Originally Posted by
nall
I would think the more likely gotcha is that the USAA management decides to severely restrict low-level award availability, which is what BA pulls from.
As someone who is CLT-based and takes full advantage of BA Avios, I am afraid of this as well. Long live the 9000 Avios round-trips to ORD and LGA! That said, stocking up on Avios couldn't be easier given the ability to transfer from MR, UR, and SPG, as well as the Chase BA card. I'm loading up.