Originally Posted by
lkar
A little bit, because they are transferable. But they move slowly. Other than Hilton, they have very little utility left given how easy it is to use BA Avios from the west coast to HI. I like them. If you can find saver award to and from the mainland, it is an excellent product.
That's what I'd suspect. I also suspect it's a bit of a hassle to do the trade (like I guess I book somebody's rez and then they book something for me).
If I had to, I could use the miles to actually go to Hawaii, but I already have other (probably better) options to do that. So unless there's a legal and safe way to turn these into cash at a penny a mile, I think I'll do the HHonors transfer.
Quite a shame. I was looking forward to the Virgin Atlantic flights (something different for me, and good value).