Iberia Plus Gold from OW premium fares
Jan 20, 2020, 3:43 pm
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Iberia Plus Gold from OW premium fares
It's that time of year again when I need to think about renewing IB Gold. I mainly flew *A last year so need about 2100 elite points before March 31st. Would like to hold on to Gold if possible.
One suggestion I saw over on the AA thread was CX to JNB out of ORD in PE for $2000 but that only gets you 1600 elite points.
Any ideas on good itineraries for a good value elite point run to get 2100 elite points in one go, starting point in North America (preferably East Coast)?
Thanks.
One suggestion I saw over on the AA thread was CX to JNB out of ORD in PE for $2000 but that only gets you 1600 elite points.
Any ideas on good itineraries for a good value elite point run to get 2100 elite points in one go, starting point in North America (preferably East Coast)?
Thanks.
Jan 21, 2020, 1:24 am
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You shouldn't bother.
IB Gold requires 2250 Elite Points, so you should wait until 1 April and then do 2250 EPs. You'd then have Gold status for the rest of the year and all of the following.
If you do 2100 now, you'd just get status until 2021.
You may also find that BA Silver is easier to get than IB+, as along as 4 flights on BA/IB isn't an issue.
IB Gold requires 2250 Elite Points, so you should wait until 1 April and then do 2250 EPs. You'd then have Gold status for the rest of the year and all of the following.
If you do 2100 now, you'd just get status until 2021.
You may also find that BA Silver is easier to get than IB+, as along as 4 flights on BA/IB isn't an issue.
Jan 21, 2020, 2:43 am
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BA Silver is easier, as long as you don't fly Premium Economy. Iberia Plus is way more generous with Premium Economy fares.
As craigthemif suggests, don't waste your time now. If you want IbPlus Oro, do a quick Elite Points run AFTER April the 1st. Your Oro status will then be valid until 31 march 2022. If you do it before, will only be valid until march 2021.
Anyway, if you don't fly oneworld, it seems pointless to have oneworld status, unless you like to collect status.
As craigthemif suggests, don't waste your time now. If you want IbPlus Oro, do a quick Elite Points run AFTER April the 1st. Your Oro status will then be valid until 31 march 2022. If you do it before, will only be valid until march 2021.
Anyway, if you don't fly oneworld, it seems pointless to have oneworld status, unless you like to collect status.
Jan 21, 2020, 10:28 am
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BA Silver is easier, as long as you don't fly Premium Economy. Iberia Plus is way more generous with Premium Economy fares.
As craigthemif suggests, don't waste your time now. If you want IbPlus Oro, do a quick Elite Points run AFTER April the 1st. Your Oro status will then be valid until 31 march 2022. If you do it before, will only be valid until march 2021.
Anyway, if you don't fly oneworld, it seems pointless to have oneworld status, unless you like to collect status.
As craigthemif suggests, don't waste your time now. If you want IbPlus Oro, do a quick Elite Points run AFTER April the 1st. Your Oro status will then be valid until 31 march 2022. If you do it before, will only be valid until march 2021.
Anyway, if you don't fly oneworld, it seems pointless to have oneworld status, unless you like to collect status.
Btw, reason I would like to hold on to Iberia status is because of United changing its rules which means that I will probably give up *A Gold this year after 20 years.
Jan 21, 2020, 10:35 am
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Do you have a link to the current IB Plus points-earning chart for oneworld carriers? The only one I've seen makes no mention of Premium Economy, only First, Business, "Full Economy," and "Discount Economy." Thanks!
Jan 21, 2020, 10:50 am
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You should instead go to Get Avios and open the detailed tables for each partner. Below the Avios earning table you will see abother one with the Elite Points, including Premium Economy.
https://www.iberia.com/be/iberiaplus/partners/flights/
Jan 21, 2020, 10:54 am
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https://www.iberia.com/us/iberiaplus...ican_airlines/
Jan 21, 2020, 10:56 am
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Premium economy counts as full economy. But to be sure, you need to go to the page for a particular carrier and it will tell you the points for particular booking classes. Say, this one is for AA, just click See Avios table:
https://www.iberia.com/us/iberiaplus...ican_airlines/
https://www.iberia.com/us/iberiaplus...ican_airlines/
Jan 21, 2020, 10:59 am
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You shouldn't bother.
IB Gold requires 2250 Elite Points, so you should wait until 1 April and then do 2250 EPs. You'd then have Gold status for the rest of the year and all of the following.
If you do 2100 now, you'd just get status until 2021.
You may also find that BA Silver is easier to get than IB+, as along as 4 flights on BA/IB isn't an issue.
IB Gold requires 2250 Elite Points, so you should wait until 1 April and then do 2250 EPs. You'd then have Gold status for the rest of the year and all of the following.
If you do 2100 now, you'd just get status until 2021.
You may also find that BA Silver is easier to get than IB+, as along as 4 flights on BA/IB isn't an issue.
Jan 21, 2020, 11:16 am
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Yes, you're right. So a $2000 RT from ORD-HKG-JNB in PE gets you to 2000 (out of 2250 for Gold) IB tier points, whereas you'd earn 400 (out of 600 required) on BA.
Jan 21, 2020, 11:22 am
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Jan 21, 2020, 12:14 pm
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IB+ is very very generous in terms of status for Premium Economy.
A simple Europe-MAD-NYC/BOS in E+ will almost give you IB+ Silver (425 + 425 + potentially 2*75 depending from where is the connecting flight). If the short-haul portion gets booked into full economy you get 1150 Elite points just from a single E+ round trip.
Also cheap reduced business class from "Europe III" are a good investment. You can get MAD-ZUR/GVA for less than 300€ rt in J, and that will give you 450 Elite Points. Make 5 of them and you get IB+ gold for less than 1500€, and no need to do long-haul.
A simple Europe-MAD-NYC/BOS in E+ will almost give you IB+ Silver (425 + 425 + potentially 2*75 depending from where is the connecting flight). If the short-haul portion gets booked into full economy you get 1150 Elite points just from a single E+ round trip.
Also cheap reduced business class from "Europe III" are a good investment. You can get MAD-ZUR/GVA for less than 300€ rt in J, and that will give you 450 Elite Points. Make 5 of them and you get IB+ gold for less than 1500€, and no need to do long-haul.
Jan 21, 2020, 12:28 pm
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Thatīs true, but only on IB metal, because the chart is extremely generous on Europe III region. For instance, a J flight MAD-FRA operated by Iberia yields 450 Elite Points (return). But a J flight, same route, operated by LATAM, you only get 230 Elite Points.
And if you leave in the Canary Islands you can get IbPlus Oro with just an investment of 200-250 EUR per year (asuming you do the run in april-may). Only if you live there, it doesnīt work if you area foreigner non-resident.
And if you leave in the Canary Islands you can get IbPlus Oro with just an investment of 200-250 EUR per year (asuming you do the run in april-may). Only if you live there, it doesnīt work if you are
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Jan 21, 2020, 1:14 pm
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Thatīs true, but only on IB metal, because the chart is extremely generous on Europe III region. For instance, a J flight MAD-FRA operated by Iberia yields 450 Elite Points (return). But a J flight, same route, operated by LATAM, you only get 230 Elite Points.
And if you leave in the Canary Islands you can get IbPlus Oro with just an investment of 200-250 EUR per year (asuming you do the run in april-may). Only if you live there, it doesnīt work if you are a foreigner.
And if you leave in the Canary Islands you can get IbPlus Oro with just an investment of 200-250 EUR per year (asuming you do the run in april-may). Only if you live there, it doesnīt work if you are a foreigner.
And the "Canary Islands deal*" it does actually work for EU/EEA citizens too, if you are resident there.