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Roame is now the first and only tool that searchesQatar Airways Privilege Club in real-time and SkyView cached search. This means you can now easily find and book award flights directly through Qatar Airway’s loyalty program. Roame is now the best way of finding Qsuites business class availability using Avios.
Whether you’ve booked Qatar flights through Avios partners like British Airways, other Oneworld members like American Airlines, JetBlue, or Alaska, or you’re brand new to Qatar Airways, we’ll guide you through everything you need to know about the program, transfer partners, and the best ways to book your next trip.
Qatar Airways Privilege Club Overview
Qatar Airways Privilege Club is the airline’s official frequent flyer program. While it used to be notoriously frustrating for redemptions, recent improvements—especially the switch to Avios in 2022—have made it one of the best ways to book premium cabin travel.
What Alliance is Qatar Airways Part Of?
As a part of the Oneworld alliance, Qatar Airways has several immediate partners that offer reciprocal status recognition and mileage earnings:
Qatar is also partnered with non-alliance member, JetBlue, which allows you to redeem Avios on JetBlue flights.
You can earn and redeem Avios whenever you fly on one of these airlines. Of course, award availability remains as the key determining factor of redemption ability when it comes to other programs.
However, the biggest advantage of searching Qatar Airways award space through Roame is that you can now book directly through Privilege Club, instead of relying on American Airlines, British Airways, or other partners with often higher redemption rates and worse availability.
Qatar Airways and the Avios Family
Qatar Airways uses Avios as its currency, just like British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, and Finnair. One of the best perks of Avios is that you can freely transfer them between these programs, meaning you can earn Avios with British Airways, for example, and use them for Qatar Airways flights.
This flexibility allows travelers to consolidate Avios from multiple programs and maximize redemption opportunities.
How to Earn Qatar Airways Avios
One of the biggest advantages of Qatar Airways Privilege Club is that Avios are easy to earn, thanks to its numerous transfer partners.
Credit Card Transfer Partners
Qatar Airways Avios can be earned via:
- American Express (1:1)
- Bilt (1:1)
- Chase (1:1)
- Capital One (1:1)
- Citi (1:1)
- Marriott (3:1)
- Ramp (1.5:1)
- Wells Fargo (1:1)
- Any other Avios program (British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, and Aer Lingus)
This means that if you have points with any of the major U.S. banks or any other Avios program you can easily transfer them to Qatar Airways to book flights directly.
How Qatar Airways Prices Its Award Flights
Qatar Airways no longer publishes an award chart, so it can be difficult to get a deep understanding of how they price their award flights. However, while some savvy travelers have noticed that Qatar award pricing seems to be aligned with the British Airways chart, it’s not necessarily safe to say that all Qatar award prices are based on that.
Generally speaking, Qatar uses a region based system to determine its Avios award pricing. The best way to determine the cost of an award is to use the website’s award price calculator.
Best Sweet Spot Redemptions with Qatar Airways Avios
With Qatar Airways now searchable on Roame, you can easily find these valuable award redemptions and book them at the best rates. Here are some of the best uses of Avios on Qatar Airways:
1. Qsuites Business Class from the U.S. to the Middle East or Africa
Qsuites is widely regarded as one of the best business class experiences in the world, featuring fully enclosed suites, dine-on-demand service, and exceptional lounge access.
- U.S. to Doha (DOH) in Qsuites: 70,000 Avios
- U.S. to the Maldives in Qsuites: 85,000 Avios
- U.S. to South Africa in Qsuites: 95,000 Avios
- U.S. to Bangkok in Qsuites: 95,000 Avios
Oftentimes, travelers book Qsuites via an Avios partner, American Airlines AAdvantage, or Alaska Mileage Plan, but now, with Roame, you can search for availability directly on Qatar Airways Privilege Club and find more award space and at solid prices.
2. Short-Haul Qatar Airways Flights
Qatar Airways Avios offer great value for short-haul flights, especially in regions where cash prices are high.
- Doha to Dubai (DXB): 6,000 Avios + minimal taxes
- Doha to Cairo (CAI): 9,000 Avios in economy, 18,000 in business
- Doha to Maldives (MLE): 21,500 Avios in business class
If you’re transiting through Doha, these short-haul redemptions can be a fantastic way to extend your trip or add a quick side excursion.
3. Qatar Airways Partner Redemptions
Since Qatar Airways is part of Oneworld, and partners with JetBlue, you can also use Avios for partner flights. Some of the best options include:
Book JetBlue Business Class (Mint) Flights Starting At Just 26,000 Avios One Way
Qatar uses a distance based pricing model when it comes to JetBlue award flights, which can be very powerful if used correctly. The shortest JetBlue domestic flights price in starting at just 8,500 Avios, and you can even find transcons for just 18,500 Avios. Here are some example flights we found:
- JFK to BOS: 17,000 Avios (187 miles)
- JFK to FLL: 17,000 Avios (1,069 miles)
- BOS to AUS: 26,000 Avios (1,698 miles)
- JFK to SFO: 74,000 Avios (2,586 miles)
- BOS to AUA: 74,000 Avios (2,057 miles)
Book JetBlue Business Class (Mint) Flights Starting At Just 26,000 Avios One Way
Qatar’s distance based pricing continues on for JetBlue business class flights. If you do some testing, you’ll see there’s actually a pretty significant sweet spot when it comes to JetBlue partner business class pricing. With the same examples we just went through, let’s see what they price out as in business:
- JFK to BOS: 17,000 Avios (187 miles)
- JFK to FLL: 17,000 Avios (1,069 miles)
- BOS to AUS: 26,000 Avios (1,698 miles)
- JFK to SFO: 74,000 Avios (2,586 miles)
- BOS to AUA: 74,000 Avios (2,057 miles)
You might notice a huge jump up in pricing for that Boston to Aruba flight. Any flight over 2,000 miles traveled jumps into the next pricing band. However, if you can squeeze in right below that, you’ll notice that it costs just 26,000 Avios to fly in JetBlue Business Class. For instance, JFK to Aruba flies just 1,951 miles on JetBlue Mint, but costs just 26,000 Avios! Talk about a steal.
Book Flights to Hawaii for 16K from the US West Coast
Qatar Airways Privilege Club offers a distance-based chart that offers some of the best deals for economy class flights between the west coast of the US and Hawaii.
For flights covering a distance of 2,000-3,000 miles, only 16K Avios + $5.60 each way in economy class on Alaska or American Airlines.
How to Use Roame to Find Qsuites Sweet Spots
With Roame now searching Qatar Airways Privilege Club, finding Qsuites sweet spot award space has never been easier. Instead of manually checking multiple sites like British Airways or American Airlines, you can use Roame’s SkyView tool, filters, and alerts to quickly locate and book the best Qsuites flights.
1. Use SkyView for Broad Region Searches
If you’re flexible on your departure city or destination, SkyView is the best way to find Qsuites availability. You can do this by:
- Enter "United States" (or your home airport) as your departure region and "Anywhere" as your destination.
- Select Business/First Class and set the Premium % filter high to make most/all of the trip in premium cabins.
- Set Qatar Privilege Club as the Program
- Set Qatar Airways as the operating airline in the filter.
- Search and instantly see which routes have Qsuites availability!
This broad approach lets you spot great redemptions from multiple cities without searching each one manually.
2. Filter for Qatar Airways & Qsuite Aircrafts
If you want to guarantee you’re flying in Qsuites, use Roame’s filters to narrow down your search:
- Select Qatar Airways as the airline (removes partner-operated flights)
- Filter by aircraft type: Look for Airbus A350-1000 or Boeing 777-300ER, which almost always feature Qsuites
This is especially helpful because some Qatar Airways aircraft don’t have Qsuites, and filtering by aircraft type ensures you’re booking the best possible experience.
3. Set Alerts for Qsuites Award Availability
Qsuites award space is in high demand and fluctuates often, so setting a Roame alert gives you the best chance of snagging a seat as soon as it opens up.
Instead of manually checking availability every day, Roame does the work for you and sends real-time alerts when the flight you want opens up.
Qatar’s distance based pricing continues on for JetBlue business class flights. If you do some testing, you’ll see there’s actually a pretty significant sweet spot when it comes to JetBlue partner business class pricing. With the same examples we just went through, let’s see what they price out as in business:
How to Book Award Flights with Qatar Privilege Club
Once you find your desired flight on Roame, the next step is to visit the Qatar Airwars website.
With Qatar Airways Privilege Club, you need to have (or create) an account with Qatar and log in on the Qatar Airways website to book with points. Navigate to the home page or the “Book” page and find the flight search stool. While logged in, you should see a box that says “Book using Avios”. Click that and begin your search.
Popular Qsuite Routes You Can Now Find via Privilege Club on Roame
Qatar Airways Privilege Club offers a distance-based chart that offers some of the best deals for economy class flights between the west coast of the US and Hawaii.
- New York (JFK) → Doha (DOH)
- Chicago (ORD) → Doha (DOH)
- Los Angeles (LAX) → Doha (DOH)
- Washington D.C. (IAD) → Doha (DOH)
- Miami (MIA) → Doha (DOH)
- Dallas (DFW) → Doha (DOH)
- Boston (BOS) → Doha (DOH)
- Atlanta (ATL) → Doha (DOH)
- Houston (IAH) → Doha (DOH)
- San Francisco (SFO) → Doha (DOH)
- Seattle (SEA) → Doha (DOH)
From Doha, you can connect seamlessly to destinations like the Maldives, Johannesburg, Bangkok, and Sydney—all in one of the best business class products in the sky
With Roame's easy-to-use search function, SkyView, and alerts, you can now find direct Qatar Airways award space and compare redemptions across multiple programs.
Qatar Airways Award Cancellation Policy
Qatar Airways has a straightforward cancellation and change policy for award tickets. If canceling more than 24 hours in advance, you can expect to only have to pay $25 per ticket.
Final Thoughts: Should You Book Through Qatar Privilege Club?
With Roame now searching Qatar Airways, Privilege Club is now one of the best ways to book Qsuites and other Avios redemptions. While AA miles and British Airways Avios are still useful, booking directly with Qatar gives you more control, better availability, and often lower surcharges.
If you have Chase, Amex, Citi, or Capital One points, transferring to Qatar Airways Avios is now one of the best ways to find/book Qsuites and maximize your redemptions.
Start searching now on Roame to find Qatar Airways award space, and get ready to experience one of the best business class cabins in the world!
