Explore More with Qatar Airways and IHG Hotels: New Partnership Offers Seamless Travel Rewards

Published on November 21, 2025

In October 2025, Qatar Airways announced a new partnership with IHG Hotels & Resorts aimed at advancing Corporate Travel. Qatar Airways’ Beyond Business Corporate Travel Program will merge with IHG Hotels’ Business Edge Program. Corporate customers will be able to combine their IHG Hotels and Qatar Airways loyalty programs and earn and redeem benefits from both programs, simplifying the corporate travel process and offering greater flexibility to organisations and their Travel Managers.

The new program will improve the travel and reward experience for business travellers who will be able to earn and redeem rewards for travel on both programs. The partnership aims to provide additional flexibility and travel rewards to organisations and their travel managers to improve travel.

Enhancing Corporate Travel with Integrated Loyalty Programs

The travel reward programs Qatar Airways Beyond Business and IHG Hotels Wholesaler Business Edge are two unique and leading travel programs that have provided travel benefits to corporate travellers for years. The partnership of these two programs will offer travellers the opportunity to earn and redeem benefits from two separate programs, increasing the reward opportunities for business travel.

Beyond Business is Qatar Airways’ Exclusive Loyalty Program for Corporate Clients.

Because of these benefits, corporate clients get the most out of their business trips and can make the most out of their time on the road.

Also, backdrop business members will also get tier benefits of Qatar Airways Privilege Club like lounge access and other services such as more efficient check-in and faster boarding.

From the moment they leave their office to the time they arrive at their destination, corporate clients will enjoy the most seamless travel experience.

Travel Expenses and Sustainable Practices

The partnership also offers businesses personalised services that will help them maximise their travel budget. With the benefits of tailoring travel, businesses will easily be able to manage travel budgets and will be able to optimize travel costs for both flights and accommodation.

Corporate clients will now be able to benefit even more from Qatar Airways due to the airline’s voluntary carbon offset program. Qatar Airways will allow members of Beyond Business the opportunity to offset the carbon emissions of flights, something that businesses concerned with attaining sustainability goals are now seeking. Sustainable corporate travel contributes to Qatar Airways’ Commitment to Sustainable and Responsible Tourism.

Global Benefits Across Hotels with IHG

IHG Hotels & Resorts has a vast collection of hotels spread throughout the world, making it an ideal travel partner for Qatar Airways in this corporate travel business. IHG, with over 6,000 hotels around the world with such prominent names and brands as InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and Kimpton, gives IHG a wide portfolio of hotels to fit the business traveller’s needs, whether for a quick stopover or for longer-term stays.

Corporate clients from Beyond Business and IHG’s Hotels Business Edge will earn accommodation rewards with IHG world hotels for each business flight they take. Business travelers will gain access to excellent hotels in top business cities such as New York, London, Tokyo, Dubai, and Paris.

Having your loyalty points span multiple travel brands and hospitality memberships is a game changer for travellers and road warriors alike. Travellers heading to an IHG hotel can now easily redeem loyalty points to pay for hotel stays and on-property amenities. Travellers can also redeem points to upgrade to higher tiers of hotel accommodations. Regardless of the travel length—one night or multiple weeks—business travelers can expect a welcoming, consistent service experience from IHG staff at all hotels worldwide, including check-in and check-out.

As travel disruptions and cancellations become the norm, efficiency is even more important. Spotting an industry trend, IHG and the airline Qatar Airways have teamed up to simplify the travel experience for travel managers. Companies can now tie all aspects of travel—air and hotel—into one loyalty program. IHG and Qatar Airways offer a dedicated reward program so businesses can track travel and hotel spending loyalty, including the ability to earn tier status and accompanying benefits.

Travel simplification for small and mid-market companies is where the digital program integration shines. Companies without internal travel divisions can capture more business with IHG and Qatar Airways. Now companies have a simple platform that gives employees a premium travel experience at a low cost. Companies can enhance travel even more during busy travel meets, including conferences and industry events, where streamlined travel improves efficiency for the travel-in-demand employees.

Future Growth and Global Travel Connections

Corporate travelers will now be able to utilize the partnership between Qatar Airways and IHG Hotels and Resorts which will keep growing and expanding alongside global travel. Travel for business and corporate tourism continues to increase, and this relationship will continue to expand for Qatar Airways and IHG Hotels and Resorts to increase travel options for global corporate travelers.

For corporate travelers and companies looking to simplify the travel experience and reduce expenses while still obtaining premium services, IHG Hotels and Resorts and Qatar Airways will streamline travel offerings to maximise business travel productivity to corporate travelers. This partnership offers corporate travellers the ease, sustainability, value, and corporate travel benefits to optimize productivity.

Qatar airways and IHG’s partnership is building a new branch of corporate travel. With both units merging Beyond Business with IHG Business edge, clients will now experience an even seamless travel experience. now, travel clients will be able to earn and redeem travel points with for corporate air travel and stay savings on hotels. They will also delight in the sustainability efforts offered by carbon offset programs. With the joining IHG and Qatar, more competitors will be entering this sector.