Qatar Airways has launched a conversion bonus offer with select partners for purchases or transfers between November 15 and December 15, 2023.
The only sensible offer is the 30% bonus on Accor ALL to Privilege Club conversions, but there is a catch and a “detour” option that allows you to earn a 100% bonus instead.
You can access Qatar’s page for the offer here and Accor’s page for Qatar Airways here.
READ MORE: Accor ALL Rate & Bonus Points Offers
Accor and Qatar Airways have a partnership that allows each other’s members to earn both points and miles for hotel stays and flights (read more here).
Conversion Under This Offer:
You can convert 2,000 Accor points to 1,000 Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios, which at the 30% bonus comes to 1,300.
Accor Conversions with Iberia:
Exchange your Reward Points for Iberia Plus Avios
Convert your Reward points to Iberia Plus Avios and buy a bonus ticket for your next flight. Minimum conversion: 3,000 Reward points = 3,000 Avios
This bonus with Accor and Qatar is NOT a deal because you can convert 3,000 ALL points to 3,000 Iberia Avios that you can move to Qatar Airways Privilege Club via British Airways (you cannot do it directly).
Conclusion
Several airlines (British Airways, Iberia, Qatar Airways + others) now use common Avios as their loyalty currency, and Finnair will do so soon. Avios can be transferred between these airlines through BA, which means there are arbitrage opportunities with partners and redemptions, as these have NOT been standardized.
Why would you convert ALL points to BA or Qatar Airways, even with a bonus, when you can move them to Iberia at a 1:1 ratio?
Terms and conditions of the Accor conversion offer:
- Earn bonus Avios on conversions of Reward points into Avios during the Conversion Period.
- Conversion Period: 15 November 2023 to 15 December 2023.
- The bonus Avios awarded will be 30% of the number of base Avios (meaning Avios converted from Reward points as per the specified conversion ratio) in a single transaction.
- The bonus Avios will be calculated on a per transaction basis and not on the cumulative sum of base Avios converted from Reward points during the Conversion Period.
- All bonus Avios earned will reflect in the Member’s Privilege Club account within 45 days after the end of the Conversion Period.
- The conversion of Reward points to base Avios is subject to the conversion ratio and other terms and conditions of the ALL – Accor Live Limitless loyalty programme.
- Once Reward points are converted into Avios, the transaction cannot be reversed.