Heathrow Rewards. Keep or covert to Avios?
Nov 29, 2017, 1:17 am
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Heathrow Rewards. Keep or covert to Avios?
Can someone advise me as to what to do with my Heathrow reward points (now and moving forwards). I currently have 3400. Which I am told is £30 in vouchers. This seems better than 3400 Avios. What do you do? What is an actual Avios "worth"? Not what they cost to buy, because that is obviously inflated but what are they typically worth in terms of redeeming them on flights and upgrades.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Nov 29, 2017, 1:44 am
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I kept mine for a while and converted them to vouchers earlier this year when a 'double conversion' offer came up. It allowed my to swap £300 worth of points for £600 in cash to spend in the airport. Currently sitting on £400 in points and hoping for another offer. I don't know when the next one will come around, if ever, but I'd definitely recommend waiting for something better than a straight points to cash swap.
Nov 29, 2017, 1:55 am
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Only convert when a bonus is on.
If you ever pay for Heathrow parking, best redemption is parking vouchers.
You are 'paying' 1p per Avios by choosing them over shopping vouchers so be clear in your mind that is worthwhile or not.
If you ever pay for Heathrow parking, best redemption is parking vouchers.
You are 'paying' 1p per Avios by choosing them over shopping vouchers so be clear in your mind that is worthwhile or not.
Nov 29, 2017, 1:55 am
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I kept mine for a while and converted them to vouchers earlier this year when a 'double conversion' offer came up. It allowed my to swap £300 worth of points for £600 in cash to spend in the airport. Currently sitting on £400 in points and hoping for another offer. I don't know when the next one will come around, if ever, but I'd definitely recommend waiting for something better than a straight points to cash swap.
Nov 29, 2017, 2:43 am
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It all comes down to your Avios strategy.
If you accrue Avios without a plan I'd take vouchers rather than miles. And as stated above, time redeeming your points for when there's an offer on.
If you accrue Avios without a plan I'd take vouchers rather than miles. And as stated above, time redeeming your points for when there's an offer on.
Nov 29, 2017, 3:00 am
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My plan is to use my Avios (in a few years) for a return to Barbados in F for me and the wife. I calculated I need 360k.
Nov 29, 2017, 3:09 am
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Would the BA AMEX card with the £195 fee get you there for 180,000 Avios and a BOGOF code from spending £10k on the card?