The more you fly with us
Earning Qpoints
Qpoints are awarded to help you upgrade or renew your Privilege Club membership tier.
Qpoints are earned for the following flights:
● Any flight marketed* and operated** by Qatar Airways.
● Any flight marketed* and operated** by any oneworld member airline.
The number of Qpoints you earn depends on your travel sector, the airline you are flying with and the fare you pay (booking class). To find out how many Qpoints you are due to earn on a specific flight, please use our Qcalculator.
Effective from 27 May 2018, our Qpoints earning structure will be revised to award more Qpoints to Privilege Club members who fly in higher fare families (Economy Saver, Economy Value or Economy Flex) and to farther destinations on Qatar Airways. For example, a member who travels on Business Flexi or Value on Qatar Airways from Doha to Melbourne will earn more Qpoints than a member who travels on Economy Saver or Flexi from Doha to Melbourne. Or a member who travels from Doha to New York will earn more Qpoints than a member who travels from Doha to Maldives.
Upgrade your tier
Qpoints earned within any 12-month period determine if you qualify for a tier-upgrade. Qpoints are evaluated daily, and members who have achieved the required Qpoints threshold will be upgraded. So, you can be eligible for an upgrade any time throughout the year. The more Qpoints you earn, the higher your membership tier in Privilege Club.
At the time of your tier renewal, our tier renewal criteria will consider your flights during the last 12 or 24 months (prior to renewal date) to assess if you are eligible for retaining your tier, making tier renewal a lot more seamless.
content block picture
Upgrade your tier
Qpoints earned within any 12-month period determine if you qualify for a tier-upgrade. Qpoints are evaluated daily, and members who have achieved the required Qpoints threshold will be upgraded. So, you can be eligible for an upgrade any time throughout the year. The more Qpoints you earn, the higher your membership tier in Privilege Club.
At the time of your tier renewal, our tier renewal criteria will consider your flights during the last 12 or 24 months (prior to renewal date) to assess if you are eligible for retaining your tier, making tier renewal a lot more seamless.
Qpoints Chart
The following chart shows the number of Qpoints required to upgrade and retain your membership tier:
| Membership Tiers | Qpoints required to upgrade (within any 12 month period) | Qpoints required to renew (earned 12 months prior to renewal date) | Qpoints required to renew (earned 24 months prior to renewal date) |
| Burgundy | None | None | None |
| Silver | 150 Qpoints | 135 Qpoints | 270 Qpoints |
| Gold | 300 Qpoints | 270 Qpoints | 540 Qpoints |
| Platinum | 600 Qpoints | 540 Qpoints | 1,080 Qpoints |
In addition to the above tier qualification and retention criteria, you will need to have earned at least 20% of your Qpoints or have flown 4 sectors (within 12 months prior to retention) or 8 sectors (within 24 months prior to retention) on flights either marketed* or operated** by Qatar Airways.
*Marketed refers to the airline whose flight number is specified on your booking.
**Operated refers to the airline you are flying with.