Up to 40% transfer bonus from Citi to Qatar Avios

As flagged by One Mile at a Time, Qatar Airways Privilege Club is offering a transfer bonus of up to 40% when you transfer points from select bank programs to Qatar Airways Avios. The only major US-based bank program that qualifies for the bonus is Citi ThankYou Rewards. Note that this promotion is offered by Qatar Privilege Club, not by Citi. As such, you will not see it reflected in your Citi account. Instead, this one is awarded by Qatar after the transfer. As always, we have added this to our list of current point transfer bonuses.

The Deal

• This promotion is a tiered bonus being offered by Qatar Airways Privileges Club for those transferring points to Avios from select partner programs, as follows:
  • If you transfer up to 9,999 Avios in one transaction, you receive a 20% bonus
  • If you transfer 10,000-49,000 Avios in one transaction, you receive a 30% bonus
  • If you transfer 50,000+ Avios in one transaction, you receive a 40% bonus
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Key Terms

• This campaign is organized by Qatar Airways Privilege Club, enabling Privilege Club Members to earn up to 40% bonus Avios when they convert eligible reward points earned with a Participating Partner (“Rewards Points”) into Avios with Qatar Airways Privilege Club.
• This campaign commences on 15 September 2025, 00:00hrs (GMT+3), and ends on 15 October 2025, 23:59hrs (GMT+3) (the “Campaign Period”)
• This campaign is open to all Privilege Club Members who are also customers of Participating Partners and have Rewards Points.
• Qatar Airways Privilege Club members who convert Reward Points from Participating Partners to Avios during the Campaign Period will earn bonus Avios:
  • 20% bonus Avios when converting up to 9,999 Avios. The bonus Avios will be 20% of the Avios earned from each individual conversion transaction.
  • 30% bonus Avios when converting between 10,000 – 49,999 Avios. The bonus Avios will be 30% of the Avios earned from each individual conversion transaction.
  • 40% bonus Avios when converting 50,000 or more Avios. The bonus Avios will be 40% of the Avios earned from each individual conversion transaction.
• The bonus Avios will be calculated per transaction and not on the cumulative sum of Avios converted from Rewards Points during the Campaign Period, accumulated transactions don’t qualify.
• The conversion of Rewards Points to Avios is subject to the conversion ratio and terms and conditions set forth by the relevant Participating Partner.
• Bonus Avios will be credited as per the transaction date notified by the relevant Participating Partner to Qatar Airways Privilege Club.
• The Participating Partners are:
  • AHA Pay (Australia)
  • Ahlibank (Qatar)
  • Al Meera (Qatar)
  • Bank Albilad (Saudi Arabia)
  • BSF Jana (Saudi Arabia)
  • CIMB (Malaysia)
  • Citibank (Hong Kong, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States of America)
  • Dubai Islamic Bank (United Arab Emirates)
  • Dukhan Bank (Qatar)
  • Emirates Islamic (United Arab Emirates)
  • FlyerT (China)
  • Heymax (Singapore, Hong Kong)
  • HSBC (Hong Kong, Mexico)
  • Kuwait Finance House (Kuwait)
  • mokafaa (Saudi Arabia)
  • National Bank of Kuwait (Kuwait)
  • Ooredoo (Qatar), PartsPay (Australia)
  • pay.com.au (Australia), QNB (Qatar)
  • Saudi Awwal Bank (Saudi Arabia)
  • Shangri-La Circle (Global)
  • Symbion Elite Rewards (Australia)
  • Union Bank (Philippines)
  • Vodafone (Qatar)
  • WalaOne (Saudi Arabia)
  • World of Hyatt (Global).
  • For more details, refer to the respective Participating Partners’ pages.
• Bonus Avios earned as part of this campaign will be credited to a Member’s Privilege Club account by 30 November 2025.
• The bonus Avios will not be calculated retroactively under any circumstances. If Reward Points are converted in to Avios after the expiry of the Campaign Period, the Member will not be eligible to earn any bonus Avios under this campaign.
• Once Avios are credited to your Privilege Club account, after converting Rewards Points into Avios, the transaction will not be reversed.
• All Avios awarded under this campaign will be subject to the Privilege Club Terms and Conditions.
• All decisions made by Qatar Airways Privilege Club with respect to any matter relating to this campaign shall be final. Qatar Airways Privilege Club reserves the right to vary these terms and conditions and terminate or otherwise amend this campaign without prior notice at its sole and absolute discretion. Qatar Airways Privilege Club reserves the right to remove any Avios and close any Privilege Club Account in accordance with the Privilege Club Terms and Conditions.
• Unless otherwise defined in these Terms and Conditions, capitalized terms shall have the meaning given to them in the Privilege Club Terms and Conditions.

Quick Thoughts

This has the potential to be a fantastic transfer bonus for those with Citi ThankYou points. If you’re able to transfer 50,000 points or more, getting a 40% transfer bonus to Avios is a great deal. Keep in mind that Avios can be moved between the following airlines: Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Finnair Plus, Loganair, British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Plus, and Aer Lingus Avios. That means you are not locked into redeeming your Avios with Qatar if a great deal comes up with another Avios airline, though Qatar does have some good uses of Avios on its own.

Keep in mind that the bonus is figured on a per-transaction basis, not a cumulative basis. You’ll need to transfer 50,000 points or more in a single transaction to earn the 40% bonus — cumulative transactions do not earn a higher rate based on the cumulative total.

As mentioned at the outset, Citi is the only major US partner worth considering here. While you could also theoretically get the transfer bonus when transferring from World of Hyatt, you probably wouldn’t want to transfer Hyatt points to Qatar given a poor ratio. And while HSBC issues credit cards in the United States, the terms indicate that only transfers from HSBC in Hong Kong or Mexico qualify for the bonus.

It is also worth highlighting the fact that since this is a transfer bonus being offered by Qatar Privilege Club rather than Citi, you will not see this bonus reflected on the Citi side. Instead, the bonus Avios are scheduled to reach your Qatar Privilege Club account by November 30, 2025. That means that this bonus may not be useful if you have an immediate redemption at hand, since you may not see the bonus for several weeks. Nonetheless, some readers like to keep a baseline of Avios on hand for times when opportunity knocks. While I generally advise against speculative transfers, some readers will disagree with that conventional wisdom — and that can make sense if you use Avios often enough (and since Avios gives you access to a number of different award charts).

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