Fly 15,000 Miles Higher with Qatar
Earn 5,000 Avios for every USD100 in VAT refunds!
Earn additional Avios with utu and Qatar Airways Privilege Club.
Now you can earn 5,000 Avios (worth USD150) for every USD100 in VAT refund transactions credited to your utu Tax Free card.
From 1 March to 31 May 2023, get rewarded with more on your refund bonus when you shop tax-free together with utu across 50 countries including Europe, South Korea, and the UAE.
On top of this, you can still earn additional bonus Avios:
For every USD5,000 in VAT refunds that you accumulate during the promotional period, you get an additional 5,000 bonus Avios. That’s right, you can earn a total of up to 15,000 bonus Avios!
Simply download the utu Tax Free app, register, and activate your utu Tax Free card to start receiving more VAT refunds when you shop tax-free!
How it works:
Download utu Tax Free from the App Store or Google Play Store
Activate your utu Tax Free card
Choose your Rewards Program under Refund Method
When you shop tax-free overseas, you may fill in a VAT refund form
Fill in your 16-digit utu Tax Free card number on the VAT refund form under Refund Method ("Credit Card" field)
Get your VAT refund forms validated at airport customs before you fly home
You will receive a notification via the utu app when your refund has been credited to your account
Terms & Conditions
Promotion Terms & Conditions: Earn 5,000 Avios for every USD100 in VAT refunds & 5,000 bonus Avios (the “Promotion”)
The Promotion is from 01 March 2023 to 31 May 2023 and this period is defined as the “Promotion Period”.
Members will be awarded bonus Avios only if:
Your Qatar Airways Privilege Club account is active and set as the default refund method when you register for the utu Tax Free app
Your Qatar Airways Privilege Club account is linked to your utu account
Your Qatar Airways Privilege Club account number and Last Name entered in the utu Tax Free app matches the details in the selected Privilege Club account. Once converted, the expiry and value of the Avios will be subject to Qatar Airways Privilege Club rules.
Following the submission of a conversion request from you to convert utu Miles to Avios, it cannot be cancelled, and it cannot be converted back to utu Miles.
The Member will be notified via the utu Tax Free App once the bonus Avios has been credited to your Qatar Airways Privilege Club account.
utu shall not be liable for any incorrect utu Miles transfer based on inaccurate information provided.
Terms & Conditions: Earn 5,000 Avios for every USD100 in VAT refunds (USD100 = USD150 worth)
As per the standard proposition, members earn USD125 to USD130 for every USD100 tax refund when members have their tax refunded to their utu Tax Free Card. During the Promotion Period, all utu members will enjoy an offer to earn USD150 for every USD100 in tax refunds.
The promotion refund bonus is only applicable for airmiles rewards; during the promotion period, the base refund reward of utu membership does not apply.
Members will be eligible to convert their tax refund amount to Avios only if:
utu Tax Free Card has been activated
Qatar Airways Privilege Club is selected as the default Refund Method. This means your Privilege Club account is linked to utu account - the details entered in the utu Tax Free app must match the Qatar Airways Privilege Club account details
Tax refund has been successfully credited to the utu Tax Free Card that is being stated on the tax refund form
The 5,000 Avios earn per USD100 in VAT refunds is open to all new and existing Qatar Airways Privilege members during the Promotion Period.
utu members will be notified via the utu Tax Free App once the tax refund has been approved.
utu Tax Free terms and conditions apply.
Terms & Conditions: 5,000 bonus Avios (the “Promotion”)
To qualify for the 5,000 bonus Avios, you must have accumulated a minimum of USD5,000 in VAT refunds during the promotion period.
The 5,000 bonus Avios is capped at 100,000 Avios during the promotion period.
You can redeem this promotion up to 3 times (5,000 Avios x 3), with a maximum total award of 15,000 Avios. As such, there will be an eligibility cap of USD15,000 in tax refunds per member.
Bonus Avios will be credited to the member’s Qatar Airways Privilege Club account within 10 working days from the date of successful submission of the transaction.
This Promotion is not eligible for rewards if used in conjunction with or combined with any other utu promotions.
utu Tax Free standard terms and conditions apply.
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Telephone Support: +44 (800) 041 8174
Email Support: ututaxfree@utu.global