Originally Posted by
redtailshark
I'd also be interested in the best value redemption using BA miles.
There are two options for the forthcoming BA miles bonanza.
One, maximize redemption costing (to BA). As many know, I haven't set foot on BA in years. Their organizational ideology and CS is too unspeakable to tolerate. But I'm going to have 100k of their miles, like everyone else.
In this case, I don't want to actually use them on BA not only because they're intolerable but also because the notional accounting value of the redemption is too low. CX F might be a better idea, if that can be done.
Or, two, to try out an interesting AA routing and see what the service is like.
If you can swing a CX route that works for you, I would advise you to do so.
What's more, you could always do something like NYC-HKG-stop-NRT in F and then sweat it out in AA Y on the return (for 100k miles).
Since I happen to enjoy the flying aspect of travel, however irrational to some, I have no problem paying a bit of YQ in order to maximize the experiential value of these free miles. That having been said, I have no interest paying the equivalent of a Y fare for the privilege of redeeming on BA metal.