Sharing the tricks and tools of better travel
Membership Rewards announced this morning that it is providing a 35% bonus on transfers to British Airways' Avios points through June 7. This means that for every 1,000 Membership Rewards points you will receive 1,350 Avios (instead of the usual 1:1 ratio). I generally don't recommend using Avios for international awards because their … [Read more...]
Members of the British Airways Executive Club (i.e., anyone who collects Avios points) can earn up to 200,000 bonus points when they fly full-fare trans-Atlantic tickets in any cabin on American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, or OpenSkies. Specifically, you can earn 20,000 bonus Avios for every full-fare, round-trip ticket and after flying five … [Read more...]
After months of endless speculation, with most media repeating the same tired statistics about what would become -- in theory -- the biggest carrier since the merger of United and Continental, American Airlines and US Airways finally announced their merger today. I watched the little promotional video they put on YouTube, and it isn't until 59 … [Read more...]
Scottrick wrote yesterday about using Avios for short domestic flights on Alaska Airlines or American Airlines that otherwise wouldn't make sense to redeem awards for. While I would rather pay a last-minute $150 fare from LAX to the Bay Area than redeem 10,000 United miles + $75 late-ticketing fee, I would definitely redeem 4,500 Avios + no … [Read more...]
In this game that we play, trying to redeem miles and points for more than the amount we paid to earn them, partner award charts offer up some of the most lucrative opportunities. Avios points from British Airways are one such example. I wrote last week about how the Chase Sapphire Preferred is one of my top rewards cards when you want to keep … [Read more...]
