The Qatar Airways flight sale starts today – save an extra 5%

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The Qatar Airways sale starts today – see the sale home page here – and will run for a week.

In recent years this has been the most aggressive sale we saw, with fares (out of Europe, not out of London) of £1000 or less to many places.

Remember that Qatar Airways runs a fantastic business class service and you earn Avios and tier points when you fly with them as they are a BA partner. A return flight to Asia earns 560 BA tier points which is over 90% of a BA Silver card.

I will do a full report tomorrow or Thursday as soon as I can get through the data.

However …. if you want to book a sale flight departing from the UK, I have a special 5% discount code which can be stacked with the official sale fares.

The code is UKGTBAFFILIATE and is good for bookings made by 16th January. You must book via this sale page of the Qatar Airways website – click here.

How to earn Avios points from UK credit cards

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 BA Amex American Express card

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 BA Premium Plus American Express Amex credit card

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.)

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Qatar Airways and Privilege Club

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Save East Coast Rewards says:

9 Jan9 January 08:10

“One thing that is not clear is whether, if you pay cash, these services count towards the four British Airways flight segments you need to take each year to retain status.”

Isn’t it very clear? Anything with a BA code counts for the flight segments!
- Rob says:
  
  9 Jan9 January 08:18
  
  That’s ok then 🙂
dave says:

9 Jan9 January 08:18

lookin at LON-MEL does not seem cheap in Y.
Hope some other offers for Aug come up soon
- Rob says:
  
  9 Jan9 January 08:26
  
  Qatar sale does not cover the summer if you look at the dates.
ambient says:

9 Jan9 January 08:19

HFP members considering a stay at Corinthia and whether to take out a GHA may appreciate hearing about my recent experience.

I booked Corinthia St George’s in Malta as part of a BA Holidays sale for October 2017. Being a booking via BA and having no membership in Discovery at the time of booking, I was not expecting any special treatment.

I read about the Platinum Discovery status gained via the £35 subscription to Business Traveller here on HFP. So I subscribed, got my membership number and about week ahead of the trip made the hotel aware of it.

When we arrived, we had received a minor room class upgrade, but more importantly an upgrade to the Executive floor with access to the Executive lounge. I’m pretty sure that during the course of our 8 day stay, my partner and I recouped the £35 via free beer, wine and food (food was albeit a little limited).

As Rob says, Corinthia St George’s isn’t “opulent” but it’s a good 4* option with decent customer attentiveness.
An says:

9 Jan9 January 08:23

QR Sale…Is it me or is it just not loaded yet fully the sale fares but they seem more expensive than previous year?
G says:

9 Jan9 January 08:25

OT: I have hit spend on Amex Gold and was looking to upgrade to Plat. I have an Amex Travel offer saved on the Gold. Would it still be there if I upgrade or does it get removed?

Need to book some flights so would like them to count towards the Plat £1k spend requirement if possible whist getting the cash back
- David2910 says:
  
  9 Jan9 January 09:11
  
  I upgraded ny BA to BAPP amd my 1500 avios offer remained on the card. Took a day to turn up after the card turned black online.
  - G says:
    
    9 Jan9 January 09:25
    
    Excellent. I’ll be upgrading ASAP
Kevin says:

9 Jan9 January 08:29

QR sale – Any tips from anyone on departure airports to get to South Africa over Easter? Thank you.
Morgan says:

9 Jan9 January 08:37

Try AMS for Jo’burg at €1729
- Kevin says:
  
  9 Jan9 January 09:35
  
  Thank you! Have paid to put them on hold. Will check over the options with my family and then pay up.
  - Polly says:
    
    9 Jan9 January 09:41
    
    Also check cph
    - JamesB says:
      
      9 Jan9 January 09:58
      
      And anybody booking exCPH should remember CP Towers redemption increases 16/1 if a hotel is requured.
Harj says:

9 Jan9 January 08:43

OT:

Another data point, referred from my Amex Platinum to BA Prem Plus for the wife and received 18k Amex points!
Though she hasn’t been able to add it to her existing online account and it’s asking to set-up a new account, anyone else had this?
- Kinkell says:
  
  9 Jan9 January 08:57
  
  My husband had to set up a new account.., so he now has 2! CS said not possible to amalgamate. Such a pain!
  - CBoy says:
    
    9 Jan9 January 09:13
    
    Try a different agent as I had this issue when activating a new card and I called CS and they were able to remove it so I could add it to my original online account.
    
    I believe this happens as it takes a few days for their IT systems to get up to speed when a new card is issued so it might be advisable to wait a few days before activating a new card.
    - Stu N says:
      
      9 Jan9 January 09:23
      
      Thanks – looking to do a Plat to BAPP referal imminently so good to have another data point.
      
      Regarding 2 Amex online accounts, they can be merged but it is a hassle to do so – try another agent. When I had this issue they said if it won’t work online it’s better to call to activate the card and add to existing account. Apparently that’s much easier than sorting it out later if you create a second account.
    - Polly says:
      
      9 Jan9 January 09:40
      
      Same here. Eventually had to stick with the Newer account..agent has to do it. Depends on their experience..its a pain. Used to just be able to activate and add on…
    - MarkH says:
      
      9 Jan9 January 14:22
      
      I think some have mentioned previously this tends to happen when applying over a weekend so I’ve always avoided it and never had any issues activating the new card and adding to existing online account. Might just be lucky though.