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American Categorical factors have turn into even simpler to make use of with the addition of Qatar Airways Privilege Membership because the twenty first and latest switch companion program.
Membership Rewards factors can now be transferred to turn into Qatar Avios at a fee of 1:1, and transfers ought to happen immediately. Qatar Airways is thought for its award-winning Qsuite business-class product, its world-class hub at Hamad Worldwide Airport (DOH) in Doha, Qatar, and for being a member of the Oneworld alliance. This implies you may redeem Qatar Avios on companion airways like American Airways, Alaska Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia and lots of others.
Privilege Membership can be a switch companion of Citi ThankYou Rewards.
Whereas the comfort of having the ability to switch Membership Rewards factors to Qatar Airways is a plus for members, keep in mind that Avios can already be transferred between the totally different packages that use Avios as their loyalty forex — British Airways Government Membership, Iberia Plus and Aer Lingus AerClub. On condition that these three packages are already Membership Rewards companions, the choice to maneuver factors from American Categorical to Privilege Membership has existed for a while, supplied you had been keen to switch through certainly one of these three packages.
Now, there’s a better approach to do it instantly.
Privilege Membership makes use of a distance-based award chart for redemptions on each Qatar Airways and companion metallic, so you will not be hit with dynamic pricing. Nevertheless, saver-level award house is restricted, with more-flexible awards out there for twice the variety of Avios.
Listed below are the costs for standard one-way itineraries per particular person (there isn’t any peak or off-peak pricing).
| New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK) to DOH in enterprise class | 70,000 + $73.35 |
|---|---|
| JFK to DOH in financial system | 35,000 + $62.35 |
| JFK to Delhi Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport (DEL) in enterprise class | 80,000 + $201.50 |
| JFK to DEL in financial system | 40,000 + $131.50 |
| JFK to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) in enterprise class | 95,000 + $202.90 |
| JFK to BKK in financial system |
47,500 + $132.90 |
| Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX) to Dubai Worldwide Airport (DXB) in enterprise class | 75,000 + $169.30 |
| LAX to DXB in financial system | 37,500 + $132.90 |
The companion award chart intently resembles British Airways’ companion award chart, that means each packages have the identical candy spots:
- Brief-haul redemptions on American Airways or Alaska Airways begin at simply 6,000 Avios every approach with no peak or off-peak pricing.
- American Airways frequently flies internationally configured wide-body plane on home routes, together with 777s and 787s. For instance, American’s flagship 777-300ER operates some flights between JFK and Miami Worldwide Airport (MIA), a 1,089-mile journey. You could possibly ebook a business-class award on this flight for under 16,500 Avios, which is a good deal.
- Fly from main West Coast cities to the Hawaiian Islands for simply 13,000 Avios on American Airways or Alaska Airways.
Backside line
Whereas American Categorical Membership Rewards cardmembers have had the choice of shifting their factors to Qatar Airways Privilege Membership Avios through the British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus packages, it is now extra handy to ship them on to Privilege Membership.
Privilege Membership has enticing pricing, particularly for short-haul flights operated by companion airways and flights to the Center East and past in Qatar Airways’ implausible Qsuite business-class product.