50% avios redemptions to the US
Dec 4, 2018, 11:40 am
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50% avios redemptions to the US
So I'm pretty sure Iberia is just trolling US members at this point but there is a 50% avios sale for return flights to BOS, JFK, ORD at this point. Must originate in Madrid, though and must be an existing IB+ member. Also only valid on economy fares.
Not the greatest promotion but might be useful to someone.
Not the greatest promotion but might be useful to someone.
Dec 4, 2018, 3:02 pm
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Dec 5, 2018, 1:25 am
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Kudos to IB+ for trying to fill some planes, but cash fares aren't going to be very high at that time of year...
Dec 5, 2018, 2:15 am
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Interesting that one way pricing works considering that the conditions specify it must be return.
Dec 5, 2018, 2:25 am
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Dec 5, 2018, 2:31 am
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I think I checked before and it worked. This is a good promotion for me, my brother is going to visit me in San Francisco, but we'll meet in Chicago first. LCG-MAD-ORD for 13000 avios and $100 and return SFO-BCN-LCG for $ 250 on Level. Cash prices for a slightly worse itinerary were more than € 900 (because the cheap Level fare cannot be combined to a reasonable fare to Chicago, and even a straight MAD-ORD-MAD trip was not as cheap as you would expect for that time of year).
Dec 5, 2018, 3:06 am
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Mostly tough for you (and others).
I know that many people assumed they just wouldn't care about being effectively shut out of IB+. But promos like this are fairly regular. In 2017 and the first half of 2018 I flew all over the place in IB J with 25% discounts... That is more valuable to me than a one-time travel hack for 90K cheap Avios in BAEC instead of IB+.
I know that many people assumed they just wouldn't care about being effectively shut out of IB+. But promos like this are fairly regular. In 2017 and the first half of 2018 I flew all over the place in IB J with 25% discounts... That is more valuable to me than a one-time travel hack for 90K cheap Avios in BAEC instead of IB+.
Dec 5, 2018, 4:26 am
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Mostly tough for you (and others).
I know that many people assumed they just wouldn't care about being effectively shut out of IB+. But promos like this are fairly regular. In 2017 and the first half of 2018 I flew all over the place in IB J with 25% discounts... That is more valuable to me than a one-time travel hack for 90K cheap Avios in BAEC instead of IB+.
I know that many people assumed they just wouldn't care about being effectively shut out of IB+. But promos like this are fairly regular. In 2017 and the first half of 2018 I flew all over the place in IB J with 25% discounts... That is more valuable to me than a one-time travel hack for 90K cheap Avios in BAEC instead of IB+.
My comment on the 90k avios promo is related to their I.T. processing as i´m waiting for my account correction....if it ever comes.
How would someone who ....had 40k avios balance , got 90k avios with junes promo , spent 85k on J returns in July 2018 then has 90k removed on 02/12, make the most of this offer ?
Dec 5, 2018, 6:21 am
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It wasn't my intention to give you a hard time personally. It's hard to distinguish sometimes between those FTers who clearly were trying to game the promo and others who might have come across an IT glitch.