I currently have:

• ~680,000 avios
• a companion voucher
• a "premium plus" companion voucher.
• Gold status until April

Apart from the odd cash reduction for Avios on shorthaul, I've never been able to use them for the dream flight: a long-haul BA first or BA club suite.

The main issue I think is that as my partner is a hospital doctor, he works shifts and can't book anything more than a few months in advance. Anything we do find is a less-than-desirable location or is out of season.

I've considered using "double points", but just for one return flight to, say, LAX, I think this nearly blow away all my Avios in one go. But perhaps that's really my only option, and just give up on the vouchers?