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| Doha is quietly the hotspot this week 🚨 |
Three routes caught my eye this week, and all of them leave from Doha. Business class to New York, Tokyo and Singapore is showing up in off-peak territory, and there's a First Class seat to Paris at a price that made me do a double take.
Availability is thin on most of these, so if one speaks to you, don't sit on it. Here's what's worth your attention.
Miles & Points Trivia
In this week's deals, a First Class award from Doha to Paris costs 60,000 points at the off-peak rate. What would the same seat cost at the peak rate?
80,000 points
100,000 points
120,000 points
150,000 points
The answer is at the bottom of today's newsletter... keep scrolling!
| Deal of the Week: Doha to Paris in First Class for 60,000 Points |
A rare off-peak First Class sweet spot
Route: Doha to Paris
Cabin: First Class, priced at the off-peak rate of 60,000 points
Available: Thursday, Dec 10 and Sunday, Dec 13 (in 1-2 months)
Availability: Low. This is a limited-space fare, so expect it to move quickly.
Why it's special: The peak rate for this same First Class seat is 120,000 points. Off-peak pricing cuts the cost in half. For comparison, Business Class on the same dates is 42,500 points, so First Class costs only 17,500 more points for a noticeably better product. The cash price wasn't included in this week's data, so I can't give you a reliable cents-per-point figure, but a 50% saving against the peak rate speaks for itself.
How to book: Search the route on Award Travel Finder and confirm the dates before transferring any points. With low availability, check first, then move your points.
The bottom line
Two dates, low space, and a price that's half the peak rate. If a December Paris trip fits your plans, this is the one to prioritise. Just verify live availability before you transfer anything.
| Economy Deals: Departing from Asia-Pacific |
Nothing in this week's data departs from North America, Europe or Asia-Pacific cities. All of this week's deals leave from Doha, so I've grouped them below by where they're heading.
✈️ Economy Deals: Departing from Doha
*Doha to New York:** **35,000 points**, Dec 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 (in 3-4 weeks, around Thanksgiving). Medium availability.
*Doha to Los Angeles:** **35,000 points**, Dec 1 (around Thanksgiving). Low availability.
*Doha to Singapore:** **25,000 points**, Sunday, Dec 6. Low availability.
*Doha to Paris:** **20,000 points**, Dec 10 and Dec 13. Low availability.
*Doha to Tokyo:** **25,000 points**, Saturday, Dec 12. Low availability.
The Doha to New York route is the one with the most flexibility, with five dates and medium availability. Everything else is a single-date or two-date window, so move fast.
💡 Prefer cash? Sometimes cash beats points, and Friday Flight Deals is our weekly newsletter for cheap cash fares.
| 🏨 Featured Hotel Redemptions |
*Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour** (St. Kitts): **7.7 cents per point**, about **25,000 points per night**. Hyatt's best value this week by a wide margin.
*The Westin Bora Bora Resort & Spa** (Bora Bora): **9.6 cents per point**, about **76,000 points per night**. A big number, if you can stomach the points price.
Premium subscribers get the full list across Marriott, Hilton, IHG and Hyatt below. You can also browse live options on the Award Travel Finder hotel search.
| Featured Hotel Redemptions |
Top hotel award values this week:
The Westin Bora Bora Resort & Spa (Marriott) - Bora Bora, PF | 9.6cpp value
Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme (Hyatt) - Paris, Île-de-France, FR | 5.2cpp value
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