Qatar, here's the Avios revolution: now the award ticket in QSuites is closer
The news had been anticipated in February, now it has become operational. Qatar, one of the world's top companies, has dropped [...]
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The news had been anticipated in February, has now become operational. Qatar, one of the best companies in the world, abandoned QMiles points (the currency of its loyalty program) to adopt Avios (the currency of British Airways and Iberia's loyalty program).
This is not just a simple label change, but a real revolution that makes it easier to redeem award tickets and accumulate more points.
Starting today, March 22, all Qmiles points are transferred at par into Avios points.
By logging onto your personal profile on the Qatar website, you can in just a few clicks link the accounts and have one unified balance.
Qatar is the largest shareholder in IAG, the company that owns Iberia, British and Vueling. So this step was a further step toward an integrated increasingly strong of the various carriers, all also part of theOneWorld alliance.
Obviously nothing changes in the loyalty program Of the Doha-based carrier, everything will remain the same in terms of both the accumulation of qualifying points and Avios. What is certain is that thanks to this union it will be easier to use the points and avoid losing them through non-use.
Is this a positive change?
For us Italians, this is a very big change, and for the better. The reason is simple: accumulating Avios points in Italy is definitely easier than accumulating Qmiles points, for example, it is possible to Turn Membership Rewards points into Avios points and then use them to book an award ticket.
- 6,000 Mile Registration Bonus
- Collect miles WITH EACH PURCHASE
- Your miles with no expiration*
- No fees for ATM withdrawals and foreign purchases
- Without having to change banks
- Autonomous card activation
- Multi-function mobile application
- Free travel insurance
- Free credit for up to 7 weeks
- Contactless Payment
- Mastercard® SecureCode
- 20€ discount directly in your statement by spending €60 in one or more transactions with Carta on Italotreno.it
- Free fee the 1st year. From the 2nd €5.50 per month
- You can choose to pay in full or in installments
- Premium level of the Italo Più program
- 4 Vouchers per year for access to Italo Club Lounges
- Preferential Access to Italo's Fast Track at the station
- For every 5 purchases of Italo ticketing and/or onboard services made with Italo American Express Credit Card you will receive 1 voucher for room upgrade
- Welcome bonus of 100,000 Volare points upon reaching 6 thousand in spending in the first 3 months after card issuance
- Accumulate 1.5 qualifying Volare points for every euro spent, accumulate an additional 3 non-qualifying Volare points ( for a total of 4.5 Volare points) for every euro spent on ticketing purchases and other services offered by ITA Airways
- Access to the Premium Club of ITA Airways' Volare program.
- ITA Airways Lounge Access
- Free excess baggage
- Points Back