How to Maximize Your Credit Card Points for Qatar Airways

[@vikashsamaga]

Great video explaining QSuites availability! One thing to note - the itineraries in reverse (back to the U.S.) have higher taxes & fees and also has fewer award availability. Cash rates are also generally cheaper to fly out of the U.S. than it is to come back.

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Thanks for the insights! Pinning!

[@xYxJonathanxYx]

Both me and wife got a Platinum Card each, and was able to find availability from Dallas to Bali (stop on qatar) for 100k points each! (Yes both flights in business class!) Did the ex to British airways then transfer points to Qatar for booking First time flying business we are stocked! Your channel is the best! Keep up the awesome content 🙌

[@MaxMilesPoints]

So awesome! Glad you were able to find the award space for business on both flights! Thats impressive

[@shankarsridhar7907]

Just travelled this Jan from India to IAH via Qsuites one way. Was awesome. Transferred some Chase points when there was some discount and also had to buy some Avios in sale, since I did not have enough and then Transferred it to Qatar. Booked this in June 2022 and was very difficult to get hold of an award flight in Qatar airlines.. But glad I got the opportunity to!

[@sharmainedeleon4249]

This gives me hope that I may be able to look for award availability 7 months from the time I wanted to travel. Lol

[@shankarsridhar7907]

@@sharmainedeleon4249 Had to search for various destinations in US until I could find one which fit my date. Good luck to you!

[@David-dx5wz]

A good tip to find award availability is search from a regional US airport that connects to several different airports that fly direct to Doha. For example I live in Buffalo NY and if I search from BUF to DOH I will find multiple routes vs if I just search straight from JFK or PHL

[@Utkaxxh]

Great video Max! Please keep these videos under 10 mins like always!!

[@anandvasagam]

Excellent content! Thanks Max! I came across your vlog this morning and I am already a fan of your content! Can you please provide some tips as to how to use Avios to upgrade flights on Qatar Airways?

[@kartik93abc]

This is one of the best and detailed video I have seen on how to redeem points. This really builds the knowledge from ground up.

[@zaytzaytune6532]

You can also transfer Wells Fargo points to British Airways Avios > Qatar. Very nice for a no fee card.

[@michelleibarraa]

amazing visuals!! love your videos!

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!

[@dr1ft3r07]

Excellent guide Max! Ethihad released quite a few First class seats last week, I was lucky to reserve one with Aeroplan. I also booked a Qatar First class from Doha a few days ago with AA. Its not the most efficient way to head to Japan, but I guess when opportunities presents itself you have to just book and make plans later. Oh, and did I mention my return flight is ANA the Suite 😀

[@paultee9549]

Nice! How did you find out Etihad released more seats? Did you just stumble upon it or is there somewhere to check for updates? I just searched for the entire rest of the year and could not find a single business class flight from Etihad using Max's method. Does that mean everything is booked up or they haven't released seats yet?

[@dr1ft3r07]

@@paultee9549 It depends on what city you are flying out of. The direct routes from U.S are usually the ones that get booked fast, so you'll want to look for them as far out as possible. Example: Max uploaded a video called Maximizing Air Canada Aeroplan about 6 months ago. And after I finished watching that video I book 2 ticket from JFK - BKK for 95K. The point is, you have to keep checking and book when there is award space available. For the Ethihad first class award space, it was just luck. I was reading Frequent Miler and happens to found out from them. But those First class awards are no longer available. My advice: Keep checking all nonstop cities. Best of luck!

[@paultee9549]

@@dr1ft3r07 Thanks for the response! I guess I"ll keep looking. I'm trying to find a YYZ -> AUH flight

[@dr1ft3r07]

@@paultee9549 Try ORD-AUH. For a lot of my award flight I have to take a positioning flight to another airport. You'll have better chance of securing more award spaces if you try looking at all the airports, and once you locked one in just book a positioning flight to that airport, just make sure your flight timing is right.

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Agree with this strategy! Being flexible and being open to reposition increases your chances of finding award space 🙌🏼

[@andyv8889]

One year ago before the devaluation i flew round trip business from lax to johannesburg using just 140,000 AA miles. Great experience.

[@MaxMilesPoints]

You can still do the same it's still 70k each way with AA miles

[@julieglasgow4027]

You are amazing! So glad you help make sense of the complex world of maximizing! Are you able to book multiple tickets with your own points? I was looking at Singapore airlines and they require each traveler has their own points. For instance, how do you booked for your wife and mother-in-law?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

glad you like the content! You can book for multiple people with one account. I've booked multiple people from he same singapore airlines account before. Each person does not need their own points. Most airlines don't require each person to have their own points, some airlines might require everyone to have an account though

[@kartikniyogi]

Thank you for the video. I was using Qatar calendar earlier but it's unreliable at times. American airlines calendar is so much more convenient

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Glad it was helpful!

[@swagatochakraborty2583]

Great video. Summer months are really hard to find. Qatar releases the seats about 360 days in advance so you will never find those on AA or Alaska as they don't show that far out. BA shows about a week behind what is showing on the Qatar site. I spotted some 85K (biz one-way) tickets from India to US late June next year, but my travel windows starts in July. Haven't found anything in July yet. Watching several time every day. Also Amex is running a 30% bonus on Avios tx to BA. So I am hoping some tickets will show up on my lucky day.

[@deborah6114]

Do you know if Qatar release 4 Qsuites in one flight or just 2? We are a family of 4 and haven’t found one.

[@999study]

Max very helpful video. You were so clear about Qatar not accepting points from Amex ,chase and etc. Max what if you are going to India and you have check in baggage. Does that mean we have to pick baggage at Doha and enter again since we have to buy different ticket for second leg to India . Would appreciate the clarification.

[@ishtiaqkhan3815]

Can you make another video, best way to use amex point to book qatar airways, i think Qatar Airways Privilege Club has increased the amount of Avios

[@rajeevmahawar7097]

ALSO PLEASE TELL YOUR VIEWS ON AVIANCA BUMPER SALE ON POINTS BUYING

[@DogLover2024-c]

I would like to transfer British Avios to Qatar to book Abu Dhabi to Doha for 4 days then fly to Istanbul. Can I book a stopover with points? Or do I have to book separate tickets? Thank you so much for your channel, my go-to KZbin.

[@aalyanbhanji6496]

Awesome video Max! Been trying to book QSuites from East/West Coast to Singapore for next Feb, but can't find any award space :(

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Qatar tends to open up there award space as the calendar opens up so keep an eye on it regularly! There are a few dates (not many) in late January from several cities.

[@MaxMilesPoints]

another tip is to get some points into your Qatar account and search on Qatar's website. Sometimes they release award space earlier on Qatar's website than on AA.com

[@Rishi.Rao.]

Thanks for the Video. Instead of searching on BA, can it be done on Iberia? If so, wonder if the taxes would be less.

[@MaxMilesPoints]

You can run the search on Iberia , they’ll likely charge the same or more in taxes and fees

[@smaranh]

Thank you for making a video for India trip 🙏

[@rajeevmahawar7097]

BRO IT'S A VERY HUMBLE REQUEST YOU TO MAKE A SPECIFIC VIDEO USING POINTS FROM AND TO INDIA TO US OR EUROPE.... PLS AS MANY INDIANS DONT HAVE A GUIDE LIKE YOU..KEEP MKING VIDEOS..👍

[@dragone7e]

Great video as always! Thank you Max! One quick question, do all flights from DOH to the US has Q Suite onboard?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

A majority of flights from the U.S. to DOH have Qsuites, but occasionally there are equipment swaps as well. Always try to check the seat map before booking to make sure its Qsuites

[@dragone7e]

@@MaxMilesPoints Got it, thanks!

[@paulfairchild8942]

Great content as always

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Thanks for watching!

[@lanamarx5277]

Max, can you make a video or tell me best points redemption to fly to Bora bora biz class 🙏

[@darith770]

yes and no

[@vivekdave16]

Love video but question! When I search via American airlines for tickets to India it shows, however from British airways (nothing shows). The problem is American airlines shows Qatar tickets for 40k but on Qatar it's 80k if I use aviso for economy ticket. Wondering if there is any other way to find American airlines thru British airways or if others facing similar issue..

[@darith770]

yes

[@velmar3488]

Hello, do all Qsuites in the center aisle merge together? Im seeing some seats have a small arm rest that doesnt seem to go away. Im not sure if this is due to certain airplane models?

[@darith770]

lol

[@leslie535]

Always Alpha!!👍🏻

[@mitchellfriedman1539]

Looking to get to Sydney Australia from Boston in April/May 2024. Any advice on which airlines to be searching? Citi Thank You points

[@darith770]

yes

[@ClayBesong]

Quick question! How are you able to confirm (for example) that a flight on qatar airways is X miles without having avios in Qatar airways account?

[@darith770]

yes

[@caro30159]

Thx for your videos! Watching from Germany.. Now I know that there is no possible routing for three (me, husbamd an child) on q-suite 😢.

[@MaxMilesPoints]

😔 yeah unfortunately they typically only release two seats in qsuites

[@jeetudhansinghani4239]

Hey bro, is it possible to book award tickets for someone else with my Qatar points, for example if I want to book a flight for my aunt, would that be possible?

[@darith770]

Hey Sis

[@sampatel7225]

I’m planning Seychelles trip March 2024. Hope I snag these. Bummed that they only release 2 seats since we are family of 4. I guess 2 of us has to sacrifice for the other 2 😂

[@MaxMilesPoints]

haha draw straws. Yeah sucks they only release 2 seats on each flight

[@richardshack8246]

I am currently trying to book qsuites to Maldives. I am looking for April 2024. It seems like all the flights are either double miles or occupied. Do they release the award flights later or is there just a run on flights particularly from the Maldives to Atlanta?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Qatar releases award space to Qatar members first. So if you have a Qatar account with a few points in it you can search on Qatar

[@ericqpan]

Can you also transfer British airways avíos like that to Iberia, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific or Japan Airlines?

[@darith770]

why u wanna kno

[@chauly-iq1br]

Hi Max, I tried doing this with Vietnam and found the two separate legs of the trip like you did but when I tried booking all together, American Airlines changed the airlines and didn’t allow to search for Qatar. Any tips?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Sometimes AA doesn’t agree with the routing that you did so it won’t output the results. If you’ve found the individual legs you can run the search on British airways. If you don’t see it in British airways search on Qatar. Some airline programs are bad at displaying award space depending on the routing. I just ran a test search from ATL to SGN October 23rd AA did not see the award space, but it did see the legs individually BA did not see the award space Qatar website saw the full itinerary ATL - SGN and it was bookable for 95k and $200 in taxes and fees for the outbound flight one way

[@Ravishing_traveler]

Which chase credit card ?

[@damilolaasepo1165]

What if you want to spend a few days in Doha before going on to your final destination, how do you do that?

[@darith770]

Yes

[@vincentmorris3640]

You mind getting a little more specific with South Africa’s destinations.

[@darith770]

y

[@sujathabalakrishnan]

What about using AA points for an upgrade on Qatar? How would that work?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

That should would be possible. Typically you can't use another airline's miles to upgrade on a partner flight.

[@shachimerchant2433]

How many points was the Qatar method end up being? I dont think I saw that one

[@darith770]

yes

[@thepoliticallyindependent1512]

How long does the transfer take to transfer to British Airways and then to Qatar?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Instant!

[@akashashokan]

Aeroplan is not showing any award flight between Europe and India( ethihad/emirates or anyother airlines). Do you know why? I could find between europe and singapore/ middle east).

[@darith770]

Yes

[@DavesPhotoTravel]

When I do this search I don’t see the non stop flights from ATL.

[@darith770]

Nice!

[@tarunsingh2140]

I see an availability in on a non stop flight till Doha though as soon as I add a connection flight. It disappeared. Check on AA & British airways. Any possible explanations for this?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Did you search the connection separately to make sure the connecting flight there's award space?

[@tarunsingh2140]

@@MaxMilesPoints yes, in that case I did found the award space in the main cabin for 17k points.

[@worldtraveler8372]

Excellent!!!!

[@deborah6114]

Does Qatar Airways release 4 Qsuites to buy with points? We are a family of 4 and we always travel together, but I haven’t fount any availability.

[@darith770]

ask them

[@Mousirelen]

I need help, I have some CO and Amex points, I want to get two Virgin Upper Class tix, London - JFk

[@65pugs]

How to book the q suites for two passengers, I'm getting 2x avios when I am booking for two ? Can anyone reach out ?

[@darith770]

yes

[@KittS.168]

Hi Max, every time I go on AA website and try to book Qatar it never show me anything on Qatar! What I did wrong?😢

[@darith770]

many things

[@louiethemouseful]

How British Airways is not showing the same flight that I see on American Airlines?

[@darith770]

User error

[@drexplordinaire]

So AA > Qatar > British?

[@TheCoolsadi]

Hello …. Sooo confused …. Can you help me?

[@emilio44]

What about Alaska Points?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

85k and $21 taxes and fees from the U.S. to Doha.

[@FireHax0rd]

Was thinking the same thing, dunno why he doesn't mention them

[@MaxMilesPoints]

@@FireHax0rd because no credit card points transfer to Alaska 🤷🏻‍♂️. Alaska has some great redemptions but it’s difficult to earn their miles.

[@druiz012]

Can you go from U.S. to Doha to S.E Asia for 85k with Alaska points?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

@@druiz012 yes believe you can, if you can get Alaska's website to price it out

[@yessir0818]

It doesn't say Q-suites when I'm trying to book.

[@darith770]

Is it P Suites instead?

[@gcwallace1341]

How do you know by looking at the AA calendar that your flight is in fact a Qsuite. Do all the non-stop flights from US to Doha have suites?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Most flights between Doha and the US have the Qsuite product. Of course always confirm by checking the seating chart before booking

[@sampatel7225]

First 🙌

[@SiDPT15]

It upsets me that bilt rewards has barely any taxes and fees on these reward tickets. Makes me want to rent again lol

[@MaxMilesPoints]

haha, or earn Alaska and/or American miles. Both are tough to earn, though 🥲

[@m4.hugo.426]

Hey me again, yea youre annoyed with me by now i know lol. The whole 2 seats only available is scary. What if when youre sending over the points someone else snags that award availability? Youre screwed right?

[@MaxMilesPoints]

Yup, you're pretty much screwed if someone books one of the other seats before you do. Have backup dates in mind if possible

[@m4.hugo.426]

@@MaxMilesPoints oof.

[@ericqpan]

Before this video started, it showed me an ad for Emirates. So ironic lol

[@darith770]

U so funny!!

[@alissaselby5439]

Great video, all the availability is basically already gone!

[@MaxMilesPoints]

I’ll show you how to do it. I don’t guarantee award availability, I wish I could though! 🥲

[@ducksauce6679]

is this still working?

[@darith770]

Try it out!