DOHA, Qatar – Members of Qatar Airways’ Frequent Flyer Programme, Privilege Club, can now earn up to 10,000 Avios with a few simple clicks of their mouse. The five-star airline has partnered with leading global hotel booking platform, kaligo.com to give Privilege Club members the opportunity to earn up to 10,000 Avios a night when booking their hotel stay online.
The Avios won’t stop there – Privilege Card Members can also earn 3,000 bonus Avios for simply making their first hotel booking through kaligo.com between now and August 31, 2015. And an additional 7,000 Avios can be earned for hotel bookings for which the cumulative spend is US $700 or more, meaning Privilege Club Members can earn up to 20,000 Avios for their first booking through kaligo.com. Please visit www.kaligo.com/qatar for more details.
Qatar Airways Senior Manager FFP Loyalty, Rahul Kucheria said: “Qatar Airways is very excited to have partnered with Kaligo, one of the leading global hotel booking platforms as we are continually striving to bring our passengers as much value as possible in every step of their journey. By partnering with Kaligo, our Privilege Club members will have the opportunity to earn Avios which can be used towards a number of benefits which will enhance their overall travel experience. We look forward to working closely with Kaligo to ensure the successful launch of this programme, and hope that our passengers are pleased to have another means to earn Avios with us.”
Kaligo.com has rapidly become a top choice for frequent flyers’ for hotel bookings. Kyle Armstrong, CEO of Kaligo, said: “We’re excited to partner with Qatar Airways to offer Privilege Club members a world class end-to-end travel experience. Kaligo believes in providing travellers, without compromise, the best possible rewards in concert with the widest selection of hotels globally. In turn, we’ve been rewarded with a fast growing and loyal following of even the most discerning frequent flyers.”
Privilege Club offers four membership tiers – Burgundy, Silver, Gold and Platinum, each with their own exclusive benefits to enjoy. Avios are earned when members travel on Qatar Airways, oneworld airlines, other airline partners or use the services of any of the airline’s 60 plus global partners. Avios are awarded based on the booking class purchased, and can be redeemed for a range of exciting benefits and rewards including complimentary flights, upgrades or excess baggage awards on Qatar Airways.
Members can also redeem their Avios for purchases made at Qatar Duty Free located at the state-of-the-art Hamad International Airport or Oryx Galleria, a boutique located in Doha, which has been designed exclusively with Privilege Club members in mind.
Kaligo.com, which was launched in 2014, offers incredible rewards for booking any of 300,000 hotels worldwide ranging from major chains to boutique resorts. Qatar Airways Privilege Club members will be rewarded generously for all their hotel stays when booking with Kaligo whether it is for business or leisure.
Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 18 years of operation, to the point where today it is flying a modern fleet of 161 aircraft to more than 140 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.
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Notes to Editors:
About Qatar Airways:
Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar, is one of the fastest growing airlines operating one of the youngest fleets in the world. Now in its 18th year of operations, Qatar Airways has a modern fleet of 161 aircraft flying to 147 key business and leisure destinations across six continents. Qatar Airways won Airline of the Year, Best Business Class Airline Seat and Best Airline in the Middle East at the 2015 Skytrax Awards. This is the third time the airline has won the accolade of Airline of the Year.
Qatar Airways is a member of the oneworld global alliance. The award-winning alliance was named the World’s Best Airline Alliance 2015 by Skytrax for the third year running. Qatar Airways was the first Gulf carrier to join global airline alliance, oneworld, enabling its passengers to benefit from more than 1,000 airports in more than 150 countries, with 14,250 daily departures.
Qatar Airways recently launched Oryx One, an enhanced interface for its inflight entertainment system, increasing the number of movies and TV shows on board from 950 to up to 2,000. Passengers flying on Qatar Airways flights served by its B787, A350, A380, A319 and select A330 aircraft can also stay in touch with their friends and family around the world by using the five-star airline’s on-board Wifi and GSM service.
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