Best way to fly Qatar airways without spending $? Trying to book business class from DFW to DOHA. I have 350k MR, 450k AA, 80k UA, 1.5M Marriott Bonvoy points and 130k Delta

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You can disregard ya and delta miles. Best option would be AA but the award rate is quite expensive. A sweet spot would be continuing onto india/Maldives for incremental additional miles

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Is Doha your final destination? I love Qatar but they’ve really gone up in award rates. They’re one world so you’ll have to use AA points- alternatively you can convert your Marriott points, but I don’t think the conversion rate is that great and much value, you’re better off holding on to them for hotel stays at the st. Regis/ritz that can easily go 1k+/night. If your final destination is not Doha, look into AA of British airways business class. I find more award flights and typically better deals in general.

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I booked it using Cx Asia miles DOH-JFK earlier this year, surcharges are a bit higher but didn't have AA miles at that time. Spent 4-5 hrs in the Al Mourjan business lounge including shower and flew the Q suites on A350-1000. Best redemption ever.

Award availability has been low, try ORD, BOS, ATL routes as well, make sure it's on Q suites. Another tip is that availability might be better on the way back to the US

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