Turn Amex Membership Rewards into Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios with a 20% bonus

Through March 31, 2025, you'll receive a 20% bonus on American Express Membership Rewards to Qatar Airways. Avios is the loyalty currency of Qatar Airways Privilege Club, and four other airlines/loyalty programs - British Airways Executive Club, Aer Lingus AerClub, Finnair Plus, and Iberia Plus. As you can transfer Avios between these programs freely via British Airways, this essentially is a transfer bonus from Amex to all of the aforementioned airlines, not just Qatar Airways.

Transfer bonuses, if you're unfamiliar with them, are promotions that incentivize you to exchange one point of currency for another. As one of the most versatile 'bank points,' Amex Membership Rewards can be transferred to 21 programs, 18 airlines, and three hotel loyalty programs. This current transfer bonus with Qatar Airways might be a good deal if you're seeking to top up your Avios balance for an immediate redemption.

It's worth mentioning that all the airlines that use Avios as their currency, usually sell Avios (at least once annually), usually with a bonus of between 25-70%, so depending on your situation, it may make sense to purchase Avios directly through one of these airlines' websites (via points.com) if you only need a handful. As Amex Membership Rewards can be deployed in many different ways, there's a real opportunity cost to transfer them out when there are relatively frictionless alternatives. Over the last few years, transfer bonuses between Amex and Qatar Airways, have been offered at 10%, so this offer is a bit higher than the norm. Amex and Qatar Airways team up on these transfer bonuses roughly once a year.

How Do You Transfer Membership Rewards to Qatar Airways?

Transferring your Membership Rewards points is simple:

1. Start by logging into your AMEX account at americanexpress.com, then navigate to the Account Home page of one of your credit cards, and click on 'Rewards & Benefits.'

2. Select the 'Transfer Points' option from the 'Earn and Redeem' sub-menu.
   

3. Scroll down to the list of loyalty programs to find Qatar Airways, and enter in your Privilege Club number (you'll need to register for an Qatar Airways Privilege Account first, if you don't have one), then toggle the slider (or enter the amount of points) you'd like to transfer. Follow the prompts to complete the process.

What are Some Good Uses of Avios?

Since Avios are used by five airlines there are a lot of options to redeem them for good value. Here are a couple:

For as little as 70,000 Avios, you can fly to Doha in Qatar Airways business class.

Recent Qatar partnerships with JetBlue mean that JetBlue's Mint business class is available on transatlantic routes for as little as 78,000 Avios.

Conclusion 

If you plan to take advantage of this 20% transfer bonus between Amex and Qatar Airways you have until the March 31, 2025 to do so. And remember Avios are freely transferrable amongst all airlines that use it as a currency via British Airways.

Feel free to share your favorite Avios redemption ideas in the comments!