Qatar Airways

Privilege Club status

Privilege Club status is earned on Qpoints from Qatar Airways and oneworld flights over a 12-month membership year. Qatar Airways is a oneworld member, so Gold is Sapphire and Platinum is Emerald. Confirm current Qpoint thresholds on qatarairways.com.

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The ladder

4 rungs, from the bottom up.

1.Member

How to earn it

Free to join.

What it gets you

Earn and redeem miles; no elite benefits.

At the lounge door

No status lounge access. Lounge entry is by cabin, membership, or a card.

2.Silver

oneworld Ruby

How to earn it

150 Qpoints.

What it gets you

Priority check-in and boarding, an extra bag, an Avios bonus.

At the lounge door

No alliance lounge access. Any lounge benefit is the airline's own and only on its own flights.

3.Gold

oneworld Sapphire

How to earn it

300 Qpoints.

What it gets you

Lounge access, priority everything, more bags, a higher bonus, and a guaranteed seat close to departure.

At the lounge door

Qatar Airways Premium Lounges and Al Mourjan with a guest on same-day Qatar flights, and oneworld business lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a oneworld carrier the same day, in any cabin.

4.Platinum

oneworld Emerald

How to earn it

600 Qpoints.

What it gets you

Top tier: the best priority, first-class lounges, upgrades, a dedicated line.

At the lounge door

Al Mourjan and Qatar Airways Premium Lounges with a guest, and oneworld first and business lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a oneworld carrier the same day, in any cabin. Al Safwa stays first class only.

Qualification thresholds are the published ones as last checked and change most years; confirm the current numbers with Qatar Airways. Alliance equivalences and the lounge rules that follow from them move far more slowly.