AviosUpgrades

Last week I booked a return reward upgrade to Dubai for two of us. 24k Avios + about £2000 for Club World from London. Cancelled online about 12 hours later. Initially only got £124 back plus the Avios, which surprised me since I thought BA had a 24 hour cooling off period. Is...

Looking at HKG to London in October and thinking of using Avios for Premium Economy on the 14 hour flight. We’d love the newer cabin, but if it’s the older style PE we’re not sure it’s worth burning the points. There are both 777 and A350 options on the route. Is there an easy...

Flying NY–Dublin in August for my mom’s 70th and really wanted to get my parents into business. My dad is 6’3 and not super comfortable in economy anymore. I called before booking and was told there were plenty of open business seats and no one on the waitlist. Agent suggested I...

You’re not crazy, this confuses a lot of people at first. On long haul routes like LHR to BOM, BA adds big surcharges on reward tickets. So when cash fares are already relatively cheap, using a small amount of Avios plus a big cash copay often makes zero sense. In your example,...

I’ve always been curious about this because BA makes it feel very opaque. Seeing open F seats but being told “no upgrades available” is such a classic BA move. From what I’ve seen, phone agents usually can’t do much if it’s an Avios booking, even when the cabin is half empty....

My partner and I booked MAD to SJU in business on Iberia using Avios and a BA companion voucher for December. We booked it starting in Madrid because it wouldn’t show as a through booking from London, even though there were Avios seats on LHR to MAD in both economy and business....

I’ve been saving Avios for a couple of years for a big birthday trip and finally have enough for a business class return to Toronto with Aer Lingus. Super excited… until I actually tried to book. No matter which dates I check later this year, only economy reward seats are...

I booked a long haul return as two separate one way bookings, which is pretty standard for popular routes. Each leg was 4x Club World. When I booked the outbound, I had one Companion Voucher available. By the time I booked the inbound, I’d earned another one for the new year, so...

One of our BA household accounts got locked after a few Avios transfers and an email change. Took almost a month to get back in. BA said it was triggered by the combo of updating my email and linking to Qatar. They asked for personal details, then later a copy of my passport...

I have about 150k RBC Avion points and have never redeemed them before. I’m trying to use them for flights and I’m genuinely confused. Example: one way Paris to Vancouver shows as 32,500 points plus about $450. But the exact same flight booked directly with WestJet is around...

Trying to book a business class award from ARN to AUS using Avios and BA’s site keeps telling me there’s no availability at all. I know there’s no nonstop on that route, so I’m obviously fine with connections. What’s confusing me is that when I search the same dates on AA’s...

Trying to sort out London to New York in Dec 2026 with a BA cabin upgrade voucher and getting mixed advice. BA told me the outbound should open in about 19 days at the usual T-355 mark, but the return might end up cash if I book things separately. BA Holidays would solve that,...

My partner and I are booked HKG to London on a companion voucher, but I can’t travel that day anymore. The booking is under his account and his voucher. Trying to figure out if he can still fly solo without messing up the whole ticket. I’m fine forfeiting my part if needed, I...

I’m based in Madrid and signed up for the Iberia Icon card, so I’ve been playing the Iberia Plus game for a while. The perks feel so tight compared to American. With Ruby on AA I could grab those nice seats behind PE for free at 24 hours. Now I’m Iberia Oro, which is Sapphire,...

Finally got to take my Qatar F flight after that whole rebooking mess, and the numbers were wild. I ended up ticketed in F and C revenue classes, so I credited it to AA as Plat Pro and pulled in over 55k AA miles and LP. For a 120k Avios redemption, that’s insane value....

BA moved my MAD → LHR flight 20 minutes earlier, which leaves me with just a 1h05 connection coming off a long-haul LIM → MAD. They told me the minimum connection time is 45 minutes, so if I want to move to a later flight I have to pay £35, which I’d really rather not. Anyone...

Flying QR from Doha to Bangkok and they’re offering upper-deck seats for about €80. Not sure if that’s actually worth it on this route or just a “nice to have.” Also curious how realistic it is to grab a last-minute upgrade at the airport with Avios, does Qatar actually release...

After 15+ online attempts and like eight calls to the US Exec Club line, we finally snagged an outbound London–Tokyo for Nov ’26 using the BA companion voucher. Ended up with 110k Avios + £604 for two adults and an infant. Honestly thought we’d never catch this route, Tokyo is...

Got an email from Qatar with a discounted upgrade from economy to business. At checkout I’m seeing the cash + Avios slider, but I’d have to transfer points in first and I can’t tell what the actual Avios rate is… or if you can even pay the whole thing in Avios instead of part...

Booked BKK to DOH to ATL in business for 95k Avios and my receipt shows UMILES1 as the fare class. I thought J awards included lounge access, but the app is showing it as a paid add on which has me confused. If I don’t get lounge access, can I leave the airport during my 9 hour...

Just noticed something strange with Qatar redemptions looks like they’re now charging for seat selection on Business Class Avios bookings. I made my redemption on November 3, and customer support said a new policy started that exact day. Apparently, anyone booking or upgrading...

I’ve flown Qatar about 8 times now and always have enough Avios for an upgrade but every time I ask, they say it’s cash only. Even when there’s clearly availability, they still won’t do it.