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For a real life application, last April I booked Mr. Deals a flight from JFK to Montreal for 4,5000 Avios points + $2.50. This flight would have been $190, giving me a value of 4.2 cents per point. If I were to utilize the bonus points for this high redemption always, these 100k points can be valued at $4,222 worth of free travel!
Unlike other airlines, there is no standard chart outlining the points needed for an award redemption. In my opinion, this is one of the more frustrating aspects to the program. You will need to enter the two city pairs on this online calculator cheap rental cars in las vegas   to see the points required. However, if there are no direct flights you will need to enter the individual segments and add up the points for segment to find the total points needed. For example, to check Houston to Atlanta which has no direct flights on American Airlines, you will need to enter Houston to Dallas (which is 4,500 points) and then Dallas to Atlanta (another 4,500 points). This means the total points needed for the entire Houston to Atlanta route will be 9,000 points one-way. For non-direct routes, you will need to do some prior research to check the connecting city. I personally use Kayak.com when searching for various routes.
Short-haul: Only requires 4,500 points one-way! cheap rental cars in las vegas Typically, these are for flights less than 650 miles. cheap rental cars in las vegas I was actually cheap rental cars in las vegas able to redeem just 9,000 points for a round-trip ticket from NYC to Montreal (plus $53 in taxes/fees). This is for a ticket that would have cost $450! This was a redemption rate of 5 cents per point, which is amazing! Another great redemption would be from NYC to Toronto, another extremely expensive flight, but again only 4,500 points each way. The 100,000 points earned can get you 11 free round-trip flights, and if used on a $450 RT ticket, worth close to $5,000! This value is on the high end and will depend on your redemption.
Medium-haul: Only requires 7,500 points one-way. The 100,000 points will allow you to fly from Boston to Miami 6 times round-trip. Typically this flight averages $300, so a savings of $1,800 and this is more on the conservative side.
Long-haul: Requires 12,500 points one-way. This ends up being the same 25,000 points needed for a round-trip domestic flight that other carriers offer. cheap rental cars in las vegas Normally, I would not recommend redeeming 25k points for a domestic flight, but it really depends on your needs. These 100,000 points from the bonus will give you 4 coast to coast flights (plus $2.50 in fees per one-way). On the extreme conservative cheap rental cars in las vegas side, this will be worth about $1,000.
South America: A great use of your Avios points as there are no fuel charges! The number of miles required cheap rental cars in las vegas will be based on your departing and arrival city. If you are able to swing a direct flight cheap rental cars in las vegas (typically JFK, LAX, MIA, DFW) you could redeem anywhere between 20,000 to 60,000. For those without direct flights, you will need to redeem additional points for the first segment. For flights to South America fees will only run around $100, which is not bad once you think about the cost of purchasing the ticket right out over $1,000!
Europe: Typically, not a great redemption as there are hefty taxes/fuel charges. Although a round-trip ticket from JFK to London is only 40,000 cheap rental cars in las vegas miles, the fees will run you $653.34! Dissimilar to American Airline miles, cheap rental cars in las vegas with Avios points you will get hit with these high fees regardless if redeeming on BAs or AA operating flights. While the fees going to the UK is probably the highest of all of Europe, other European cities will still cost at least $500 and this is just for coach! Business class will be at least $750 in fees.
I personally would only recommend redeeming BA miles for domestic and South America flights, however, you might find some hidden gems for South East Asia travel along with inter-country travel (i.e., Australia). If you are looking to redeem for business class, you might find the value in flying to Europe cheap rental cars in las vegas as $750 in fees is far less than the $5,000 ticket it would cost but I d recommend using American Airline miles or a totally different alliance for these flights. cheap rental cars in las vegas Again, I am a coach kind of girl, so economy tickets would NEVER be worth it to Europe!
Also would LOVE to see a write up on how best to use the companion ticket. Is there any strategy for not paying the huge fuel surcharge? cheap rental cars in las vegas Any point of departure or arrival that would save us those huge fees, times 2? Or is it best to just go as far as one can with the companion ticket?
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