Amex Membership Rewards Adds Qatar Airways as a Transfer Partner

Updated: April 17, 2025, 5:55pm CDT

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You Can Now Transfer Amex Points to Qatar Airways
Earning and Redeeming Points
Final Thoughts

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Amex Membership Rewards already has a robust array of more than 20 airline and hotel transfer partners. Today, that list grows by 1.

Qatar Airways Privilege Club, the loyalty program of Doha-based Qatar Airways in the Oneworld alliance, is now a transfer partner for Amex points.

Here’s everything that you need to know.

You Can Now Transfer Amex Points to Qatar Airways

On July 26, 2023, Amex added the ability to transfer Membership Rewards points to Qatar Airways Privilege Club.

Points can be transferred from your Amex account to Qatar Airways at a 1:1 ratio, with a minimum of 1,000 points. Transfers should occur instantly, meaning you can turn 1,000 Amex points into 1,000 Qatar Airways Avios right away.

Before you can submit a transfer, you’ll need to link your Qatar Airways Privilege Club account with your Amex Membership Rewards account.

Qatar Airways Amex MR — Image Credit: American Express

Amex Membership Rewards now joins Citi ThankYou Rewards as a direct transfer partner with Qatar Airways.

While Amex adding transfers to Qatar is making things easier, getting points from your Amex account into your Privilege Club account has been possible since last year.

In March 2022, Qatar Airways switched its frequent flyer currency to Avios, joining Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, and Vueling as the fifth airline to use the currency.

Qatar QSuites A350 Seat 4D Wide Shot — Qatar Airways’ lauded Qsuite product. Image credit: Upgraded Points

That meant users could instantly transfer British Airways Avios to Qatar Airways Avios at a 1:1 ratio at no cost. And since British Airways is a longtime Amex transfer partner, Amex points could be transferred to British Airways and then onwards to Qatar Airways.

The addition of Qatar Airways on Amex’s website now streamlines the process, cutting out an extra step.

Earning and Redeeming Points

The fastest way to earn Membership Rewards points is to apply for an American Express card that earns Membership Rewards, complete the initial spending requirement, and earn a welcome offer.

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When it comes to transferring points to Qatar Airways for a redemption, one of the best ways to redeem Avios is a one-way business class flight from the U.S. to Doha, Qatar. This costs 70,000 Qatar Avios. In addition, in June 2023, Qatar reduced the cost of its partner award bookings, making these a worthwhile redemption opportunity so you can fly one of the world’s best business-class products.

A number of niche, non-Oneworld redemptions can be made as well. Other options for using Qatar Avios include flights on RwandAir, Virgin Australia, Middle East Airlines, and more.

Final Thoughts

While it’s always exciting to gain another option for points transfers, the addition of Qatar Airways Privilege Club to Amex Membership Rewards isn’t as exciting as it looks. That’s because there was a roundabout way to make these transfers already. Even so, this provides a straightforward way for cardholders to make a transfer to Qatar, reducing the time it takes for points to hit your Privilege Club account — avoiding delays that can lead to award seats disappearing while you wait.