What would you do with 1.2m Avios?

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Why are you wanting to churn through them?

In any event, repeated weekends away on mid haul EU/ME would appear as best BFYB and fit around work/social/other activity.

Shame LCY-JFK has ended - would have been a good way to burn some of them.

Just like with cash, the longer you sit on them the more value they use (inflation); they've already sat through one slight devaluation in rates.

Unfortunately taxes + fees (TFC) on flights to/from the US is astronomical, you're often better off using cash; even booking last minute.

 

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Another 27k Avios burned on 2x LHR-MAD to b2b onto a MAD-YYZ / JFK-LHR fare which was a steal at £800 return in J. With fares like that, cash wins every time.

 

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BA just announced an extension of service to LJU in the winter season so ........ flights booked over for Christmas, so that's another 2x J return for 31,500k p/p.

Slowly working our way through!

Good value redemption as getting 1.2p / Avios value there.

 

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And......... BA are also making a return to Belgrade (BEG), so 2x J return for 27k p/p (off-peak dates) booked as well.

The guaranteed 8x Y and 4x J seats has meant there's great availability given it was only announced yesterday,

 

[anyonebutqantas]

I'd be using them on QR F.

 

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I'd be using them on QR F.

Difficult to find availability, plus there's a premium when booking <31 days from the travel date now too.

 

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We're back over 1m Avios again due to some recent flights.... better start burning again!

 

[anyonebutqantas]

We're back over 1m Avios again due to some recent flights.... better start burning again!

Congratulations!

 

[docjames]

We're back over 1m Avios again due to some recent flights.... better start burning again!

Can you be my long lost cousin and buy 4 AU-EU return tix for me?

Interested to know how you're going to end up burning them - quantity, value or quality are the three tradeoffs i guess.

eg.
One major RTW type trip
vs
Multiple short haul (volume)
vs
"Value" redemption (points per dollar redemption).

 

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Can you be my long lost cousin and buy 4 AU-EU return tix for me?

Interested to know how you're going to end up burning them - quantity, value or quality are the three tradeoffs i guess.

eg.
One major RTW type trip
vs
Multiple short haul (volume)
vs
"Value" redemption (points per dollar redemption).

Mostly a combination of 2 and 3. 1 only really works if you're more interested in majorish cities due to the OW network coverage...