Note, however, that spaces open up on
the AAdvantage award calendar about a month after they become available to Cathay's own Asia miles members (and to British Airways Executive Club), so it may be worth paying the premium in Avios points to lock in your desired award.
Not exact matches
The Barclaycard
AAdvantage ® Aviator ™ Red World Elite Mastercard ® and the Citi ® /
AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® World Elite ™ Mastercard ® each provide cardholders with a 10 % rebate of the American miles they use (up to 10,000 per
calendar year) to book
award flights.
The problem Cathay Pacific is experiencing is high demand for its first class
award seats from those with
AAdvantage miles, with these seats often booked soon after the
award calendar opens, leaving no
award availability for its own Asia Miles frequent flyer members who may seek to book just a few months before the date of departure.
The greatest difference is that we decided to buy 350,000
AAdvantage miles and Alaska miles this year, vs. just over 100,000 miles last year; it's possible I'll even buy even more
AAdvantage miles on Jan. 1 since the current offer is 115,000 bonus
AAdvantage miles when buying 150,000 miles (the maximum amount you can buy in 1
calendar year), if it looks like we'll redeem them prior to the 2016
AAdvantage Award Chart Devaluation.
But due to the difficulty of scoring Qantas First Class
awards, you'll probably want to book with British Airways Avios, since the
award calendar opens earlier when using Avios than it does when using
AAdvantage miles.