I just see no redeem options available, instead of the only BAEC.
From the data point collected here, I believe the updates are probably happening in small batches. My turn was yesterday apparently.
I only hope they will allow me again to redeem soon.

I see the new interface since yesterday. It reads "you are ready to redeem" - hurray, click on the link - "no redemption available" (Avios only account)

What do you make of the many different levels of membership? I found it rather pathetic/ridiculous

Interesting quirk with my Avios only account. It seems to allow me to redeem again and the 30 days since the previous redemption have not passed. But it asks me to confirm my phone number, and it has changed... I cannot find how to correct it in my account. Just wondering if I wait the full 30 days would it still ask for it? It has asked just once, long ago

After the phone verification, you can redeem 3500 points for 1000 avios on the BA only accounts (despite it being less than 30 days since the previous redemption on the old site). You can actually select multiples of 3500 point redemptions, but any more than 1 tells you you have exceeded the number allowed, similarly any attempt to repeat gives the same result.

Like others, I seem to have lost the option of 6500 for 2000 avios, so I'm going do be doing far fewer surveys. I got the standard email about some options not being available, but this smells to me of policy rather than teething troubles.

What are they playing at reducing the maximum number of avios per month

e rewards are mean and screw you quite frequently with surveys crashing and very long surveys that bail you half way through I just about hang in there earning 2000 avios a month

This latest bid to reduce rewards per month makes the scheme hardly worth it

I do wonder how much profit e rewards makes as the rewards are so poor.

EDIT

I see the old avios reward of 2000 avios per month has been returned

Inwardly cursed at reading this, as I just took a 1000 avios reward, but turns out I was allowed also to take a 2000 (about a week after the 1000). So quite happy.

Just tried but couldn’t but maybe they will be released? Wasted this month’s on 1000 only

Meanwhile I complained to e-rewards about the non-availability of Avios redemption on my account. Here's their useless answer.

While we are tweaking a few things to optimize the brand-new website, some reward options may not be available for redemption straight away.

Don't worry, this is just temporary. Do keep an eye on your account rewards section, as all your favourite reward partners will gradually be made available again.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

I got this



Thank you for your e-mail.


I really do apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. Unfortunately, our partner Avios is offering 1000 point per redemption only as of the moment.

Same thing has happened to me today
Not certain what is going on,tried to do this yesterday and my BAEC membership number kept getting rejected.
If this latest redemption goes through, that means 3000 avios this month!!!

As an afterthought,the 1000 avios I received today,are still showing as "pending" on the new E Rewards web page.
Maybe, I will get an e mail saying the 2000 is cancelled as I have exceeded the limit(I hope not)

I'd already received my 1000 avios into my BAEC account, and everything looks fine for the 2000 so fingers crossed.

All I get is out of stock for both BA & IB and with BA its always been $35 for 1K, then again tahts all thatw as cashed out from that acct so maybe they KOed it for me

Seems like redeeming for Avios is popular. Is this generally considered the best redemption in Erewards? I've been redeeming for United miles. Would love to hear why Avios is the best bang for the buck if that is in fact the case.

Does anyone have any inside information on the changes coming to Erewards (there was an email that went out awhile back and the site now says "our all new site lands soon")? I'm worried that the changes will reduce the quality of the rewards and whether I should try and spend what I have stocked up now (about $900) or just keep going slowly with a monthly redemption.

Avios can be a very good value for single segment short haul routes on BA and a few other partners like AA and I think Qantas and one of the big players in Japan. Not so much for connecting routes since their pricing is per flight segment and they bite you with hefty fees on long haul award tickets.

i think that the perceived popularity of Avios redemptions is because we’ve got a lot of chatty Brits on FT

My redemption rotation is Alaska-BA-Flying Blue-United because it lets me build free miles in each major alliance (there are some useful sweet spots with FB for me and program changes in 2018 made it easier to keep miles from expiring) with Alaska as a wild card. BA actually isn’t a great option where I live but I got that account first and didn’t want to start over again with AA considering it’s not my primary alliance group