Buying Avios from Qatar Airways: what it costs, and how a UK business earns them instead
Qatar Airways Privilege Club lets a member buy up to 250,000 Avios a year, and during its bonus offers the price has fallen as low as 1.53 US cents each. A UK business can earn them instead: bills paid through RewardsPilot earn 4 RewardsPilot points per £1 of net spend, each transferable to one airline mile, including Avios.
What Qatar Airways charges for Avios
| Buying | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 26,000 Avios | in steps of 1,000 | |
| 28,000 to 100,000 Avios | in steps of 2,000 | |
| 105,000 to 250,000 Avios | in steps of 5,000 | 250,000 is the annual maximum, before any bonus |
| During a bonus of up to 50% | from 1.53 US cents each | the lowest recent effective price |
- Qatar Airways runs bonus offers on bought Avios, typically up to 50% extra.
- Avios bought from Qatar Airways sit in the member's Privilege Club account.
Sources: AwardWallet, "Buy Qatar Avios"; Qatar Airways, "Buy, gift and transfer Avios". Checked 29 September 2026. Qatar Airways can change its prices at any time.
What the same miles cost a business that earns them
A VAT-registered UK business earns 4 RewardsPilot points for every £1 of eligible spend it puts through the programme, calculated on the net amount excluding VAT. Each point transfers to 1 airline mile with the airline programmes RewardsPilot works with. The spend is the VAT bill, the PAYE bill, the supplier invoice or the payroll the business was paying anyway.
| Avios wanted | Bought from Qatar Airways | Business spend that earns the same points | Or sold back for cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20,000 | from US$306 | £5,000 | £150 |
| 50,000 | from US$765 | £12,500 | £375 |
| 100,000 | from US$1,530 | £25,000 | £750 |
| 200,000 | from US$3,060 | £50,000 | £1,500 |
How it works
- The business joins as a member. Membership is open to VAT-registered UK businesses with genuine corporate expenditure. There is no minimum monthly spend.
- It submits a bill to pay: HMRC, a supplier, rent, or payroll through CrestPay. RewardsPilot invoices the business and pays the bill on its behalf.
- When the invoice payment clears, points are credited at 4 per £1 of the net amount. They show in the member portal in real time and never expire.
- The business redeems them for flights, hotels and car hire through the portal, transfers them to an airline or hotel account within 24 hours, or sells them back for cash at 3% of the spend behind them.
Questions
Can a business buy Avios from RewardsPilot?
No. RewardsPilot does not sell points or miles. A member earns 4 RewardsPilot points for every £1 of eligible business spend put through the programme, and each point transfers to 1 airline mile with the airline programmes RewardsPilot works with.
How many points does £50,000 of business spend earn?
200,000 RewardsPilot points, on the net amount excluding VAT. Qatar Airways would charge from US$3,060 for 200,000 Avios.
Which bills earn points?
Any genuine business payment put through the programme: HMRC bills such as VAT, PAYE and corporation tax, supplier invoices, rent, and payroll funded through CrestPay. Points are credited when the invoice payment clears. VAT itself, refunds and reversed amounts do not earn points.
Is there a limit on how many points a business can earn?
No. There is no minimum monthly spend and no spending limit, and points never expire. Qatar Airways caps the Avios a member can buy each year; earned points have no cap.
Can the business take cash instead of miles?
Yes. Points can be sold back to RewardsPilot at any time for 3% of the eligible spend behind them, paid within 24 hours. 200,000 points, earned on £50,000 of spend, would be bought back for £1,500.
What about the VAT on RewardsPilot's invoice?
RewardsPilot invoices its own service, Corporate Membership and Business Services Ecosystem, with VAT applied to the full taxable supply value. Under the specialist tax advice obtained for the structure, for VAT-registered businesses using the services for taxable business activities that VAT is intended to be recoverable through the normal VAT return, subject to the business's own VAT position, so it is principally a cash-flow timing consideration. This is not tax advice; RewardsPilot will speak directly with your accountant.
Programme facts on this page come from the published RewardsPilot rate and the Rewards Programme Rules. Rewards are corporate rewards earned on genuine business expenditure. See also buying Avios from British Airways.