What's on offerIf you're in the market for buying Avios right now, this offer is for you
BA semi-regularly run promotions where buying Avios will result in bonus Avios being gifted. They're useful but not always that generous. Enter Qatar, which is offering up to a 50% bonus when you buy Avios right now if you're quick. On the surface, it sounds like a great offer....
What's on offer
Buy Avios from Qatar and you'll get additional bonus Avios ranging from 20% to 50% of the original purchase. The bonus depends on how many you buy. The table below gives some of the buying options, although they are more granular on the Qatar website.
This offer ends at midnight (GMT) on the 8th September 2024
| Avios Purchased | Cost | Bonus | Cost Per Avios |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | £22 | 0 | 2p |
| 5,000 | £110 | 1,000 (20%) | 1.83p |
| 16,000 | £296 | 4,800 (30%) | 1.423p |
| 36,000 | £630 | 18,000 (50%) | 1.16p |
What are the terms of this offer?
- Your purchase must be after midnight on the 1st of September 2024 and midnight on the 8th of September 2024 (GMT)
- You can buy upto 250,000 Avios per calendar year. If you have bought Avios via Qatar previously then this will reduce the amount you can buy through this offer.
How do I get access to this offer?
Visit the Buy Avios page on Qatar. If you're not logged in it will prompt you to do so. Click the Buy Avios link a third of the way down the page. You'll then be taken to the Buy Avios page, with the offer banner like in the screenshot above.
Is this a good way to buy Avios?
No, there are cheaper ways for you to buy Avios right now, but with a caveat. In my article on how to quickly get 10,00 Avios I ran the numbers on Boosting your Avios. If you're not familiar with this process, it's an easy way to buy Avios effectively by doubling, tripling, or quadrupling the Avios you earned from one or more Avios earning transactions in the last 30 days. That could be flights you took OR it could be Avios you earned via the Estore, or even from a BA Amex card or Avios you earned via the Barclays Premier account.
If you need Avios quickly, and you can't convert points from another source (e.g. Amex Membership Reward points) then Boosting is the cheapest option. A simple valuation of Avios is 1p, whereas boosting comes in at 0.92p. There are limits, and it relies on you having transactions that you can boost.
When boosting, the price per Avios is a flat 0.92p per point, no matter what volume you choose to boost. However, you may be in a situation where you can't boost, you need Avios right now and
