Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORD
Programs: AA, UA, AS, DL, BA, F9, IHG Plat, HH Gold, CC Gold, SPG Gold, MR Silver
Posts: 1,786
Avios are great for S. America, direct short hauls within US/Caribbean, and Ireland from ORD/BOS. Any AASaver award can be booked with Avios. I value both very highly and can find great redemption options, but it all depends where you want to go. I am using avios for ORD-RNO 20k RT and ORD-MSY 9k RT (over $300 tickets almost always) in the next few months.