Iberia plus program continues their avios special sales using groupon in spain and this time the sale is valid until february 28, 2018 or until the inventory is gone. Jul 03, 2018 at that point in time, it was more a suspicion, but now it seems i have some solid proof about the iberia 90000 avios promotion being a noshow. First up, they are separate frequent flyer programs, so you need to register accounts with both ba executive club and iberia plus. These are called gold priority rewards and i explain how to book them here. Today tpg contributor nick ewen explains the differences and similarities between british airways and iberia avios, and how the two programs can be used together to maximize award travel. Iberia has been flying for over 90 years, and its not going to stop anytime soon. You pay avios plus a cash amount to cover the taxes, fees and carrier charges. Being able to transfer and combine points from british airways is particularly nice, though given the extra steps its best to set up and link the accounts long before youre ready to actually book. The points automatically expire on december 1st, 2018, but they will be used before any other points are used. Iberia partners earning avios the point calculator. Discover where you can get to with iberia, vueling and british airways. At the very top of my list of best value avios redemptions is redeeming offpeak on iberia through iberia plus. This answer applies to someone based in the us redeeming avios for an american airlines flight. May 26, 2018 when you book an avios reward flight on iberia, you have two options.
American express membership rewards can be transferred to iberia plus at a 11 ratio. How you can still book short haul flights with avios points. Advantages and avios with iberia plus iberia express. Jul 03, 2018 people have been in such a panic that the iberia promo for 9,000 bonus avios per flight was never going to post that i felt compelled to write a post just hours ago that patience was called for.
I just get the message that avios can only be transferred into iberia. Avios has launched six separate packages from 2,000 to 35,000 avios that you can purchase max amount is 100,000 avios. You pay with your avios plus a cash amount for taxes, fees and carrier charges. I did not know about the activation requirement until june 1, at. Signing up for credit cards through partner links earns us a commission. Jun 25, 2018 i passed on the recent iberia avios promotion. September 14, 2016 by brad 36 comments travel miles 101 has partnered with cardratings for our coverage of credit card products.
When you book an avios reward flight on iberia, you have two options. But you may need to call up ba to book these routes. On all flights with an ib code operated by iberia or another airline associated with the iberia plus programme. How to book american airlines flights with british airways avios points. Why i passed on iberia avios promotion live and lets fly.
This applies to both shorthaul and longhaul flights. Until december 15, 2016 you can transfer american express membership rewards points to iberia with a 50% bonus. British airways executive club transfer avios iberia plus to avios ba originally posted by jetstreamer is anybody still able to transfer avios out of iberia plus to either avios or ba. You can book american airlines flights with british airways avios or iberia avios. Iberia is also a member of oneworld, and they are actually owned by the same parent company as british airways. How to transfer avios from british airways to iberia one. Mar 27, 2017 at the very top of my list of best value avios redemptions is redeeming offpeak on iberia through iberia plus. Expired iberia earn 9,000 avios be flight booked by.
This combined payment option is valid on flights operated by iberia, iberia express, air nostrum and vueling british airways only available via call centres. Iberia does have an appealing credit card that offers you the ability to earn 3 avios on purchases with iberia, british airways, and aer lingus and to earn 1 avios on all other purchases. How to book american airlines flights with british airways avios miles. The 8 best ways to redeem iberia plus avios for max value 2020.
Iberia is spains biggest airline, but it doesnt cater to only spanish customers. Armed with our newly minted 90,000 avios points we received from the iberia s promotion, it is time to redeem the points. Apr 04, 2017 use iberia avios to book american airlines award flights. You can book flights with iberia for yourself or for whoever you want in exchange for your avios. You earn avios for every mile you fly with iberia or any associated airline. I reveal why i passed on the iberia honors avios promotion here. Specific flights, routes or cities that are excluded from earning miles or award travel are listed as exceptions if applicable. You can book it via iberia availability shows up alongside ba availability, as both airlines are in the oneworld alliance and you can use your avios on all oneworld carriers.
Book us airways flights with british airways avios. The 8 best ways to redeem iberia plus avios for max value. On random dates in junejuly, it shows me options for 2travellers on bafinnair roal jordanian. Mar 25, 2017 british airways and iberia have teamed up with vente privee to offload avios for consumers wishing to purchase some. Jan 07, 2018 the american airlines website can show you some of the options that might be available using avios. Iberia has two car rental partners you can use to earn extra avios which are avis and budget. Avios for flights booked through iberia are collected according to the flight distance and the fare you choose. Amazing iberia offer for avios get 90,000 points for. Iberia s a350 business class iberia took delivery of its first a350900 last week with a further 15 a350xwb on order. Get the full details of applicable airlines and booking classes at the time of booking. Just to recap on this promotion now expired, by booking the cheapest one way iberia flights ten times, we received a total of 90,000 avios points. The skinny avios is the frequent flyer program of british airways the best uses of avios are for flights that are short flights esp outside of north america flights just below a distance band redeeming avios avios is a distance based.
Jan 20, 2018 iberia plus program continues their avios special sales using groupon in spain and this time the sale is valid until february 28, 2018 or until the inventory is gone. You can book to any worldwide destination, where theres availability, with british airways and our oneworld partners. Through april 11, iberia avios awards are being priced with a 25% discount in celebration of the companys 25th anniversary. Pay for the flights using your avios you just need to pay the taxes fees and charges with cash. The discounted price applies to travel dates now through june 15, 2017 as well as october 1 through december 15, 2017, flying any routes on iberia, iberia express, and iberia regional air nostrum planes. How can i earn avios points on iberia express flights. British airways executive club transfer avios iberia plus to avios ba originally posted by lkar does anyone know whether the 90day rule is from account opening or account activation. The company responsible for the design, mormedi, has revealed what the 31 business class seats will look like. Iberia actively encouraged people to book tickets and not fly them if they wanted, all weekend this promotion was ongoing. Discount is valid on the flight fare only and taxes, fees and carrier charges are excluded from the discount, on mainline flights operated by iberia.
If youve used any airline website ever, you would think that after logging in to your iberia account, you would simply click on the link under your profile that says book flights with avios. Iberia refers to its airline miles as avios, so when you see avios referenced through this post, just know that avios is the airline currency iberia uses. Iberia is allied with american airlines, qantas, avianca and british airways, and it was allied with grupo taca. What makes it so good is that you do not have to do the actual flying in order to earn the 9,000 points. In addition, you can use iberia plus avios points to fly with iberia express. And by using iberia avios which can be transferred 1. You can also book international flights with oneworld alliance partners, though the. Iberia plus buy avios groupon special through february 28. Whilst they do not offer oneworld alliance partners except for iberia and american airlines.
Iberia plus utilizes a distancebased award chart, which means the shorter the trip, the fewer miles you need to book an award flight. Iberias legal obligation to honor avios promotion live. With the bonus, 250 membership rewards points transfer to. Its 145 airplanes travel to 8 cities in europe, the americas, africa, the middle east, and asia, with an additional 300 connections with partner airlines. Find offers you can enjoy with your points using iberia s avios calculator. Rules for transferring avios between ba and iberia.
The award flights must take place between now and continue reading. How to book award flights using british airways avios. Jun 27, 2019 the ability to combine points into a single program is one of the most valuable features of collecting avios, particularly when you factor in iberia offers some of the best value businessclass awards to europe, and, you can transfer ultimate rewards, membership rewards, and spg points to top off your accounts. How you can still book short haul flights with avios. You can pay for your flights with a combination of avios and cash, whether you book through iberia. You have to ensure your accounts meet a few criteria before you can transfer avios between ba and iberia. For those hoping 90,000 iberia avios would quickly hit their account after 10 daysbe patient. When renting with avis you will earn 3 avios per 1 spent. Maximizing avios through british airways and iberia the. When does british airways release avios reward flights and. It may take some more time, if the the points appear at all. If you didnt burn through all of your british airways avios, there is still an option to use avios on shorthaul flights. On most flights marketed by partner airlines, you earn award miles based on a percentage of the flight distance and the fare class of your ticket. People all over twitter and on various blogs are posting screenshots of their shiny new avios balances.
British airways releases avios seats 355 days in advance. Use iberia avios to book american airlines award flights for. Redeeming avios points with iberia airlines to south. I have probably spent more than 1 million avios via iberia plus, almost exclusively on iberia business class longhaul rewards. It features excellent rewards for purchases through iberia and its travel partners as well as a sizable introductory spending bonus. Iberias legal obligation to honor avios promotion live and. If you book a flight on this iberia s offer page, you will get 9,000 avios points free. They had a brief with three specific requirements on the existing iberia business class seats. Avios is the name for the award currency miles of the frequent flyer programs of british airways and iberia. Dec 27, 2014 when you book a longhaul avios redemption flight on iberia, you actually have two options. Iberia plus buy avios groupon special through february 28, 2018. However, if you want to move your avios to iberia to. Best value avios redemptions get even better insideflyer uk.
Transfer avios iberia plus to avios ba flyertalk forums. In 2010, spanish airline iberia airlines merged with british airways to give you another excellent way to avoid british airways fuel surcharges. Like british airways, iberia also utilizes avios and a distance based award chart, however unlike the british airways avios chart, the iberia chart calculates. Use iberia avios to book american airlines award flights. You can collect avios on the class of travel you booked and paid for that appears on your ticket, not the class of travel actually flown. Below is a stepbystep guide for redeeming your iberia avios. Some of the flights we tested provided better value, offering avios redemption at up to 2.
Avios is a global currency that can be collected from several partners like british airways, iberia plus and more. Enjoy your avios and use them to get a discount when you book your tickets. What you need to know about booking iberia reward flights. Nov 26, 2019 and by using iberia avios which can be transferred 1. All you have to do is book the absolutely cheapest one. Transferring british airways avios to iberia avios. Nerdwallet is a free tool to find you the best credit cards, cd rates, savings, checking accounts, scholarships, healthcare and airlines. A pair of moves over the last 24 hours reveals how iberia is dealing with a promotion that far more took advantage of than iberia anticipated. Best value with flat tax rates on eligible bookings. Avios is complicated the points are all avios, but each airlines version of avios has its own award ticket availability, options, prices, and booking method. Flights that you book using avios are called reward flights. British airways and iberia have teamed up with vente privee to offload avios for consumers wishing to purchase some. Oct 23, 2018 when do british airways release avios seats.
Whilst we wait, it is useful to start planning how you are going to use these avios. Maximizing iberia flights with british airways avios the. How to find award availability with iberia avios one. If you arent familiar with iberia avios, they are pretty similar to british airways avios, if that helps give some context. They officially commit to making four seats in economy and two business class seats available for avios redemption on every flight. Though all 3 of these airlines use avios as their points currency, the iberia plus frequent flyer program is distinct avios is complicated the points are all avios, but each airline s version of avios has its own award ticket availability, options, prices, and booking method. Its always nice to have options for redeeming miles, and the iberia program tends to be overlooked.
Well, british airways is a member of the oneworld airline alliance, which means you can use these avios to book flights on any of those partner airlines. When you purchase an iberia express flight or during checkin, make sure to provide your iberia plus number and you will automatically earn avios points. Earn up to 100,000 avios with the british airways visa. Along with british airways and aer lingus, spanish airline iberia is owned by iag.
Feb 04, 2016 transferring british airways avios to iberia avios. A free iberia plus account is required to search for available mileage awards. When british airways executive club isnt a good option for american airlines award flights, try iberia plus. The program also uses a distancebased award chart rather than a. Being able to book us airways flights with british airways avios has opened up some great possibilities. At that point in time, it was more a suspicion, but now it seems i have some solid proof about the iberia 90000 avios promotion being a noshow iberia actively encouraged people to book tickets and not fly them if they wanted, all weekend this promotion was ongoing. You can take reward flights with british airways, iberia and our oneworld and other partner airlines, wherever theres availability. Jul 03, 2018 for those hoping 90,000 iberia avios would quickly hit their account after 10 daysbe patient. You can collect avios with flights you book with iberia and vueling, operated by either airline. Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. The number of avios you get with your flights depends on the distance you fly and your ticket class.
The avios currency can currently be converted on a par basis i. Sep 14, 2016 how to book american airlines flights with british airways avios miles. Craig posted earlier today that, until 11th april, iberia is offering a 25% avios discount on redemptions tofrom all destinations, which makes iberia redemptions even better value. How to book american airlines flights with british airways. Jun 22, 2018 get an additional 9,000 avios for every flight you book iberia, iberia express or air nostrum through iberia by june 24th this sunday. Travel miles 101 and cardratings may receive a commission from card issuers. You can buy several packages max 10 each except the 2,000 one of variable avios amounts at around 1. You can only collect avios for travel on eligible sectors, booking classes and flights with selected airlines. For many people, iberia plus is mainly useful for booking iberia reward flights. Iberia formerly owned aviaco, which operated most domestic routes. You can pay for your flights with a combination of avios and cash, whether you book through or your iberia plus service centre. Adventures begin with avios avios travel rewards home avios.
I cant say im excited to fly intraeuropean business class, which is essentially just coach with the middle seat blocked off but i was excited about how easy it was to book flights on iberia using avios, and not only that, but at the great service i received and the fact i didnt have to pay any fees for ticketing or reticketing. How to book iberia with american express points point me. How to transfer avios between british airways and iberia. Start here to maximize your rewards or minimize your. It was founded on 18 february 1948 and operated until 1 september 1999. That page takes you to the pretty, yet useless, calculator page. Though all 3 of these airlines use avios as their points currency, the iberia plus frequent flyer program is distinct. Starwood preferred guest starpoints also can transfer to iberia, with a 5,000mile bonus for every 20,000 starpoints converted. Once logged in to an account, searching for avios award flights is as simple as checking a box on the homepage. The british airways avios program 2016 canadian edition. On 1 september 1999, the company joined the oneworld alliance. Avios can also be collected in vueling club for flights booked through vueling and operated by iberia, according to flight distance.
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