Originally Posted by
miadeals
BA has better value than AA to book AA so why would you ever use AA points...
That can be true for short-haul flights, and isn't new. It's different for medium to long-haul flights. A BOS-ORD-DEN flight prices as 15,000 Avios or can be 12,500 AAdvantage miles. There are also lots of AA flights at Saver levels that Avios doesn't offer, so Avios for travel on AA isn't the magic bullet, even for short haul. You really need to know the program architectures - region based vs. distance-based is a key element - before offering generalizations that can be of value to others.