The 5 Best and 3 Worst Ways to Redeem Avios in 2024

Charles, this is the BEST video which you have made - absolutely stunningly useful, any chance of making a downloadable summary??

I use BA Avios points all the time when travel from DFW to ICN. I typically get 2+ cents/point which beats AMEX 1 cent/point

Interesting article which resonates. Last year i got a fantastic deal on Qatar, UK to Seychelles in business. many fewer points than if id been doing equivalent distance with BA. Next year i'm using an upgrade voucher (via Barclays) to go to the Caribbean , business class but on PE level of avios. I also used my Avios to upgrade an economy seat to europe to business this year, i'm not sure if it was a good deal (thouygh i think it likely was) but there was no way id pay the cash for that plus and it paid back in spades when my outbound flight was significantly delayed and i had the lBA ounge to rest in rather than a horribly crowded gatwick.
One question, you said you looked at where you could go in a specific time period to make use of a voucher before it expired. Where would you do that search?
I'm also going to consider in future at flights with BA partners from outside the UK and a positioning flight to get there. Ive known that was an option when buyinag ticket but had forgotten/didnt realise the same applied for avios.
lasty you said dont trade nectar for avios.I do the reverse, every month theres an automatic sweep of my nectar points into avios. Do you think that makes sense?
ETA please turn down or remove the background music

How do you see where is available to fly to with the companion voucher. DO you have to type in all the destinations and check or is there a page that shows you what is available?

Can you direct me to any links or advice on using avios points in canada? It seemed a little tricky to redeem when i tried. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'd like to use some points before they expire so i dont need to keep topping up in case they expire. 🙏

Am i right in thinking the BA (Blue AMEX card) will only allow you to get economy flight tickets when using companion voucher? If i wanted business class i have to avoid using companion voucher and just use straight up Avios Points?

Thank you!

Does the Barclays upgrade cabin voucher include Qatar airways?

Nice to discover the deals to Doha. You're forgeting Iberia, when you reedem your Avios on them expecially with 50% discount avios promo, u get great deala to US, Central and South América.

Uber UK has partnership with BA £1 for 1point, on rides and Ubers trains + (if you book trains uber gives you 10% of the value of ticket in uber credit)

My wife and I are flying business class from LGW to YVR return for £450 each. We used around 160000 Avios and a companion voucher. That's a winner for us.
PS. The companion voucher opens up more rewards flights.

Get rid of the background music 🎶 it’s very distracting and isn’t helping your presentation at all!

watching this video from New Zealand, i don't believe we have Avios points here., but we do have Airpoints with our national carrier Air New Zealand.Airpoints can also be earned by using a airpoints card in most shops/stores through-out NZ.

Hello, is it wise to book an award ticket with avios or should I book an economy ticket first and then upgrade it to a business class. which one has more value

Is it best to fly to Copenhagen and then fly with a partner airline to reduce Avios spend ?

How do you book with partner airlines like quatar ?

BA's Avios program is just terrible! We (my wife and I) have points on United, AA and BA. BA Avios are by far the hardest to spend. There is barely any availability. When there is, it's usually poor value or terrible connections. It's easier to book BA flights through her AA account using AA miles. BA is a dirty monopoly protected by the British government against the interest of their own citizens.

How do I found witch company accept my avios? (From Amex) Sorry I'm new in this world 😅

Do you know the logic behind CPH-DOH for an incredible 20k Avios and £40? I had to go see it myself to believe it. The pricing doesn’t seem to follow the usual BA partner airline pricing based on distance?

Their redemption on domestic American and Alaska flights are hit or miss, but there when I need them.

Good guide.
I'm thinking that my Avios should be used for:
(1) Long-haul flights with the likes of Finnair and, once it has sorted itself out, Qatar.
(2) BA Club Europe flights.
(3) Buying the odd extra legroom seats on BA long-haul.
On my Club Europe reward flights last week, I noticed that it was the 4th of 6 points/cash combos that offered the best value - and that was counter-intuitive.