Originally Posted by
madfish
But by paying in £ they avoid the conversion fee so those 3k avios don't cost £30. What they will do, based on the figure you provided, and assuming the £10 offline fee, is cost £10 for 3k avios. That's a decent deal for most people.
I was thinking of the addition - or pay GBP10 for the offline fee as an option, but didn't write it
One issue/benefit is that the availability for a booking made as a UK POS may be different than that online
GBP10 us not too bad a service fee - some airlines fees are a lot worse ; even BA's fees in some countries are a lot worse ( in order to be competitive )