Let's say that you were flying from Madrid to Tampa and were interested in using
your Avios for an economy flight.
Not exact matches
A
flight from Miami only costs 12,500 British Airways
Avios in each direction
for an
economy seat.
Flights only cost 12,500
Avios each way in
economy; this is the standard
for American reward travel.
If you want to book the same award
flight in
economy class, it will only be 23,000
Avios for a one - way award booking.
A
flight from Miami only costs 12,500 British Airways
Avios in each direction
for an
economy seat.
This
flight puts you in the 25,000
Avios distance bracket
for economy flights.
With award tickets starting at 4,000 - 4,500
Avios in
economy or 7,750 - 9,000
Avios in business class
for any
flight less than 651 miles you'd be able to book 22
flights with that 100,000 point bonus.
Unfortunately, British Airways no longer offers the 4,500
Avios price point
for flights within the U.S., but any
flight up to 1,150 miles within the U.S. or abroad will only cost you 7,500
Avios in
economy class.
Even one - way
flights in
economy class tend to be quite expensive, but you can experience first class on this route
for only 22,500
Avios.
If your
flights are more than 650 miles, you can still find some great value with British Airways
Avios when flying within Asia and Europe, as they often have some of the better redemption rates
for both
economy class and business class.
However, adding a short - haul
economy flight to a long - haul business or first class
flight may, as in my example, drastically reduce the number of Iberia
Avios required
for your award redemption.
This journey falls within 25,000
Avios distance bracket
for the
economy - class
flights.
I had one reader ask me recently if he could use his
Avios points
for an
economy class
flight from Seattle to London.
For example, domestic AA
flights that show availability at the Saver
Economy level of 17,500 AAdvantage miles on AA.com will be bookable using
Avios, though the number required will vary based on distance.
If you want to book the same award
flight in
economy class, it will only be 23,000
Avios for a one - way award booking.
Flights only cost 12,500
Avios each way in
economy; this is the standard
for American reward travel.
A
flight from Miami only costs 12,500 British Airways
Avios in each direction
for an
economy seat.
Even one - way
flights in
economy class tend to be quite expensive, but you can experience first class on this route
for only 22,500
Avios.
Unfortunately, British Airways no longer offers the 4,500
Avios price point
for flights within the U.S., but any
flight up to 1,150 miles within the U.S. or abroad will only cost you 7,500
Avios in
economy class.
The best way to use British
Avios on American is booking short
flights in
economy for 7,500 and 10,000
Avios.
Flyers can use
Avios points (at one cent per point) to pay
for things, but this represents a rather poor value since a short - haul
flight costs only 4,500 points in
economy.
When you have a
flight that's 500 miles or less within the lower 48 states, it only costs 7,500
Avios for a one - way
economy flight.
The shortest
flights start at 4,000
Avios for an off - peak
economy ticket.
The stand - alone
Avios Travel Reward Programme is,
for a very limited travel window, offering a 50 % discount on
Avios Economy Class award
flights to New York & Boston From London Heathrow & Gatwick.
That blows, but
for a
flight this short it still only comes to 18,000
Avios (remember, the first class price is 4x the
economy price, which
for this 496 - mile
flight would be only 4,500
Avios).
Short hops within North America start at 7,500
Avios for flights of 1,500 miles or less in
economy class.
They could earn the
Avios by flying but, if they booked the cheapest
Economy Class tickets, it would take 57 round trip
flights between New York and London to earn the 100,000
Avios needed
for that award (865
Avios in each direction).
he stand - alone
Avios Travel Reward Programme is,
for a very limited travel window, offering a 50 % discount on
Avios Economy Class award
flights to New York & Boston From London Heathrow & Gatwick.
Partner
economy awards were unchanged, including the super valuable short haul prices of 4,500 to 10,000
Avios for flights up to 2,000 miles.
As you'll see in that article,
Avios are excellent
for short - haul
flights around the US / Mexico / and Caribbean,
flights from the west coast to Hawaii,
economy flights from the East Coast to Europe, and other intra-continent
flights around the world in places like South America and Australia.
Compared to 7,500
Avios in
economy,
for example, 30,000
Avios for a short American Airlines
flight in first class is probably not worth it (this looks to be corrected to business class pricing in 2017).
For example, the 5,488 - mile
flight between Los Angeles and Tokyo would cost 25,000
Avios each way if booked in
economy on American Airlines.
The one drawback here is that
for flights within the US the lowest award price is 7,500
Avios, but this still represents a solid savings over a typical roundtrip
economy award booked with one of the three US legacy carriers.
This allows you to book roundtrip
economy flights domestically up to 1,150 miles in distance each way
for 15,000
Avios.
That's a 66.67 % increase in the number of
Avios required
for Economy Class on the shorter (650 miles or less) US domestic
flights.
Level will offer 6 fare classes: Basic
Economy offers a
flight from A to B with 1 piece of handluggage and you'll pay extra
for seat assignment, food and checked luggage, but do earn (some)
Avios award miles.
Currently, you can book
economy class
flights from the west coast to Hawaii
for 25,000 Korean Air SkyPass miles (on Delta) or 25,000 British Airways
Avios (on Alaska Airlines or American Airlines).
With award tickets starting at 4,000 - 4,500
Avios in
economy or 7,750 - 9,000
Avios in business class
for any
flight less than 651 miles you'd be able to book 22
flights with that 100,000 point bonus.
Avios are excellent
for short - haul
flights around the US / Mexico / and Caribbean,
flights from the west coast to Hawaii,
economy flights from the East Coast to Europe, and other intra-continent
flights around the world in places like South America and Australia.
I love using
Avios because it's only 4,500 points
for a one - way
economy class ticket
for a
flight within 650 miles.
-LSB-...] British Airways
Avios are perfect
for short, direct,
economy flights on British Airways partners that do not levy fuel surcharges like these partners.
British Airways and Iberia
Avios are good
for short
economy flights on oneworld partners... and they even offer the occasional Business Class sweetspot.
But now that you know the best uses, you can get terrific value
for your
Avios, regardless of whether you prefer
economy or premium class, or tend to take either international or domestic
flights.
For example, if you wanted to use
Avios to book American
flights, flying transcontinentally from New York to Los Angeles would only cost you 9,000
Avios with this bonus instead of 12,500 each way in
economy, and 18,000
Avios instead of 25,000 in business class.
Short - haul
economy flights have always been my preference
for using my
Avios, and even post-British Airways devaluation, they will still be a good option.
For economy, short - haul
flights, BA
Avios still retain a strong value.
The promotion, called «Reward
Flights For Less», allows passengers to book awards in Economy Class (World Traveller) for 40 % fewer Avios than would normally be requir
For Less», allows passengers to book awards in
Economy Class (World Traveller)
for 40 % fewer Avios than would normally be requir
for 40 % fewer
Avios than would normally be required.
British Airways
Avios are great
for short
economy flights.
Another sweet spot is an
Economy award redemption from London to the USA East Coast (New York, Washington, Baltimore, and Boston) which only costs 26,000
Avios for the round trip in off - peak periods (but these
flights come with heavy taxes making them not so attractive after all).
One example Travel is Free documented was where a non-stop
economy flight from Los Angeles to Sydney Australia (~ 7500 miles) would cost 50,000
Avios during peak dates, whereas you could fly Los Angeles to Honolulu (2,556 miles), and then Honolulu to Sydney (5,067 miles)
for a combined cost of 37,500
Avios.