Originally Posted by
jbfield
I'm not familar with the Airmiles particulars, but I thought the scheme used to be based on the underlying cost of the ticket rather than point-to-point routes (fixed cost per miles verse zones).
Maybe I've got that mixed up with the Nectar Scheme, but if that is the correct understanding, wouldn't the cheap base fare & taxes that are around now make the Airmiles option a timely consideration?
No, Air Miles is now zonal and includes all taxes.
Paris / Ams etc is 750 miles all-in, Germany etc is 1500 all in. Club Europe is 2x, again including all taxes.
For a while tickets were earning BA tier points and miles but they now seem to be booking into redemption buckets most of the time.
Note that the credit card comes with 1500 miles (good for a CE to Paris or 2 Y to Berlin) although these miles come with a condition that you book at least 1 night hotel accommodation through Air Miles when booking. Of course, you don't need to stay in the hotel you book .... I'm using my miles in Berlin next week and booked the cheapest dump they had (£37).
If you collect Tesco points, you MAY find it more worthwhile to put them into Air Miles than BA Miles if you are the sort of person who redeems for European flights. Air Miles are particularly good value if you need short notice (1-2 weeks notice) flights to Europe as tickets tend to remain available even when BA Miles flights and cheap revenue tickets have gone.