Originally Posted by
trueblu
If you have any avios, they are good value for short, direct hops (e.g. to HKG -- 10k each way). However, you need to pay YQ, so not that great value.
tb
10k will get you to Hong Kong, but those onward flights from HK cost an additional 10k. At to this that the 23rd is only available in business class, and we're up to 40k one way. Those same 40k could get me to Finland in business class, and up until November 15, 50k was enough to swing JFK to CKG in business class with up to a year to stop over in HKG, NRT, and/or YVR.