[Expired] Transfer Citi ThankYou Points to Qatar Airways With up to a 40% Bonus [Ends Oct. 15]

Great news for those looking to boost their balance of Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios: You can transfer your Citi ThankYou Points and get up to a 40% bonus!

Here are the details of the transfer promotion, along with a few redemption ideas to help you get maximum value.

Transfer Bonus Details

Through October 15, 2025, you’ll receive a bonus when transferring Citi ThankYou Points to Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios. The amount of your bonus, however, depends on the number of points you’re converting.

This is a tiered offer, and it applies to how many points you send from Citi to Privilege Club in a single transaction:

• 20% bonus on transfers up to 9,999 points
• 30% bonus on transfers of 10,000 to 49,999 points
• 40% bonus on transfers of 50,000 points or more

ThankYou Points usually transfer at a 1:1 rate to Qatar, so this bonus can provide a transfer rate as high as 1:1.4 for a limited time.

This transfer bonus is not offered by Citi. It’s offered by Qatar Airways, so it is not listed on the Citi transfer partner page. You can view all of the terms and details on the Qatar Airways promotion page. The promotion’s terms say you will receive your bonus Avios by November 30, 2025. In our experience, though, they’re typically credited as soon as the transfer is processed.

You should make certain you have an idea of what redemption you’d like to make before completing your transfer. Why? Once you move your ThankYou Points to Qatar Airways, you cannot move them back. This brings us to the subject of getting great value out of your Qatar Avios.

Qatar Avios Sweet Spots

Award charts in the Privilege Club program aren’t quite as lucrative as some other programs, but there is definitely some great value to be had here.

Fly Qsuite From the U.S. to Doha

Qatar’s business class cabin, Qsuite, is widely regarded as one of the best business class seats in the sky. Usually, a one-way ticket aboard Qsuite from the U.S. to Doha will set you back 70,000 Avios. But thanks to the 30% transfer bonus, you’d need to transfer just 54,000 Citi ThankYou Points to book this ticket.

Fly Qsuite From the U.S. to India or Pakistan

If you want to visit India or Pakistan, a one-way ticket from the U.S. in Qsuite will cost you just 80,000 Avios. That is just 10,000 more Avios than it takes to fly to Doha for roughly an extra 3.5 hours of flight time in Qsuite! Thanks to the transfer bonus, you’d need to transfer just 62,000 ThankYou Points per seat to make this booking.

Plus, you can fly to Ahmedabad, Delhi, Goa, or Mumbai in India or Islamabad or Karachi in Pakistan.

Fly Qsuite for 30+ Hours to New Zealand

New Zealand is a bucket-list destination for many travelers, due to its beautiful landscapes. But getting there is no small task, as the flights you take to get there will be extremely long. Given that, you’ll want to make sure those extremely long flights are as comfortable as possible.

You can do that by booking a one-way Qsuite ticket for just 120,000 Avios, which is 93,000 ThankYou Points before factoring in the 30% transfer bonus. This might seem like an absurd amount of miles for a one-way ticket, but consider that this flight consists of over 30 hours of Qsuite flight time from the U.S. to Doha and Doha to Auckland. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more comfortable way to get to New Zealand than that!

Boost Your Avios in Other Programs

It’s also worth pointing out that you can freely (and instantly) transfer Avios between various loyalty programs. If you want to boost your Club Iberia Plus, Finnair Plus, Air Lingus AerClub, or British Airways Club account, you could use this transfer bonus from Citi to Qatar Airways and then move those Avios onward to another program at a 1:1 ratio — including the Avios you got as a bonus from Citi during the first move.

Final Thoughts

Just remember to have a specific redemption plan in place before finalizing any transfers, and make sure you do so before the October 15, 2025, deadline.

Although the Qatar Avios program is sometimes overlooked by travelers, getting as much as a 40% transfer bonus and targeting sweet spot redemptions means this promotion offers incredible value.