta in Business Class for 60,000 Avios too.

Basically, think of the rule like this: A > Doha > B. So long as A or B is one of the promotional cities, the entire A > Doha > B itinerary is discounted by 25%

Awards can be changed or cancelled

What’s great about this promotion is that discounted awards are still subject to the same change and cancellation rules as regular awards.

• More than 24 hours before departure: US$25 change or cancellation fee
• 3-24 hours before departure: US$100 change or cancellation fee
• <3 hours before departure: Changes or cancellations not allowed

Change and cancellation fees are waived for Qatar Privilege Club Platinum and Gold tier members. 

Qatar Airways flight redemptions also include a so-called “award booking fee” that varies depending on distance, and can cost up to US$250 on a one-way booking. While this fee is described as “non-refundable”, in practice it’s still refunded should you cancel your booking.

How can I earn Qatar Privilege Club Avios?

If you need additional Avios to take advantage of this promotion, you can transfer points from Citi, HeyMax and HSBC.

Transfers from Citi

10,000 Citi Miles	10,000 Avios
25,000 TY Points	10,000 Avios

Citi Miles and ThankYou points can be converted into Qatar Avios at a 1:1 (Citi Miles) or 5:2 (ThankYou points) ratio, with a minimum conversion of 10,000 Avios.

Transfers usually take 2-3 working days to be processed, and a S$27.25 admin fee applies.

Transfers from HeyMax

1,000 Max Miles	1,000 Avios

HeyMax restored direct points transfers to Qatar Privilege Club in July 2025.

Max Miles can be converted into Qatar Avios at a 1:1 ratio, with a minimum conversion of 1,000 Avios. However, conversions can be in intervals of just 1 Avios after the first block of 1,000.

Transfers are completed instantly, and no fees apply.  

Transfers from HSBC

35,000 HSBC Points	10,000 Avios

HSBC Points can be converted into Qatar Avios at a 3.5:1 ratio, with a minimum conversion of 10,000 Avios.

However, you should not be doing this. 

Instead, it’s better to transfer HSBC Points to British Airways Club at a 2.5:1 ratio, and then transfer them to Qatar at a 1:1 ratio. This is possible because both are part of the Avios “currency union”, where Avios can be moved between participating programmes at parity, without any fees. 

Regardless of whether you transfer HSBC Points to Qatar Privilege Club or British Airways Club, transfers will be processed instantly, and are free of charge.

Conclusion

Qatar Airways’ new monthly redemption promotion offers 25% off selected Business and Economy Class awards to selected cities. While Singapore isn’t one of the featured destinations this month, the discount still applies so long as any part of your itinerary touches an included city, such as Jakarta.

This opens up the possibility of flying to Europe for 60,000 Avios in Business Class, though I realise not everyone will be comfortable with the idea of transiting through Doha in the current climate.

Still, these discounted awards follow the same change and cancellation rules as regular ones, so you’ll only be on the hook for a US$25 cancellation fee if you decide not to travel.

(HT: Head for Points)