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Bilt now lets holders of U.S. Qatar Airways credit cards earn 3 Avios per dollar on rent payments, up to 150,000 Avios per year, while paying Bilt’s 3% credit card processing fee. That can effectively mean buying Qatar Avios for about a penny each, while also generating card spend toward Qpoints, award-fee rebates, and access to Qatar’s newly restricted ability to redeem for other travelers.
Bilt Platinum members who matched to Accor Platinum can further match into Qatar Gold and unlock oneworld Sapphire, including American Flagship Lounge access on domestic trips.
A Pennsylvania family alleges Qatar Airways assured their 16-year-old son that an inflight sandwich was safe despite his peanut, dairy and fish allergies. He collapsed soon after eating it, and they say the onboard medical response failed, too.
Citi points now transfer to Qatar Airways Privilege Club with a 30% bonus through June 30, and that can be more useful than it looks. Qatar Avios can be moved 1:1 into British Airways, Finnair and other Avios programs, while Qatar itself often gives its own members better award availability than partners like American or Alaska — just don’t count on the bonus posting instantly.
Philippine Airlines has long had some of the best award availability across the Pacific, but U.S. travelers had few practical ways to book it. Now Qatar Airways Privilege Club can book Philippine Airlines awards online, opening a new path from U.S. transfer points to Manila and beyond — with reasonable taxes, useful availability, and pricing that is good to know before you transfer.
Emirates and Qatar are still flying some remarkably light loads as traffic to Dubai and Doha dries up during the regional conflict. In at least two reported cases, passengers found themselves with what travelers almost never get: an entire first or business class cabin effectively to themselves.
A Qatar Airways passenger on a long-haul flight snapped after the person in front of her reclined, and instead of asking politely or calling crew she escalated: she put her feet on the seatback headrest, jostled the seat, and even clapped her sneakers over the other passenger’s head. Multiple people told her to stop, but she refused until a flight attendant finally stepped in and ordered her to put her feet down.
Qatar Airways has begun charging for business class seat assignments on award tickets booked in “U” class. The new policy applies to Avios redemptions and upgrades made on or after November 3, with free seat selection reserved for oneworld Sapphire and Emerald elites — or available to everyone starting at check-in.
Cathay Pacific is buying back the 9.57% stake in the Hong Kong-based carrier that’s owned by Qatar Airways for HK$6.97bn ($896 million, and about a 3.9% discount to the stock’s prior close).
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Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
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