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Last Chance: Transfer Your Amex Points Before the Devaluation

Last Chance: Transfer Your Amex Points Before the Devaluation

There's under a week before your Amex Points will be worth less

December 10, 2025

REWARD SEAT FINDER

Doha

70,000 Qatar Avois, One Way

Beat the Amex Devaluation with Qatar Avios

With American Express Membership Rewards about to devalue, now is the time to act. Don’t let your hard-earned points lose value.

You can fly in Business Class from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide to Doha for just 70,000 Avios, or book all the way to Europe for only 90,000 Avios. With nearly 50 destinations across Europe, Qatar Airways leads in both comfort and connectively to the continent. Lock in your reward seats today.

Not ready to book yet? We’ve also shared our top recommendations on where to transfer your points below.

In this week’s update you’ll receive:

✔ Business Class to Doha from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth & Adelaide.

✔ Where should you transfer your American Express Points before the devaluation?

🧳Booking Instructions

Where should you transfer your American Express Membership Rewards?

American Express Membership Rewards will devalue 7 of its 12^* current airline transfer partners effective December 15, 2025. If you plan to transfer points, we’ve highlighted our top three programs that will shift from a 2:1 to a 3:1 transfer rate. We’ve also included three notable airline partners that will maintain at their current transfer rates.

Recomended transfers

Unchanged Partners

*Direct transfers from American Express Membership Rewards to Qantas Frequent Flyer is exclusive to Amex Platinum and Centurion card holders.

Happy Travels!
The Point Hacks Team

Doha

70,000 Qatar Avios, One Way

Business Class

Qatar Qsuite - Photo: Qatar Airways

Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane | Perth | Adelaide

“Qatar Airways’ Qsuite is famous as one of the best Business Class offerings on Earth.”

Tobias Venus - Video Producer

Points
70,000 Avios
+ ~$382 - $425 AUD in fees & taxes, one-way (pp)

Dates Available
December 2025 - December 2026

Save
A$4,750 - $6,000
Standard cash fare, one-way

Fly with
Qatar Airways
Note: Virgin Australia (VA) flights are operated by Qatar Airways.

Reward Seat Availability

Updated: 12 December 2025

Origin

Fly Business between Australia and Doha for 70,000 Qatar Avios one-way & avoid paying up to $6,000 for a cash ticket. View all reward seat availability below.

Business Class

Qatar Airways - 70,000 Qatar Avios

Depart from Sydney

2026

Feb:

10, 12, 21, 24–25

Oct:

10–14, 18, 22, 24–27

Nov:

1–3, 6

Return from Doha

2026

Feb:

Mar:

2, 5

Apr:

13–14, 29

May:

1, 3, 5–6, 8

Sep:

2–4

Oct:

27, 30–31

Nov:

1–3, 5–7, 9, 14–15, 24, 26–27, 29

Dec:

Depart from Melbourne

Dec:

2026

Feb:

3, 6–8, 10, 16–18, 20–23

Mar:

Oct:

5, 8–16, 18–21, 23, 25–30

Nov:

2–6

Return from Doha

2026

Feb:

23–25, 27

Mar:

1–2, 4, 6–7, 10, 12–14, 16

Apr:

17, 22–24, 29

May:

5, 7, 13–14, 16, 19

Aug:

Sep:

3, 5

Oct:

Nov:

1–2, 4–5, 15, 18–21, 23–25, 28

Dec:

1–4

Depart from Brisbane

2026

Feb:

4–6, 11–12, 15–16, 18, 20–22, 24–25

Jun:

Oct:

2, 4, 6, 9–11, 13–23, 25–30

Nov:

1–7

Return from Doha

2026

Feb:

7–9, 12, 22, 25, 27

Mar:

1, 4–5, 7–8, 15–16

Apr:

15, 26–27

May:

1, 5–7, 10, 13, 15–17

Aug:

Sep:

4, 6

Oct:

27, 29–30

Nov:

4–7, 20, 24, 26

Dec:

2–3

Depart from Perth

2026

Feb:

1, 4–5, 7, 9, 11–13, 18–20, 22–25, 27

Mar:

2, 6, 8, 16

Jun:

Jul:

11–12, 22, 25

Sep:

Oct:

1, 3–6, 8–9, 11, 13–14, 16–26, 28, 30–31

Nov:

1–7

Return from Doha

2026

Feb:

5, 8–16, 21–28

Mar:

6–11, 13, 15–16

Apr:

13–14, 16, 19–22, 27–30

May:

1–4, 6–8, 10–12, 14–17, 19

Jun:

Aug:

26–31

Sep:

1–6

Oct:

26, 29–31

Nov:

2, 5, 9, 13–14, 18, 20–28, 30

Dec:

1–2, 4

Depart from Adelaide

2026

Jan:

Feb:

14, 23

Jul:

18, 21

Return from Doha

2026

Apr:

May:

Jun:

Sep:

1, 5, 7

Nov:

17, 19–21, 26–27

Dec:

1, 3–4

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