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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...]
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...]
I meant to do this yesterday but then collapsed of exhaustion and *whoops* woke up 8 hours later. I guess flying back from China will do that to you. :D Anyway, there's a lot to cover. Remember to check in with all the different bloggers participating in the giveaway for two free tickets to the Star Alliance MegaDO. I am currently having an issue … [Read more...]
British Airways is running a promotion for trans-Atlantic flights between the US and Europe. I'm not convinced this is a great offer for everyone, but if you are the kind of person who likes to fly mileage runs, you can earn 100,000 Avios points after three roundtrip flights to Europe (economy class included) and an additional 50,000 Avios points … [Read more...]
