When Qatar Airways launched its monthly Avios discount promotion last month, we said it was worth keeping an eye on which cities appeared in future rounds, and that we wouldn’t even rule out Singapore making the cut eventually.
That’s happened rather sooner than we expected.
The second round of what Qatar Airways is now formally calling Privilege Deals is live, offering 25% off standard Avios award rates on a rotating list of cities to and from Doha, and Singapore is included for Economy Class redemptions.
There’s also good news for anyone chasing a Business Class seat to or from the region, with Manila and Hanoi both joining the list, and Colombo returning for a second month.
Jakarta, which was the pick of the bunch for our readers in August, has unfortunately dropped off this time round.
The basics
| Qatar Airways Privilege Deals September 2026 |
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| Feature | Details |
| Discount | 25% |
| Cabins | Economy, Business |
| Booking window | 5 – 14 Sep 2026 |
| Travel period | 5 Sep – 31 Oct 2026 |
| Scope | Selected cities to/from Doha |
| Airline | Qatar Airways only |
The pattern from the launch round has been repeated, with a booking window running from the 5th to the 14th of the month, and travel permitted from the 5th of that month through to the end of the following one.
There’s a dedicated Privilege Deals page on the Qatar Airways website along with a published set of terms and conditions.
This month’s cities
Eight cities are included for Business Class awards, and thirteen for Economy Class.
Here’s the full Business Class list.
| Business Class Privilege Deals September 2026 |
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| City (to/from Doha) |
Standard | Discounted |
| Abu Dhabi | 21,000 | 15,750 |
| Jeddah | 21,000 | 15,750 |
| Cairo | 26,000 | 19,500 |
| Bucharest | 35,000 | 26,250 |
| Colombo | 35,000 | 26,250 |
| Larnaca | 35,000 | 26,250 |
| Hanoi | 50,000 | 37,500 |
| Manila | 60,000 | 45,000 |
Hanoi is the standout of the two Southeast Asian options, at 12,500 Avios less than Manila and a shorter flight from Changi.
Note that Qatar Airways doesn’t offer Business Class on its regional aircraft, so the Doha sector to Abu Dhabi or Jeddah is actually sold as regional First Class. The itinerary will show as ‘Mixed Class’ when you book, which is nothing to worry about.
Here’s the full Economy Class list.
| Economy Class Privilege Deals September 2026 |
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| City (to/from Doha) |
Standard | Discounted |
| Muscat | 7,000 | 5,250 |
| Riyadh | 7,000 | 5,250 |
| Sharjah | 7,000 | 5,250 |
| Istanbul | 17,500 | 13,125 |
| Tunis | 17,500 | 13,125 |
| Geneva | 21,500 | 16,125 |
| Helsinki | 21,500 | 16,125 |
| Munich | 21,500 | 16,125 |
| Nice | 21,500 | 16,125 |
| Oslo | 21,500 | 16,125 |
| Stockholm | 21,500 | 16,125 |
| Casablanca | 22,500 | 16,875 |
| Singapore | 25,000 | 18,750 |
As before, these are off-peak prices. The 25% discount applies to peak dates too, but from a base rate around 20% higher. Flexi Awards, which cost double the standard rate, are excluded from the offer.
The discount is also cabin-specific. A city on the Business Class list is discounted in Business Class only, and a city on the Economy Class list in Economy only. Hanoi, for instance, prices at the usual rate in Economy Class.
(Photo: Qatar Airways)
Business Class cabin products
Both of the Southeast Asian Business Class options have great Business Class seat products, but they don’t offer the exact same experience.
| Business Class Products Southeast Asia Privilege Deals |
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| Route | Frequency | Aircraft | J Seat |
| Hanoi ⇄ Doha | 14x weekly | Boeing 787-9 |
 Business Suite |
| Manila ⇄ Doha | 18x weekly | Boeing 777-300ER |
 Qsuite |
Hanoi is exclusively Boeing 787-9 on both daily flights, which means the Business Suite. It’s a reverse herringbone in a 1-2-1 layout with direct aisle access, a closing privacy door and a 79-inch bed, plus wireless charging at every seat.
It plays second fiddle to the Qsuite, mostly because the privacy door is lower and there’s no double bed option in the centre pairs, but it’s a strong product in its own right. One tip if you do book it – avoid 5A and 5K, which get only half a window between them.
Manila, meanwhile, is a Boeing 777-300ER operation 18 times a week, and every flight we checked across October 2026 was showing the Qsuite. That’s still one of the best Business Class seats flying anywhere, and might be a good reason to pay the extra 7,500 Avios over Hanoi, if your dates allow.
Aircraft swaps do happen, so check the seat map before you commit if the product matters to you.
What Singapore’s inclusion means
This is the first time Singapore has appeared, and that’s good news because last month taking advantage of the deal meant positioning to Jakarta first. This month you can simply start (or finish) your journey at Changi.
The catch is that Singapore is on the Economy Class list only, so there’s no discounted Business Class seat to be had directly from here.
Singapore to Doha in Economy comes down from 25,000 Avios to 18,750 Avios one-way.
More usefully, because the discount carries across the whole itinerary, Singapore to anywhere in Europe via Doha drops from 37,500 Avios to 28,125 Avios, and North America from 47,500 Avios to 35,625 Avios.
Business Class is a different story, because award space between Singapore and Doha in this cabin is almost non-existent across the entire travel window. That means a Singapore – Doha – Bucharest run in Business isn’t a realistic plan this month, even though it looks like an option.
Don’t forget the segment fees
Before you get too excited about 28,125 Avios to Europe, Qatar Airways applies award segment fees to its Avios redemption tickets, and these can add up fast on longer routings.
| Qatar Airways Award Segment Fees One-way from Singapore |
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| Destination | Economy | Business |
| Europe | US$90 | US$180 |
| USA | US$125 | US$250 |
These fees apply in addition to the usual airport taxes and government charges, and they apply per one-way sector, adding a significant cash outlay on top of your miles.
The discount still doesn’t stop at Doha
The most useful feature of these deals, as we covered last month, is that the saving isn’t confined to the sector that appears on the list.
If one end of your itinerary is an eligible city, the 25% discount applies to the whole journey – including the onward flight beyond Doha to a destination that isn’t part of the offer at all.
For Singapore-based readers redeeming in Economy, that opens up Qatar’s full European and North American network at 25% off, provided the cheapest award space is available on both sectors.
If it’s a Business Class seat you’re after, Manila and Hanoi are the nearest positioning points this month.
Think of any redemption as City A to Doha to City B. Qatar Airways only needs one of those two cities to be on this month’s list, and the discount then applies to the whole journey – for example Hanoi to Doha to Amsterdam as in the above example (Amsterdam is not part of the offer, but Hanoi is).
Note that Qatar Airways’ calendar search can’t be trusted. It’ll happily report a blank month when discounted seats are in fact sitting there, so if you’re chasing a routing beyond the listed cities, you may need to check dates individually.
Discounted dates carry a ‘Privilege Deals’ tag in the date strip, as in the screenshots above, so they’re easy enough to pick out, and the individual flights available as part of the offer are similarly tagged once a date is selected.
Terms and conditions
Here are some terms and conditions for the Privilege Deals promotion.
- Flexi Awards are excluded, as they were last month. The discount only applies to standard award inventory.
- Avios + Cash is permitted if your balance falls short.
- Up to nine passengers per booking (subject to availability), with no cap on the number of bookings you make.
- Changes are possible, on the same fee scale as cancellations, but you’ll need to cancel and rebook rather than amend, if it’s a change you need. You’re then at the mercy of whatever’s left.
- Cancellation fees are US$25 more than 24 hours before departure, or US$100 between 3 and 24 hours. Inside three hours, neither is permitted. Privilege Club Gold and Platinum members have these fees waived entirely.
How to book
You’ll need to book directly through Qatar Airways Privilege Club, logged in, either at qatarairways.com or in the app. The discounted rates don’t appear at ba.com, so if your Avios are with British Airways you’ll need to move them across first.
Privilege Deals flights are tagged in award searches and in the Award Flight Finder, so they’re easy enough to spot once you’re in the right place.
The restriction on redeeming for other people also still applies – you can only book for yourself unless your account is at least 30 days old and you’ve previously credited a paid Qatar Airways, Oneworld or partner airline flight to it.
Earning Avios in Singapore
If you’re short of Avios points, two Singapore banks transfer into the Qatar Privilege Club. The partners don’t share a common ratio, though.
| Points to Qatar Privilege Club Avios |
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| Programme |
Ratio | Speed | Fee | |
 |
Citi Miles |
1:1 | 2-3 days | S$27.75 |
|
Citi ThankYou Points |
2.5:1 | 2-3 days | S$27.75 |
 |
HSBC Reward points |
3.5:1 | Instant | Free |
You can also transfer HeyMax Max Miles to QRPC at a 1:1 ratio, instantly and free of charge, subject to a minimum of 1,000 points per transfer.
The HSBC ratio is poor and to be avoided, since the bank transfers at a 2.5:1 ratio to many FFPs, and a 3:1 ratio to some others, but thankfully there’s an easy way around it.
Convert your HSBC points to British Airways Club instead, where the rate is 2.5:1, then shift the resulting Avios into Privilege Club. Because the two programmes both sit inside the Avios ‘ecosystem’, that second move is at parity, instant, free, and even reversible if you change your mind.
You can also transfer from OCBC to BA Avios, then follow the same process to shift them across to QRPC, but once again this is at an inferior ratio compared to some other programmes like KrisFlyer, so we don’t recommend it.
Summary
Qatar Airways’ second round of Privilege Deals runs in the same format again this month – book by 14th September 2026, for travel between 5th September and 31st October 2026, with 25% off standard Avios award rates.
Singapore’s inclusion is the headline for our readers, making this the first round you can take advantage of without a positioning flight, albeit in Economy Class only.
For Business Class, Hanoi at 37,500 Avios is the pick of the nearby options, with Manila at 45,000 Avios and Colombo at 26,250 Avios also worth considering. The discount carries through to wherever you’re heading beyond Doha, once again.
With the city list rotating every month and a booking window of just ten days, it’s worth checking back at the start of each month to see what comes up next.
(Cover Photo: Philip Pilosian / Shutterstock)