Originally Posted by
bakaneko85
Seems to be such a waste to ditch free mileage.. hence my question. Any way i can redeem 25,000 for hotel stay, or short haul flights in non OW European carriers or OW Asian carriers? Had a quick look, but nothing seems achievable for around 25,000 miles
AY points are based on kilometers, not miles, so you accrue them more fast but also need to spend more to get anything reasonable, and, like you say, 25k is next to nothing..
Maybe you can ask them to offer you a duty free gift card instead..