Transfer Avios (Iberia Plus) to Avios (BA)
May 26, 2012, 4:24 am
#91
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: LHR, HKG, SYD
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Jun 27, 2012, 3:57 am
#92
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 725
i want to transfer from iberia to avios.com
my iberia account has activity june last year
my avios accoutn has activity last month
ive checked both account and they appear to match (address, etc)
for some reason i dont have "combine my avios" on the iberia website
i have that option on the avios site and the transfer wont work
email to avios.com resulted in a reply saying my account was innactive at iberia.com
iberia.com wont reply to emails
any suggestions? thanks
my iberia account has activity june last year
my avios accoutn has activity last month
ive checked both account and they appear to match (address, etc)
for some reason i dont have "combine my avios" on the iberia website
i have that option on the avios site and the transfer wont work
email to avios.com resulted in a reply saying my account was innactive at iberia.com
iberia.com wont reply to emails
any suggestions? thanks
I just logged in to my iberia.com account and discovered that the "combine my avios" function was available. my iberia account has not had any activity since June 2011. I had been told a few months ago that my iberia account was innactive and that the transfer of points would not be possible due to inactivity. i only had 3,000 points in the iberia account which were collected by registering for email newsletters (if i recall correctly).
anyway, for those who have ran into problems it might be worth a look in the iberia site now. i transferred the 3,000 iberia avios to avios.com and they appeared in my avios.com statement within a minute.
Jun 27, 2012, 6:36 pm
#93
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Chicago
Programs: AA UA Delta. HH Diamond, PC Platinum, Club Carlson Gold, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 808
Have anyone in US successfully transferred Iberia points to BA?
I am in US, just opened Iberia account today, zero points, I have household account in BA.
I'd like to transfer hotel points to Iberia and then to BA.
I don't have avios account yet. Would that be much trouble? What do you think?
I am in US, just opened Iberia account today, zero points, I have household account in BA.
I'd like to transfer hotel points to Iberia and then to BA.
I don't have avios account yet. Would that be much trouble? What do you think?
Jun 27, 2012, 6:53 pm
#94
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,828
Have anyone in US successfully transferred Iberia points to BA?
I am in US, just opened Iberia account today, zero points, I have household account in BA.
I'd like to transfer hotel points to Iberia and then to BA.
I don't have avios account yet. Would that be much trouble? What do you think?
I am in US, just opened Iberia account today, zero points, I have household account in BA.
I'd like to transfer hotel points to Iberia and then to BA.
I don't have avios account yet. Would that be much trouble? What do you think?
Here is the methodology: It is a two-step process, once you get the accounts set up correctly. You use the "Combine My Avios" function to move the Iberia points to an account you need to create at www.avios.com. Then you use the same function to move the points to your BA Household Account. Make sure the e-mail address matches on all three accounts.
To create an avios.com account, you need to use a U.K. street address. (I used the address of my favorite London hotel.)
Once you get the accounts set up, the transfer(s) only takes a few minutes and the miles (points) show up immediately.
Jun 30, 2012, 1:24 am
#100
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 3,951
I had a similar issue. I could not transfer online, however BAEC were satisfied that it was 'my' IB account and so transferred my IB Avios out manually. Give them a call^
Jun 30, 2012, 2:25 am
#101
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Her Majesty's United Kingdom
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Jul 12, 2012, 8:22 am
#103
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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When I try to access my IB account from Avios.com I get the following message:
Neither are household accounts, any ideas?
You can't use Combine my Avios with this account. Please contact us
Jul 12, 2012, 8:32 am
#104
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: New York
Programs: Cutting down :-(
Posts: 604
Do you have any transactions on your Iberia account? If you don't, then your account is deemed inactive and ineligible for transactions. This is _not_ an explicit part of the terms and conditions of combine avios, but still strictly enforced. You can get around the issue by generating a transaction on your Iberia account. This can be almost anything, an Amex MR transfer, a car rental, etc. (even a OW flight).
Last edited by cvarming; Jul 12, 2012 at 9:07 am
Jul 12, 2012, 8:55 am
#105
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Posts: 5,955
Do you have any transactions on your Iberia account? If you don't then you account is deemed inactive and ineligible for transactions. This is _not_ an explicit part of the terms and conditions of combine avios, but still strictly enforced. You can get around the issue by generating a transaction on your Iberia account. This can be almost anything, an Amex MR transfer, a car rental, etc. (even a OW flight).
No I don't have any transaction yet, but I am expecting some points to arrive from Accor shortly and just wanted to make sure it was working OK.
Thanks for your help!
I contacted Avios.com and they told me that my IB account was coming up as invalid so I emailed IB. I wonder what they will come back with
Thanks again