Qatar Airways Privilege Club is one of a few major carriers in the Avios ecosystem. If you’re unfamiliar, Avios is the spendable ‘points currency’ of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Finnair and Vueling. You can link up your accounts between these airlines and swap Avios at a 1:1 rate.

It’s easy to move your Avios across with a few clicks (and an ID verification).

Privilege Club members enjoy great reward seat pricing and no fuel surcharges for Qatar Airways Business Class, including the famed Qsuites. We certainly see great potential here, as long as Qatar Airways doesn’t devalue other aspects of Avios later on.

How do I book a Qatar Airways flight with Avios?

The process of booking a reward flight with Avios is similar to before. Start off by logging in to your Privilege Club account. You can search for most reward seats straight from the Qatyar Airways homepage.

Using Avios for Qatar Airways Business Class flights represents excellent value because the carrier charges are lower than many other airlines. For 90,000 Avios and around A$400 in fees and taxes, you can enjoy a Business reward from Europe to Australia in Business Class (including Qsuites on selected routes).

Business availability and pricing through Qatar Airways Privilege Club.

Booking partner airline reward flights.

Since April 2025, you can also book Garuda flights with Avios. This includes the airlines’ services from Sydney and Melbourne to Bali, both on the Airbus A330-300 with lie-flat seats in Business Class. For either Australian route, you’ll spend:

  • Economy: 16,000 Avios + ~A$105 one-way
  • Business: 40,000 Avios + ~A$105 one-way

You can find these seats by directly searching from the Qatar Airways homepage when logged in.

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How do I earn Avios from flights?

You can earn thousands of Avios from flying Qatar Airways and partner airlines. The amount you should gain is displayed during the booking process on Qatar Airway’s website. But you can also use the Qcalculator to determine how many Avios your next flight will earn.

The Qcalculator is your handy Avios planning tool.

Unsurprisingly, the higher the fare you book, the more Avios you earn. From Sydney to London, you could earn anywhere from 38,280 to 65,622 Avios on a return Business Class booking! Given that a one-way Business Reward on the same route is 90,000 Avios, those aren’t bad earn rates.

Summing up

Privilege Club is a strong program to consider for Australian frequent flyers. The airline is also a transfer partner of American Express in Australia, so you can convert 2 Membership Rewards points to 1 Avios.

With many reward options, including Economy full-service flights to Bali from 16,000 Avios and Business Class all the way to Europe from 90,000 Avios (both plus fees and taxes), Avios is a strong points ‘currency’ to hold.

It’s also flexible since you can transfer them to British Airways or Finnair for preferential pricing on some routes. Avios are handy for short-haul flights with those carriers, plus partner airlines such as Qantas.

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Our guide to Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios was last modified: April 14th, 2025 by Brandon Loo