Perth £1900, Maldives £1130 in Business Class in the Qatar sale!

Qatar Airways has launched another of its occasional 2-4-1 sales.  These have annoying short booking windows (in this case, only until February 14th) but offer exceptional discounts when two people travel together.

Here are some sample prices on the Qatar website.  If we focus just on the Business Class fares, there is Shanghai at £1,585 each and Kuala Lumpur at £1,600.

Whilst not on the list, The Maldives comes out at £1,130 in June.  See the screenshot below from 8pm last night, note that the pricing is for two people:

Remember that Qatar flies from Manchester and, from May, Edinburgh, so these fares are of special interest if you live in the regions.

From Heathrow, Perth prices up at £2,330.

However, there is no need to pay such a rip-off price as £2,330 to fly to Australia and back in one of the worlds best business class cabins.  (And earn Avios and British Airways tier points to boot!)

These sale fares are available from other European starting points too.

From Frankfurt, returns to Perth are just €2,319 each.  That is just £1,917 each!  Importantly, Qatar flies its new Boeing 787 to Frankfurt so you are guaranteed the latest seats.

Similar deals are available from other European capitals served by Qatar, but check for a 787 aircraft (see photo below) for the European leg.  You will usually find this flying from Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Zurich, Brussels and Munich.

The fare rules are modest:

Book by February 14th

Fly between February 20th and December 17th, excluding the peak Summer period of July 24th to September 13th.

For Perth only, you must travel between April 16th and June 30th.

No changes, cancellations or refunds.

Despite the fare rules, I found very little available over the Easter period unfortunately.

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points, such as:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital On Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios:

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus:

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

(Want to earn more Avios?  Click here to visit our home page for our latest articles on earning and spending your Avios points and click here to see how to earn more Avios this month from offers and promotions.)