Originally Posted by
grandgourmand
You should start by figuring out where you want to go. This is a very open ended question.
One piece of advice, though, is blow that Avios balance before April 28th. Those points are devaluing, particularly for use on BA's one world partners. For example, going from YVR-HKG in J on CX currently costs 60k points one-way. That's jumping to 90k points after the devaluation.
The points will still be useful for short flights (e.g. YVR - LAX), but since you have so many I'd consider a bigger trip.
How'd you get that balance? If it's from spending on the RBC BA card, you may have earned a companion certificate. Do some googling on how that works.
Is it true that redemption with Avios will be more or less the same if booking in Y after April 28? I'm referring to this:
http://cardmecanada.com/british-airways-avios-changes/