Qatar Airways has brought back the top sign-up promotion for new customers joining its Privilege Club frequent flyer programme, which comes after the airline ran an aggressive status match campaign last year for top-tier KrisFlyer members and those of several other competing carriers including Emirates.
A recent (and rare) revaluation of the programmes Qmiles, reversing a stealth no-notice cut in 2018, has piqued our interest in Privilege Club once again, which now offers attractive fuel surcharge-free award rates like Singapore to Europe for 70,000 miles + S$55 in the Qsuite (Business Class).
In another improvement last year, Qmiles no longer expire provided you have some earning or redemption activity at least once every three years.
New member promotion
In the latest sign-up offer for new Privilege Club members, Qatar Airways is offering at least 2,500 free Qmiles just for signing up by 30th September 2021, plus an additional 5,000 Qmiles and 50 Qpoints (which help you climb the status ladder) when taking any paid Qatar Airways flight between now and 31st December 2021.
With the possibility of overseas travel starting again in the latter part of the year, this additional bonus could come in very handy, but even if you can’t fly with the airline in that timeframe, the free 2,500 Qmiles just for signing up are valid for at least three years and are worth close to S$50 against future Business Class redemptions (barring any sudden devaluations).