{"id":69401,"date":"2025-09-15T22:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T22:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=69401"},"modified":"2026-05-05T22:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:42:52","slug":"qatar-airways-transfer-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/airlines\/qatar-airways-transfer-bonus\/","title":{"rendered":"Fly to Hawaii for 12k Citi Points, Qsuite to Maldives for 61k Points With New Qatar Avios Transfer Bonus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This promotion has ended; please review <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/loyalty-program-promotions\/\">current\/active promotions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now through <strong>October 15, 2025<\/strong>, Qatar Airways will award you a 40% bonus when you transfer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Citi ThankYou<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Rewards<\/a> Points (or select other partners) to Privilege Club Avios. This isn't a bonus you'll see when you log in to your Citi account &#8212; but it's not one you'll want to overlook.<\/p>\n<p>What makes this transfer bonus especially valuable is that you\u2019re not limited to redeeming your Avios through Qatar Airways. Six airlines have now adopted the Avios program, and you can <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/how-to-transfer-avios-between-accounts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">freely transfer points between Avios programs<\/a> to maximize each one's best sweet spots.<\/p>\n<p>Here are all the details on the new Qatar transfer bonus, along with some of the best awards to consider booking.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Qatar_Privilege_Club_Transfer_Bonus_Key_Terms\">Qatar Privilege Club Transfer Bonus Key Terms<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Best_Ways_To_Redeem_Qatar_Airways_Avios\">Best Ways To Redeem Qatar Airways Avios<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Qatar_Airways_Avios_Expiration_Policy\">Qatar Airways Avios Expiration Policy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"Qatar_Privilege_Club_Transfer_Bonus_Key_Terms\">Qatar Privilege Club Transfer Bonus Key Terms<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Receive a 40% bonus when you transfer points from select programs to Qatar Airways Privilege Club.<\/li>\n<li>The promotion is valid for transfers through <strong>October 15, 2025, at 23:59 (GMT+3)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>This transfer bonus is sponsored by Qatar Airways, so you won\u2019t see it reflected elsewhere.<\/li>\n<li>The <em>bonus<\/em> Avios will be deposited into your Privilege Club account by <strong>November 30, 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>For transfers from Citi:\n<ul>\n<li>You will receive 1,400 Avios for every 1,000 Citi ThankYou Points you transfer.<\/li>\n<li>You must transfer at least 1,000 points, and transfers can only be made in increments of 1,000 points.<\/li>\n<li>Transfers from Citi to Qatar Airways can take <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/mile-transfer-times\" rel=\"noopener\">up to 24 hours<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qatarairways.com\/en\/Privilege-Club\/offers\/global-partners-conversion-may-2025.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Full terms and conditions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226606\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/285\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-226606 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Qatar-40-transfer-bonus-300x114.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Qatar transfer bonus key details\" width=\"750\" height=\"285\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Qatar-40-transfer-bonus-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Qatar-40-transfer-bonus-1024x389.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Qatar-40-transfer-bonus-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Qatar-40-transfer-bonus.png 1473w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Qatar Airways<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>Here's the full list of eligible transfer programs &#8212; with the programs most relevant to our readers in bold:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>AHA Pay (Australia), Ahlibank (Qatar), Al Meera (Qatar), Bank Albilad (Saudi Arabia), BSF Jana (Saudi Arabia), CIMB (Malaysia), <strong>Citibank <\/strong>(Hong Kong, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States of America), Dubai Islamic Bank (United Arab Emirates), Dukhan Bank (Qatar), Emirates Islamic (United Arab Emirates), FlyerT (China), Heymax (Singapore, Hong Kong), HSBC (Hong Kong, Mexico), Kuwait Finance House (Kuwait), mokafaa (Saudi Arabia), National Bank of Kuwait (Kuwait), Ooredoo (Qatar), PartsPay (Australia), pay.com.au (Australia), QNB (Qatar), Saudi Awwal Bank (Saudi Arabia), <strong>Shangri-La Circle <\/strong>(Global), Symbion Elite Rewards (Australia), Union Bank (Philippines), Vodafone (Qatar), WalaOne (Saudi Arabia), <strong>World of Hyatt <\/strong>(Global)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_226607\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/263\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-226607 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Qatar-40-transfer-bonus-participating-partners-300x105.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of bank and hotel programs participating in Qatar Airways transfer bonus\" width=\"750\" height=\"263\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Qatar-40-transfer-bonus-participating-partners-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Qatar-40-transfer-bonus-participating-partners-1024x359.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Qatar-40-transfer-bonus-participating-partners-768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Qatar-40-transfer-bonus-participating-partners-1536x539.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Qatar-40-transfer-bonus-participating-partners.png 1630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Qatar Airlines<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/how-to-transfer-citi-points\/\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Transfer Citi ThankYou Points to Partners<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Best_Ways_To_Redeem_Qatar_Airways_Avios\">Best Ways To Redeem Qatar Airways Avios<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Qatar Airways Privilege Club members have gone through quite a rollercoaster in recent history. In fall 2024, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/airlines\/qatar-devalues-short-haul-flights-2024\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Qatar Airways took the axe to short-haul American Airlines- and Alaska Airlines-operated awards<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/airlines\/qatar-airways-increases-award-surcharges\/\" rel=\"noopener\">hiked redemption surcharges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, while those changes undoubtedly tip the scales as negative, there are still plenty of ways to maximize this transfer bonus opportunity. Here's a bit of inspiration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Book <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/british-airways-club\/low-cost-award-flights\/\" rel=\"noopener\">hundreds of short-haul American Airlines and Alaska Airlines awards for 9,500 Avios<\/a> (7k Citi points during this transfer bonus).<\/li>\n<li>Fly American or Alaska <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/travel\/airlines\/book-hawaii-with-points\/\" rel=\"noopener\">from the West Coast to Hawaii for 16,000 Avios<\/a> (12k Citi points).<\/li>\n<li>Travel one-way to Doha in Qsuite business class from several U.S. gateways for 70,000 Avios (50k Citi points).<\/li>\n<li>Kick back in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/how-to-book-qatar-qsuite-maldives\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Qsuite business class from the U.S. to the Maldives for 85,000 Avios<\/a> (61k Citi points).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_208323\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/310\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-208323 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/QR-JFKDOH-1.png\" alt=\"Qsuite award from JFK to DOH for 70k Avios.\" width=\"750\" height=\"310\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/QR-JFKDOH-1.png 2462w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/QR-JFKDOH-1-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/QR-JFKDOH-1-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/QR-JFKDOH-1-768x317.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Qatar Airways<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>Alternatively, you can initiate a transfer to Qatar Airways and then <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/how-to-transfer-avios-between-accounts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">transfer your points to British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Loganair, or Finnair<\/a>. Transferring between programs that utilize Avios is free and easy. And you can then book several other sweet spots, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transfer Qatar Avios to Aer Lingus and fly one-way economy class from the U.S. to Dublin from 13,000 Avios (10k Citi points).<\/li>\n<li>Transfer Qatar Avios to Iberia and travel in<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/best-business-class-flights-to-europe\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> one-way business class to Spain from 40,500 Avios<\/a> (29k Citi points).<\/li>\n<li>Transfer Qatar Avios to Finnair and fly one-way business class between Japan or Korea and Helsinki from 62,500 Avios (or 45k Citi points).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_199123\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/228\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-199123 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Finnair-ICNHEL.png\" alt=\"Finnair award from ICN to HEL\" width=\"750\" height=\"228\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Finnair-ICNHEL.png 2076w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Finnair-ICNHEL-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Finnair-ICNHEL-1024x311.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Finnair-ICNHEL-768x233.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Finnair-ICNHEL-1536x466.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Finnair-ICNHEL-2048x622.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: Finnair<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/qatar-avios-award-chart\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Uses of Qatar Airways Avios on Partner Airlines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Qatar_Airways_Avios_Expiration_Policy\">Qatar Airways Avios Expiration Policy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/do-qatar-avios-expire\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Qatar Airways Avios expire<\/a> if you don't have accrual or redemption activity on your account for 36 months. Thankfully, there are a variety of ways that you can earn and redeem Avios to extend your points and validity.<\/p>\n<p>If you have Qatar Avios expiring soon, taking advantage of this transfer bonus will help extend your Avios. And remember to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/account\/add\/83\" rel=\"noopener\">set up your Qatar Airways Privilege Club account in AwardWallet<\/a> to get alerts about balance changes and expiring Avios.<\/p>\n<p>You can also\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/how-to-transfer-avios-between-accounts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">move Avios between your accounts at Qatar, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Finnair, Loganair, and British Airways<\/a> freely and instantly.\u00a0This can help you avoid expiration and help you redeem with the optimal partner when you're ready to book an award flight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46586\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/450\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46586 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Qatar-Qsuites-Photo-by-JT-Genter.jpg\" alt=\"Qatar Airways Qsuites (seen in the picture) are famous among travelers, and you can soon use Avios to redeem awards for the seats\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Qatar-Qsuites-Photo-by-JT-Genter.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Qatar-Qsuites-Photo-by-JT-Genter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Qatar-Qsuites-Photo-by-JT-Genter-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Qatar-Qsuites-Photo-by-JT-Genter-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Qatar-Qsuites-Photo-by-JT-Genter-276x207.jpg 276w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Qatar-Qsuites-Photo-by-JT-Genter-476x357.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><center><em>Qatar Airways Qsuite business class. Credit: JT Genter\/AwardWallet<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Building up your Qatar Airways Avios balance is certainly not a bad idea, especially if you're planning some long-haul flights to the Middle East or beyond. You can also use your Avios for any <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/airline-alliances-and-partnerships\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Oneworld alliance<\/a> partner. This means you can book flights on American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and several other carriers.<\/p>\n<p>The current 30% transfer bonus from Qatar Airways on all Citi transfers is valid through <strong>October 15, 2025<\/strong>. While it's a solid offer, just <em>keep in mind that your bonus Avios may not post until November 30, 2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/credit-card-transfer-bonuses\/\" rel=\"noopener\">All Current Credit Card Transfer Bonuses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now through October 15, 2025, Qatar Airways will award a 40% bonus when you transfer Citi ThankYou\u00ae Rewards points (or dozens of other programs) to Privilege Club Avios. That unlocks deals including domestic American or Alaska flights from 7k Citi points, business class to Europe from 29k Citi points, or Qatar Qsuite to the Maldives for just 61k Citi points!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":55762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[14204,12707],"coauthors":[36432],"class_list":["post-69401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-buy-transfer-bonus","tag-citi-thankyou-rewards"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69401"}],"version-history":[{"count":78,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231213,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69401\/revisions\/231213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69401"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=69401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}