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6 Jun 20, 09:58 PM |
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I use them on Aer Lingus or ex Dublin on BA. Ex Dublin saves hundreds on fees and we fly over the day before on a cheap RyanAir flight. With Aer Lingus you have to call up BA to book but it’s great value. I also used them last year to Hawaii from San Francisco on Alaska. 12,500 and $6 so great use of them.
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6 Jun 20, 10:45 PM |
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Join Date: Sep 16
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Yes and no. It’s generally considered (on HfP and by seasoned users of Avios) that you should aim to get at least 1p value per Avios point, which is where the above valuation comes from.
Whether you get this value or not will depend what you use them for, at what time, and what the cash cost of buying the same thing would be. It’s easier to meet/exceed this value for premium cabin flying. For long haul economy or other things like hotels, wine etc, it could well be harder. It’s also not always easy to make a straight comparison, due to different conditions and benefits on cash tickets vs Avios tickets, and the 2-4-1 voucher needs to be factored in, if applicable, but it’s a decent rule of thumb. It also depends what it “costs” you to obtain the Avios in the first place. Edited at 11:04 PM. |
7 Jun 20, 12:19 AM |
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7 Jun 20, 12:40 AM |
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7 Jun 20, 11:17 AM |
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Join Date: Mar 14
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Hi
Just dipping my toe in Avios as alwáys save Virgin (but I do have some avios). I don’t understand what ex Dublin means do you mean departing from Dublin? If so why does it save in fees? Thank you for any advice
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7 Jun 20, 02:12 PM |
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Join Date: May 17
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Yes it saves fees as they do not charge the fuel surcharges if taking off in Ireland. You can also chose American Airlines flights from the UK to avoid the surcharges.
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7 Jun 20, 02:26 PM |
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We only have about 60,000 Avios at the mo but if we get the black card that would increase to 85,000 through the current bonus offer plus say a further 15,000 earned through the qualifying spend so we would be up around 100,000 plus we'd have a companion voucher. The Reward Flight Calculator within the BAEC Avios pages doesn't seem to be working so assuming there was availability, any idea how many Avios we would need for max 4 upgrades from WTP to Club flying return from LON to one of MIA, MCO or TPA during peak summer holidays? |
7 Jun 20, 04:31 PM |
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7 Jun 20, 05:12 PM |
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7 Jun 20, 05:41 PM |
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Join Date: Mar 14
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I will have a look, thank you. Do you rate this more than Virgin? (Hopefully they survive as I have lots of miles with them). Do BA have a lot of reward seats? I tried to look to see how many points hotels are but couldn’t see it, however I did see if you spend with hotels.com and booking.com you accrue Avios
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