Originally Posted by emonrad87

I'm planning to use Avios to fly from Amsterdam to Barcelona over Easter weekend. I was thinking a one way flight but do need to get back (Ryanair, etc look to be much cheaper for my return flight so I'll probably use them). I'm going to have a 2 day stopover in London.

My question is this: is it worth it to pay up (in both miles and cash) to get Business for the (short) flights? Economy is 12,000 miles + $40. Business is 24,000 miles + $52.

I've never flown BA short haul, so I don't know how much value there is in Business. Any thoughts?