Purchasing British Avios

[lilkid28]

There's a current promotion to buy with BA Avios with 50% bonus points. My account was created in 2015, listing down a European country as home address but not able to purchase. Anyone being able to purchase?

 

[Abdul_A350]

There's a current promotion to buy with BA Avios with 50% bonus points. My account was created in 2015, listing down a European country as home address but not able to purchase. Anyone being able to purchase?

If you have a zero balance, that might be the problem.

 

[lilkid28]

If you have a zero balance, that might be the problem.

Does yours have balance and able to make a purchase or proceed to checkout page?

Would a transfer from SPG make it an account activity and then being eligible to purchase?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

The 50% is a good deal. Currently puts a transcon PER-East Coast at ~AUD405 one way.

 

[clifford]

There's a current promotion to buy with BA Avios with 50% bonus points. My account was created in 2015, listing down a European country as home address but not able to purchase. Anyone being able to purchase?

I've just purchased avios through this promotion. I have a UK address, but use an Australian credit card. Never had a problem purchasing avios this way, even when my balance was zero, and I've never credited anything to BA (always to QF). Perhaps your problem is that you're not using a UK address.

 

[Mattg]

This is a very good deal, particularly if redeeming for Qantas domestic short-haul Business class.

I recall having a similar problem of not being able to purchase any Avios during a similar previous promotion due to not having any Avios in my account. To overcome this, I booked a hotel a few months ago through Agoda Points Max and credited the booking to British Airways Executive Club. That seems to be an easy way to accumulate a small amount of miles with BA (and a range of other random programs, for that matter). Using this method the points probably won't credit in time to use this promo, but you would be eligible for future promos.

 

[LittleFokker]

The 50% is a good deal. Currently puts a transcon PER-East Coast at ~AUD405 one way.

Approx $260 (12,500 Avios) for Y and $710 (37,500 Avios) for J one way (with 50%bonus), but red e-deals are $205 at the moment....

 

[clifford]

Approx $260 for Y and $710 for J one way (with 50%bonus), but red e-deals are $205 at the moment....

Must admit that I hadn't thought about using avios for domestic flights, but it does look like a reasonable option.

Just checked CBR-ADL on QF in business. Approx $220 using avios vs $815 for QF cash fare or 24,000 miles for a QF award (whatever that's worth).

 

[LA10]

I'm having the same issue, cannot purchase due to have zero in my avios account. Mattg, that's a good idea.

Edit: Managed to claim immediate credit for a BA flight I took in June this year. That 'activated' my avios account and took me off a zero balance. I was then able to purchase avios (first time doing so!).

 

[Mattg]

Approx $260 (12,500 Avios) for Y and $710 (37,500 Avios) for J one way (with 50%bonus), but red e-deals are $205 at the moment....

That's correct for PER-SYD and PER-BNE. But PER-MEL is still good value at 10,000 Avios in Y and 20,000 Avios for J (which I estimate to cost $380 during this promo).

 

[LittleFokker]

That's correct for PER-SYD and PER-BNE. But PER-MEL is still good value at 10,000 Avios in Y and 20,000 Avios for J (which I estimate to cost $380 during this promo).

I did not know Melbourne was closer to Perth

 

[diningdecadence]

are there any sweet spots in terms of intl travel? ideally based out of AUS, but alternatively i understand short haul intra europe is also well priced?

 

[alieninperth]

Anything just under 2,000 miles would be a sweeter spot. DUB-BOS with EI gives very little taxes and was very good value a while ago, changes to the chart have made is less good but still attractive. As already mentioned, PER-MEL is a great deal.

 

[clifford]

CAI-LHR is good value at 10,000 in Y. Compare with 20,000 for DOH-LHR... BTW, I just redeemed ADL-CBR in J for 9,000 avios and the return trip in Y for 4,500.

 

[LA10]

It's a good thing I remembered I had avios. I was looking at flights from MEL - Gladstone for the long weekend and it was coming to $600+ return. I think I'll use avios to get to BNE and then purchase a cash fare.

 

[Jleno]

I just received an email from BA offering 50% bonus on purchasing Avios - expires 30 June.