• You can use a smaller than expected amount to fly ... we just flew business class with BA from Valencia, Spain to Heathrow and back for 1€ and 25,000 miles each. It was only 15,000 for economy I think.

  • WUT!?
    I have loads more than that, need to go hunt out that deal, last time I checked my Avios I couldn't Gert anything good.
    And my sis lives in Valencia.

    Just check, how did you find this flights? I found none from City and was only able to save 70 quid using Avios?

  • We were doing returns from VLC to LHR so maybe the taxes are different?

    Edit: This is what I see trying to go in either direction ... I underestimated, Economy is 23,500 points per person, and Business is 40,000

  • Might be worth starting another thread (and generating some humblebrag golf club gold at the same time) but read the guides on headforpoints/thepointsguy etc.
    there are websites that show peak/off peak dates as reward flights become available 355 days ahead. you have to plan ahead if you want max value from a companion voucher.
    there are also reward flight savers where you just pay avios and a fixed amount of tax which can be good value if european flights are expensive at particular times.

    we spent 114000 points and £1050 on 2 returns to Tokyo business out/Premium back, saved about £5-6k (not that i would ever pay full RRP to fly business ) the money part is all taxes.

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