How to Prevent Iberia Avios from Expiring?
Aug 4, 2019, 9:21 am
#31
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Is this right on a separate aspect of the issue? There's an Award Wallet piece https://awardwallet.com/blog/how-to-...eria-accounts/ saying "Even if your Iberia account is over 90 days old, your account needs qualifying activity every six months to remain active. After six months of no earning or redeeming action, your account is marked dormant, and you cannot buy/gift/transfer points until you earn Avios in that account." So 36 months before the Avios expire, but these limits on use after 6 months?
Sep 1, 2019, 7:58 am
#32
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Is this right on a separate aspect of the issue? There's an Award Wallet piece https://awardwallet.com/blog/how-to-...eria-accounts/ saying "Even if your Iberia account is over 90 days old, your account needs qualifying activity every six months to remain active. After six months of no earning or redeeming action, your account is marked dormant, and you cannot buy/gift/transfer points until you earn Avios in that account." So 36 months before the Avios expire, but these limits on use after 6 months?
Jan 26, 2020, 8:34 pm
#34
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If it's really not listed anywhere, can anyone with at least 3 years of activity with Iberia confirm that their account page shows activity going back at least three years?
Jan 30, 2020, 6:01 am
#37
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Transfer avios via combine my avios does not extend Avios expiration.
This can be a little bit misleading. In reality what happens is that the transferred Avios will acquire the expiration date of the destination account. If you transfer Avios from IB to Avios (Aer Lingus/Vueling Club) the Avios will acquire the expiration of the Avios account. But if you send them back, they will again, acquire the expiration date from the IB account. So indeed, you did not achieve anything.
This can be a little bit misleading. In reality what happens is that the transferred Avios will acquire the expiration date of the destination account. If you transfer Avios from IB to Avios (Aer Lingus/Vueling Club) the Avios will acquire the expiration of the Avios account. But if you send them back, they will again, acquire the expiration date from the IB account. So indeed, you did not achieve anything.
Jan 30, 2020, 12:11 pm
#38
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Yet far too many Flyertalkers jump in with advice saying that it does... 
People don't even realise that if you move Avios into an account that is already 3+ years since the last activity, those Avios will immediately expire!
Sort of like the 90k promo, maybe people think that if enough people interpret the rules a certain way, they will actually work that way.
People don't even realise that if you move Avios into an account that is already 3+ years since the last activity, those Avios will immediately expire!
Sort of like the 90k promo, maybe people think that if enough people interpret the rules a certain way, they will actually work that way.
Feb 8, 2020, 4:46 pm
#39
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Isn't it true that they won't let you move Avios into that account because they will have classified it as "dormant"?
Feb 9, 2020, 2:55 am
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Jun 25, 2020, 4:10 pm
#41
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I don't know where the 6 months thing comes from...I can't find it anywhere on IB's site. The only thing I can find is expiration in 36 months. I transferred 1,000 Amex points into my account to have the activity so I could then transfer between IB and BA. That transfer was Mar 2018 and my points are still active. Unless I'm just lucky....
so we still dont know if bank point transfers like UR reactivate IB accounts? and that blog post saying something about requiring activity every 6 months? argh. what about buying points? ive read you cant buy points if youre at 0? dude. why is this so complicated? i will just wait 2 years to get below 5/24 for the chase card. that should just end this.
found this blog post to be helpful:
https://www.turningleftforless.com/h...ou-cant-travel
Last edited by GundamWing01; Jun 25, 2020 at 5:13 pm
Jun 26, 2020, 5:05 am
#42
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Problem is, even IbPlus and BAEC have different Avios "activity" rules for Avios expiration.
-Buying Avios in IBPlus does NOT extend Avios validity in IbPlus. Buying Avios in BAEC, DOES count for extending Avios validity.
-Banc transfers. I would say no, but I can't guarantee.
Reality is, I've never been in a situation where my Avios expire.
-Buying Avios in IBPlus does NOT extend Avios validity in IbPlus. Buying Avios in BAEC, DOES count for extending Avios validity.
-Banc transfers. I would say no, but I can't guarantee.
Reality is, I've never been in a situation where my Avios expire.
Jun 27, 2020, 5:33 pm
#43
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Problem is, even IbPlus and BAEC have different Avios "activity" rules for Avios expiration.
-Buying Avios in IBPlus does NOT extend Avios validity in IbPlus. Buying Avios in BAEC, DOES count for extending Avios validity.
-Banc transfers. I would say no, but I can't guarantee.
Reality is, I've never been in a situation where my Avios expire.
-Buying Avios in IBPlus does NOT extend Avios validity in IbPlus. Buying Avios in BAEC, DOES count for extending Avios validity.
-Banc transfers. I would say no, but I can't guarantee.
Reality is, I've never been in a situation where my Avios expire.
just to confirm, how do you know buying iberia avios do NOT count as activity? post above contradicts. hence this confusion.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/27298594-post13.html
Last edited by GundamWing01; Jun 27, 2020 at 5:41 pm
Aug 7, 2020, 6:57 pm
#44
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Best way against expiring Iberia miles
What is the best way to prevent my 53000 Iberia miles from expiring?
I tried to combine using the BA link, I am getting an error message since the last 4 months.
I tried to combine using the BA link, I am getting an error message since the last 4 months.
Aug 7, 2020, 7:25 pm
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What is the best way to prevent my 53000 Iberia miles from expiring?
I tried to combine using the BA link, I am getting an error message since the last 4 months.
I tried to combine using the BA link, I am getting an error message since the last 4 months.
Are the details in both account 100% the same?
Last time any BA/IB avios were earned?
Several threads in the BA sub forum on combing avios. Do an advanced search "combine"
BA
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...help-desk.html
PSA : Avios.com tightens enforcement on matching account details for Combine My Avios
combine my avios broken?
IB
Iberia account not allowing combine avios
IB thread----? How to Prevent Iberia Avios from Expiring?