Originally Posted by
Neil791
Open question to those who might have done this before....i'm looking to take advantage of the RBC Avion point conversion to BA Avios based on the 1:1.3 conversion ratio as it seems the redemption options for Avion don't meet my requirements for travel.
That said, to my knowledge Avios seems to be the only partner with such a high conversion ratio but the other question is whether or not using Avios has been any easier for people having done the the conversion?
Appreciate any feedback both positive or negative from those in the know
using BA avios is very very difficult and expensive. we used to get huge value years ago but ba has tightened the thumbscrews. we have an rbc ba visa 241 left and enough avios to do F to europe and back for the two of us but that'll be it for BA.
i put as much of my spend on my amex plat as possible and will review my credit card situation with rbc next year. the game has changed in the last couple of years and getting oversized value out of points/miles is more and more difficult so i'm not sure what our approach will be.
you haven't stated what your end goal is with points. it's hard to devise a strategy without a goal in mind. where do you want to go? europe? asia? north america? when you do travel, are you restricted to certain dates because of holidays or school vacations?
my/our goal is/was to fly to asia and europe in business and first in the world's best products any time. defining your goals helps planning.
also, if you want to fly BA, this is helpful:
https://baredemptionfinder.com/
feel free to pm me if i can be of any help