FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - E-rewards [Master Thread]
View Single Post
Old Nov 21, 2019 | 3:04 pm
  #3933  
Kremmen
40 Countries Visited
2M
60 Nights
25 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 4,345
Originally Posted by Ambystoma
Seems like redeeming for Avios is popular. Is this generally considered the best redemption in Erewards? I've been redeeming for United miles. Would love to hear why Avios is the best bang for the buck if that is in fact the case.
BA Avios is $35/1000. United MP is $50/1000. My redemptions on both put those two currencies at similar value, so paying 43% more for UA MP miles doesn't make sense to me. (While I value them about the same, their uses are very different. Avios is only worthwhile for direct flights under 2000 miles, while MP is best for multiple connections over long distances.)
Kremmen is offline