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Asia business class deals from £1355
Note: 21 August – if you are using Google Flights, Oman Air fares do not seem to be showing at all on Google Flights. Hopefully this will get fixed.
Good business class deals are hard to come by at the moment, particularly for the US. However, Asia is a different matter with some Middle East airlines slashing prices to try to stimulate more customers after the recent conflict. This seems to be resulting in average prices dropping across the board, particularly from Amsterdam, so I thought it was worth a quick look at what is available.
Amsterdam to:
- Bangkok
- £1500 – Finnair (very limited 9 day trips Nov/Jan)
- £1666 – Qatar (Oct/Nov only)
- £1593 – Emirates
- Singapore
- £1489 – Oman Air (Nov 26 very limited)
- Phuket
- £1473 – Oman Air (Nov – lots of dates)
- £1800 – Etihad
- Dubai
- £1355 – Oman Air (Tues & Sat until 1 Dec 26)
Copenhagen to:
- Bangkok – £1573 Etihad (Nov, early Dec 6 day trip)
- Phuket – £1607 Etihad (Nov and Dec 8 day trip)
Qatar buy Avios 50% bonus flash sale until 25 August 2026
If you need to buy or gift Avios, Qatar is currently running a sale with a 50% bonus until 25 August. As usual, my advice is to boost your Avios via your BA account if you have earned any Avios in the last 30 days, as it is cheaper. However, if you need to buy Avios, 50% is the regular bonus.
A minimum of 5,000 Avios must be purchased or gifted to get the bonus. You can buy 250,000 Avios per year.
You must have earned a minimum of 1 Avios since enrolment to purchase additional Avios or have a minimum balance of 1 Avios to gift Avios.
You can find the purchase page here.
Up to 100% bonus on Leaders Club points purchase (Leading Hotels of the World)
If you are considering a stay at a Leading Hotels of the World hotel, you should definitely join their Loyalty scheme, Leaders Club, as it has a lot of perks even before you stay. These include upgrade priority upon arrival, daily continental breakfast for two, early check-in and late check-out options, and complimentary in-room WiFi for eligible stays. There is also a guaranteed upgrade after only one stay.
They also give points, but you can also buy them. When there is a bonus on buying points, it is always worth checking whether your hotel would be cheaper with points than with cash.
The current promotion gives the following bonus rates, which are fairly standard:
- 2,000-11,000 points – 50% bonus
- 12,000-29,000 points – 75% bonus
- 30,000-75,000 points – 100% bonus
Leaders Club members can purchase Leaders Club points in increments of 1,000 Leaders Club points up to a maximum of 50,000 Leaders Club points in a calendar year. Bonus points do not count toward the maximum number of points a member can purchase during a calendar year.
Hotel redemptions start from 4,500 Leaders Club points.
You can find the Leaders Club here.
6 comments
Michele,
Does anyone know what the change system is like at Oman. I know QR have a decent swop system going. Would love the Oman HKT or BKK one, but a rick of OH surgery being delayed so may have to change dates. Will have a browse, as dates good for us. Been waiting for either QR or OMAN to pop up, actually. Tnx Polly
BTW, how are you enjoying your time these days? All well, we hope….still travelling as much?
Oman Air has very low change fees, as little as €47, but it depends on the fare. I’m keeping busy with a new holiday rental business in Spain on the same resort that my own place is situated. Good to see you are still travelling Polly!
I cant see any of these fares on google flights
Are you using different search
I’m using Google Flights. Are you using the general search by putting in the start point and then a general area like Asia? That’s how I found them? I’ve just looked and it looks like there is something wrong with the way that Oman air is pushing their flights to Google this morning as I can’t see any Oman Air flights at any price. It may be worth trying something like Skyscanner to see if that works.
Some great deals on Oman to Australia/New Zealand, usually via KUL or BKK where they route you on to Malaysia Airlines or Qantas.
The fares seem to have recently disappeared from Skyscanner too – but your best bet is try the Oman Air website where there’s lots of availability.
In terms of flexibility, it’s only a measly £50 each to upgrade a business fare to a fully flexible one at the time of booking. If you then cancel, the fixed admin charge is only about $50.
Thanks both on the cancellation fee, that”s amazing…