This example is particularly relevant for redeeming
Avios because British Airways operates from the UK.
It's relatively easy to collect a substantial amount of British Airways
Avios because you can transfer from both Chase Ultimate Rewards and American Express Membership Rewards at a 1:1 ratio to your British Airways Executive Club account.
i did read his post but unfortunately i don't have enough avios to hold 2 seats... i would not mind the fees but i just don't want to transfer too many points to
avios because i hardly use them.
This makes sense for anyone that would either book a Business Class ticket anyway or who might need to book British Airways flights to London using
Avios because of the huge fuel surcharges.
There are two important things to remember: 1) Stopovers are essentially free with
Avios because each segment is priced individually.
I also like using
Avios because American is my preferred airline and I can still get my elite status benefits (like priority boarding and better seat selection) on a partner award ticket.
I love using
Avios because it's only 4,500 points for a one - way economy class ticket for a flight within 650 miles.
Short haul flights are usually where you can get the best value out of
Avios because fares can be expensive while the number of Avios needed is low.
The thing is that it's on the shorter routes where British Airways Avios gives (gave) the most value for
your Avios because it's routes like Chicago — Washington, Boston — New York and Washington — New York that can have some extremely high Economy Class fares.
It's also worth looking at your Nectar points and
Avios because you can get some good deals using those for nice city centre hotels
I couldn't book this ticket in economy with
Avios because there's no MileSAAver space available.
Not exact matches
It's still a close call though
because I often use Ultimate Rewards points to transfer to British Airways
Avios for short haul domestic flights.
Plus,
because Aer Lingus is an airline partner with British Airways, you can redeem British Airways
Avios points for an Aer Lingus award flight to Dublin, too.
Because British Airways is notorious for charging high taxes and fees (e.g. fuel surcharge), it is often times more beneficial to use your
Avios to book flights with other airlines.
British Airways is a special case
because British Airways
Avios points are most valuable when redeemed for flights on their
This is an interesting transfer opportunity,
because you can transfer Iberia
Avios points to British Airways.
That's
because you can use British Airways
Avios points on partner airlines like American Airlines, US Airways and Alaska Airlines.
Because you can earn up to 100,000 British Airways
Avios points after you get the card and meet tiered minimum spending requirements.
That's
because Avios rates are based on distance flown, and rates start as low as 4,500
Avios each.
That's
because the distance of this route falls just a few miles short of what typical transatlantic flights take and slides the trip down to a rate of just 12,500
Avios each way in Economy.
Because they are a Oneworld partner airline, you can use British Airways
Avios on all the other Oneworld partners, such as American Airlines and Qantas.
If you've been avoiding using those
Avios points
because of the hefty fuel surcharges that eat into redemptions for overseas flights on British Airways, look into using your points on domestic fares instead.
Because FSD is a small airport We'll want to book this flight either as a UA oneway (with UA Miles) or with
Avios let's look at our choices:
Because British Airways uses a distance - based chart, you could even book a very short round - trip ticket for 4,500
Avios.
It's still a close call though
because I often use Ultimate Rewards points to transfer to British Airways
Avios for short haul domestic flights.
Most Flybe tickets are cheap in cash — you may even think they're too cheap to use
Avios points,
because of taxes and surcharges assessed.
Because Avios awards are distance - based, the short flight from Miami to Orlando costs just 4,500
Avios one - way per person.
So flying from Reno to Oakland and then to Honolulu will cost 34,000
Avios points, not 25,000,
because you have to add the 9,000 points round - trip for RNO - OAK and then the 25,000 points round - trip for OAK - HNL.
Because Ultimate Rewards transfer instantly, you don't have to move them over to United or
Avios or anywhere else until you find a good deal.
We're interested in what American's site has to say
because it indicates what availability exists when using British Airways
Avios.
That's
because if you have a connection,
Avios will price each leg separately.
Collecting Chase points by using Chase credit cards is one of the best ways to earn Iberia Plus
Avios points,
because Chase points are:
And you can use connecting flights,
because Iberia
Avios doesn't calculate each segment but only the distance between the origin and the destination.
You can also use
Avios to fly British Airways within Europe,
because unlike trans - Atlantic flights, they do not impose heavy fuel surcharges for travel on the continent.
Avios is a program best utilized for short coach flights
because it is distance based.
Using Expedia Rewards for airlines isn't quite as beneficial to your Expedia account,
because the bonus points earned through Expedia for airline tickets are 1 point per $ 5 spent, which is nothing compared to some reward cards like the British Airways Visa card by Chase that gives you 3
Avios per $ 1.
The Chase British Airways Visa bonus is a little more interesting
because it gives me the option of earning 2
Avios / $ on all categories and, as long as I don't use the card to spend in categories where I'd earn a bonus with another card, that isn't a bad deal.
It's possible, mainly
because the other
Avios card from British Airways has offered 100,000
Avios sign - up bonuses in the past.
The most valuable of these three options will most likely be the Chase Ultimate Rewards program
because you can directly transfer your points to Southwest, United, British Airways
Avios (American and Alaska Air partner flights), or Flying Blue and Singapore Air to book a partner flight on Delta.
For example, say we have some family who probably aren't going to be getting the British Airways card
because they don't know how to redeem
Avios.
I prefer to use British Airways
Avios when flying short haul flights domestically
because they start at 7,500 Avis one - way!
British Airways
Avios are one of my favorite mileage currencies
because of how cheap I can get short - distance trips.
I can't tell you what the taxes and fees will be for an
Avios booing in the reverse direction
because BA.com just offers up and error message when I check (nothing new there!)
It can actually get more complicated than this
because the cabin you're flying in will also have an effect on how many
Avios you'll earn so you should make sure you factor that in when working out which sectors will earn you the most
Avios.
Also,
because British Airways is part of the oneworld alliance, you can use
Avios on American Airlines, US Airways and Alaska Airlines.
You could notice that there is only an option to transfer the
Avios out to Iberia Plus, this is
because of my household account with British Airways Executive Club.
Using
Avios out of an Iberia Plus account could save you money and could save you a considerable amount of
Avios — either thanks to the different peak and of peak season dates or
because Iberia Plus requires fewer
Avios than British Airways for the award you're looking to book.
But
because Avios is a distance - based reward program, the redemption rate is based on miles flown.
Short haul flights are usually where
Avios shines
because fares can be expensive while the number of
Avios needed and the taxes charged are low.
As things stand, using
Avios for short - haul US domestic flights on American Airlines makes a lot of sense
because they're great value — but for how long more?