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Jan 13, 2023 | 7:52 am

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Radtel

Join Date: Jul 2020

Location: Burnaby, Canada

Programs: BAC Silver

Posts: 227

Is Avios ripping off non British customers?

To be fair, I posed this question to Avios however, they have not responded. So, the FT folks can have their say now.

I needed to purchase some points to top up my account. When I looked at the Avios site there was a huge discrepancy of costs between British pound and US dollars (and minor for the Euro). Being in Canada, I am forced to buy in US dollars.

This is what it works out as, at today’s rate (I selected 10,000 points as a reference)

10,000 would cost £175, €201 or $300. This is from the Avios site https://pgt.shopping.ba.com/resources/pricing-buy

The equivalency of £175 is $213.86 (€197.22). Simple math says that they overcharge by about $80.

Any comments?

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