Buy Qatar Airways Avios With up to a 70% Bonus [Ends June 4]

Purchasing points and miles strategically can help unlock some great redemptions. Whether you’re topping off your account to book that bucket-list trip or buying enough miles to book a seat because it’s cheaper than paying cash, there are situations when it makes plenty of sense.

Qatar Airways is currently offering its latest promotion for purchasing Avios: up to a 70% bonus on purchases through June 4, 2025.

Let’s check out the promotion details and whether it’s worth taking advantage of.

Qatar Airways Buy Avios Promotion

If you want to boost our Avios balance, now could be a great time. Through June 4, Qatar Airways is offering targeted members up to a 70% bonus when purchasing Avios at the following rates.

• Buy 4,000 Avios and get a 30% bonus
• Buy 5,000 to 10,000 Avios and get a 30% bonus
• Buy 11,000 to 25,000 Avios and get a 30% bonus
• Buy 26,000 to 44,000 Avios and get a 40% bonus
• Buy 46,000 to 250,000 Avios and get a 70% bonus (1.35 cents per Avios)

Your bonus might vary. While the author was targeted for this 70% bonus, which seems to be the highest available, other Upgraded Points team members were only targeted for as high as a 60% bonus.

There are other details of which you’ll want to be aware:

• Members must have at least 1 Avios in their account to purchase Avios.
• Promotion valid on Avios purchased through June 4, 2025.
• Members can buy, gift, or transfer 250,000 Avios per calendar year (before bonuses).

Since you need some Avios in your account to purchase, moving Avios from other accounts (discussed below) or a minimum of 1,000 points from your credit card into your Qatar Privilege Club account might be necessary before buying.

Is It Worth It?

If you max out this promotion, you’ll purchase 425,000 Avios (250,000 + 175,000 bonus Avios) for $5,737.50. This comes out to 1.35 cents per Avios.

This is more expensive than our valuation of Qatar Airways Avios at 1.25 cents per Avios, so it’s not necessarily a great deal.

However, there are certain situations in which buying Avios like this can be a good deal, especially since you can transfer them to British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia, and Finnair.

Take, for example, this round-trip Qatar Airways flight from Doha (DOH) to Male (MLE) in business class, which costs $3,133:

If Qatar Airways’ website shows saver-level award availability for these flights, you’ll pay 70,000 Avios round-trip plus $299.80 in taxes and fees for these 5-hour flights.

If you buy the Avios required at 1.35 cents apiece, you can book your flight for a total out-of-pocket cost of roughly $1,244.80. That’s less than half of the cash price you’d otherwise pay.

In this case, deducting the cost of Avios and taxes and fees from the retail price, you’re also redeeming your Avios at a rate of 4 cents each, which is way more than you’re paying to purchase them.

Final Thoughts

It’s not always a good idea to purchase points, even when they’re on sale. However, it can make sense in some situations, especially if you’re topping off your balance for a big redemption or redeeming miles for more value than the purchase price.

If you’re interested in purchasing Qatar Airways Avios with up to a 70% bonus, you’ll want to do so before June 4, 2025, when the promotion expires. Just note that you may be targeted for a smaller offer.