Your guide to spending Avios | 2020 edition
Aug 18, 2020, 8:11 am
#196
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 218
Are there still restrictions on where your exec club account is based
Anyone know if there are still restrictions on only being able to use avios for flights originating in the country your exec club account is registered in.
I know a few years ago I got caught out on booking a flight for someone else that I assured them I could upgrade once they had booked it, only to find out after they had booked that there was a restriction that avios could only be used to upgrade flights that started in (and were therefore ticketed from) the home country of the exec club member. I want to book and upgrade for someone who lives in a different country to me and don't want to get caught out again, but I can't find anything on ba.com anymore about this so perhaps this restriction has been removed
I know a few years ago I got caught out on booking a flight for someone else that I assured them I could upgrade once they had booked it, only to find out after they had booked that there was a restriction that avios could only be used to upgrade flights that started in (and were therefore ticketed from) the home country of the exec club member. I want to book and upgrade for someone who lives in a different country to me and don't want to get caught out again, but I can't find anything on ba.com anymore about this so perhaps this restriction has been removed
Aug 18, 2020, 8:18 am
#197
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,941
Anyone know if there are still restrictions on only being able to use avios for flights originating in the country your exec club account is registered in.
I know a few years ago I got caught out on booking a flight for someone else that I assured them I could upgrade once they had booked it, only to find out after they had booked that there was a restriction that avios could only be used to upgrade flights that started in (and were therefore ticketed from) the home country of the exec club member. I want to book and upgrade for someone who lives in a different country to me and don't want to get caught out again, but I can't find anything on ba.com anymore about this so perhaps this restriction has been removed
I know a few years ago I got caught out on booking a flight for someone else that I assured them I could upgrade once they had booked it, only to find out after they had booked that there was a restriction that avios could only be used to upgrade flights that started in (and were therefore ticketed from) the home country of the exec club member. I want to book and upgrade for someone who lives in a different country to me and don't want to get caught out again, but I can't find anything on ba.com anymore about this so perhaps this restriction has been removed
Other than that, there is no issue in booking and UuA'ing itineraries starting from places not in your exec club country. I have done it many times.
Aug 18, 2020, 8:24 am
#198
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 218
Thanks. This wasn't anything to do with a TA, it was a direct booking on ba.com. Still could not upgrade it though and when I contacted BA to ask was given this reason why.
Aug 19, 2020, 8:33 pm
#199
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVPG, DL FO, Marriott Gold, Hertz 5 Whatevers
Posts: 1,099
Did the price of US domestic Avios award tickets go up? I called BA this past weekend and was looking to buy a nonstop one-way ticket on AS and the agent quoted me 11K in economy and 44K in first. Isn't US domestic first supposed to be priced at 22K? The flight is around 1900 miles.
Aug 26, 2020, 12:07 pm
#200
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SAN, BOS
Programs: AS MVPG100K, BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat,
Posts: 2,281
In case you missed it, IB is offering 50% award through 30 Aug
Sep 14, 2020, 9:49 am
#201
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 280
Hi all. Does anyone know if AA is severely restricting the availability of near-term award flights booked with Avios? In the past few years I've always been able to find flights, but lately see "no availability" for dates within 28 days or so of booking for the same routes. Thanks!
Sep 14, 2020, 10:14 am
#202
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SAN, BOS
Programs: AS MVPG100K, BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat,
Posts: 2,281
Hi all. Does anyone know if AA is severely restricting the availability of near-term award flights booked with Avios? In the past few years I've always been able to find flights, but lately see "no availability" for dates within 28 days or so of booking for the same routes. Thanks!
Sep 18, 2020, 11:16 am
#204
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northern Ireland
Programs: BA Silver, A3
Posts: 1,101
Can a Lloyds Upgrade Voucher be used on a B A Holiday? It would be for one leg of the journey so 2 can upgrade together.
Sep 20, 2020, 9:58 am
#205
Join Date: Aug 2006
Programs: BAEC Gold/GGL, IHG Diamond AMB
Posts: 1,074
Hi FT Folks - looking at an Avios Multi-Carrier Reward at some point in the future - quick question - are there any restrictions? I am looking at BA plus another four carriers in the itinerary and I would need maybe one or two land segments in the reservation. Is this possible? In effect are these tickets like a xONE RTW?
Any thoughts / experiences would be really helpful! Thank you
Any thoughts / experiences would be really helpful! Thank you
Oct 3, 2020, 1:56 am
#206
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,313
Two off peak business class tickets LHR=VIE awards are pricing out at 38,500 Avios plus $119. I thougth it would be lower mileage - the award chart suggest is should be 2x12,750 or 25,500 for two offpeak Zone 2.
Are fees that high for intraeurope?
Are fees that high for intraeurope?
Oct 3, 2020, 2:06 am
#207
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,941
when you click continue and go to the quote page do you see several pricing options with different avios rates?
Oct 3, 2020, 11:52 am
#208
Join Date: Sep 2016
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 87
Quick question, I have a booking of 4 people LHR-ORD in WTP. Only two of us would like to upgrade to business. Is this possible?
Oct 3, 2020, 12:09 pm
#209
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,806
You can split the booking and then upgrade those on one booking and not on the other. It is not possible to have mixed classes on one booking (i.e. 2x WT+ and 2x CW on the same leg).