Aeroplan newbie

[Golf nut]

Looking at buying Aeroplan points for a trip to Middle East( Jordan and Egypt tour) . Melb to Doha return in J class on Qatar/Virgin looks reasonable as Emirates and Etihad have dymanic pricing .Looks like availability 110K each way per person in October when I need them . If points take 72 hours to arrive , then am I likely to miss out on the flights ? Never bought points before so bit nervous about this and anything else I should know about Qatar?

 

[goldenhorn]

I just bought Aeroplan points to get BNE-HKG in J and the points were delivered instantly. You should be able to book right away.

 

[RooFlyer]

If points take 72 hours to arrive , then am I likely to miss out on the flights ? Never bought points before so bit nervous about this and anything else I should know about Qatar?

As much as I can recall, all my points purchases arrived almost straight away. But if it’s your first it may take longer but I don’t know that for sure.

I think you’d be unlucky for the seats to disappear in even a day or so, but hopefully even if they do there’s some a day or so either side.

What type of other thing did you want to know about QR?

 

[RooFlyer]

Welcome to AFF @LoisWelch

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Looking at buying Aeroplan points for a trip to Middle East( Jordan and Egypt tour) . Melb to Doha return in J class on Qatar/Virgin looks reasonable as Emirates and Etihad have dymanic pricing .Looks like availability 110K each way per person in October when I need them . If points take 72 hours to arrive , then am I likely to miss out on the flights ? Never bought points before so bit nervous about this and anything else I should know about Qatar?

Reports that points can take up to 48 hours to arrive in some cases.

Mine arrived instantly the other day, but that’s not a give.

EK and EY aren’t dynamically priced. The higher cost reflects the ‘premium’ those airlines charge for their front cabins (like as in an extra $1000 on qantas awards). But as Aeroplan awards only charge taxes, the ‘premium’ is reflected in higher points.