On Business - redemptions question
Mar 27, 2018, 6:08 am
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
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On Business - redemptions question
Without getting into the ins and outs of the merits of On Business, can anyone who uses it help with my understanding of the system?
- is it generally better value for Long or Short Haul travel - I'm interested mostly in Y for SH and W for PE as these are the classes our travel policy allows
- is it subject to payment of additional taxes on redemptions in the same way an Avios redemption is?
- is it subject to availability restrictions like Avios redemptions? It seems to me that it's less restricted.
- is there any equivalent to a RFS?
There's an ulterior motive in that I'm keen to persuade our travel department to burn the points on SH travel rather than LH (if that makes financial sense). I have a feeling they focus on the big bills from LH rather than the big spend which is in SH.
- is it generally better value for Long or Short Haul travel - I'm interested mostly in Y for SH and W for PE as these are the classes our travel policy allows
- is it subject to payment of additional taxes on redemptions in the same way an Avios redemption is?
- is it subject to availability restrictions like Avios redemptions? It seems to me that it's less restricted.
- is there any equivalent to a RFS?
There's an ulterior motive in that I'm keen to persuade our travel department to burn the points on SH travel rather than LH (if that makes financial sense). I have a feeling they focus on the big bills from LH rather than the big spend which is in SH.
Mar 27, 2018, 6:15 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 2,660
Without getting into the ins and outs of the merits of On Business, can anyone who uses it help with my understanding of the system?
- is it generally better value for Long or Short Haul travel - I'm interested mostly in Y for SH and W for PE as these are the classes our travel policy allows
- is it subject to payment of additional taxes on redemptions in the same way an Avios redemption is?
- is it subject to availability restrictions like Avios redemptions? It seems to me that it's less restricted.
- is there any equivalent to a RFS?
There's an ulterior motive in that I'm keen to persuade our travel department to burn the points on SH travel rather than LH (if that makes financial sense). I have a feeling they focus on the big bills from LH rather than the big spend which is in SH.
- is it generally better value for Long or Short Haul travel - I'm interested mostly in Y for SH and W for PE as these are the classes our travel policy allows
- is it subject to payment of additional taxes on redemptions in the same way an Avios redemption is?
- is it subject to availability restrictions like Avios redemptions? It seems to me that it's less restricted.
- is there any equivalent to a RFS?
There's an ulterior motive in that I'm keen to persuade our travel department to burn the points on SH travel rather than LH (if that makes financial sense). I have a feeling they focus on the big bills from LH rather than the big spend which is in SH.
Mar 27, 2018, 7:12 am
#4
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,614
Thanks - @Raffles gives examples for Y and J, pointing out that redemptions in J are much more expensive, and my main interest is in earning on W and burning on Y as I think that's the best value (if it's the other way round my argument is screwed...).